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GA SR1377
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/27/2010
Primary Sponsor
John Bulloch
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AI Summary
- Urges the Georgia Department of Transportation to designate six driving trails developed or planned by the nonprofit Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails (GCWHT) as the official statewide Civil War Era Historic Driving Trails of Georgia
- Divides the state into six historic regions: the Chickamauga & Atlanta campaigns, the March to the Sea, the pursuit of Jefferson Davis, Wilson's Raid, the Northeast Georgia mountains, and South Georgia's agricultural bounty
- GCWHT, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2000, has raised over $1 million in federal grants plus hundreds of thousands more in private and public funds, involving over 100 city and county jurisdictions and installing approximately 300 interpretive markers and over 2,000 roadway directional signs
- Grants GCWHT authority to plan, construct, and maintain Civil War era historic driving trails on any Georgia roadway in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Transportation and local governments
- Encourages the Departments of Transportation, Economic Development, Community Affairs, and Natural Resources to cooperate with GCWHT on interpretive markers, directional signage, roadside parking pull-offs, and marketing materials statewide
Legislative Description
Georgia Department of Transportation; urged to designate Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails
Last Action
Senate Passed/Adopted
4/27/2010
Committee Referrals
Transportation3/31/2010
Full Bill Text
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