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GA HR1387

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/17/2016

Primary Sponsor

James Hatchett

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House of Representatives recognizes Mr. Jim L. Gillis, Jr., for nearly eight decades of outstanding service in conservation of the state's natural resources
  • Mr. Gillis graduated from the University of Georgia School of Forestry in 1937 and served as Assistant District Forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission in Baxley before managing his family's turpentine business in Treutlen County
  • Served as a founding board member and district chairman of the Ohoopee River Soil and Water Conservation District for nearly 75 years, from September 1939 to April 2015
  • Appointed in 1949 to the State Soil Conservation Committee (now the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission) as one of five state district conservation supervisors, serving as chairman for 24 years
  • Elected president of the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts in 1945 and recognized for his leadership in shaping statewide conservation policy

Legislative Description

Gillis, Mr. Jim L., Jr.; conservation of the State of Georgia's resources; recognize

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

2/17/2016

Full Bill Text

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