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GA SB362
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/17/2012
Primary Sponsor
John Bulloch
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AI Summary
- Exempts "deadhead logs" — commercially harvested logs that sank in Georgia rivers during the 19th or 20th century — from the existing submerged cultural resources permit requirements under Code Section 12-3-82
- Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to contract with any person for the investigation or survey of deadhead logs and to sell them through competitive bidding to the highest responsible bidder
- Limits the program to deadhead logs found in navigable segments of the Altamaha, Flint, Ocmulgee, and Oconee Rivers, excluding any segments that form a state boundary
- Requires purchasers to be responsible for recovery and removal of logs, with full payment due to the state before any logs may be removed; the state retains title until logs are removed per the sales agreement
- Allows the department to retain sale proceeds for deadhead log or fisheries management programs, with unspent funds at fiscal year-end deposited into the state general fund; authority may be delegated to the State Forestry Commission
Legislative Description
Submerged Cultural Resources; permits; authorization to contract for investigation, survey; change certain provisions
Last Action
House Third Reading Lost
3/27/2012
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources and Environment2/21/2012
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs1/31/2012
Full Bill Text
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