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GA SR1500
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/21/2010
Primary Sponsor
Jim Butterworth
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AI Summary
- Recognizes and commends Georgia's power linemen for their dedicated service providing emergency support and restoring power during outages, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Acknowledges that linemen build and maintain electrical systems reaching 155 of Georgia's 159 counties, climbing poles up to 90 feet high and using specialized equipment to troubleshoot and repair outages
- Notes that Georgia's power linemen train for up to five years as apprentices before earning journeyman lineman status
- Highlights that Georgia's power linemen won the International Rodeo competition eight times (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2008), surpassing hundreds of teams worldwide
- Formally commends linemen of Georgia's Electric Membership Corporations, Georgia Power, and Electric Cities of Georgia, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to those organizations
Legislative Description
Georgia's Power Lineman; recognize
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
4/21/2010
Full Bill Text
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