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GA SR1073

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/26/2016

Primary Sponsor

Steve Gooch

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates and promotes White County, located in northeast Georgia, as "Georgia's Outdoor Adventure Destination"
  • White County is home to more state parks than any other county in Georgia, including Unicoi State Park and Adventure Lodge, Smithgall Woods State Park, Buck Shoals State Park, and the Hardman Farm State Historic Site
  • 32.6 percent of White County is located in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest or on public lands designated for outdoor recreation, featuring over ten waterfalls, 333 miles of trout streams, three wilderness areas, and 28 hiking trails
  • Yonah Preserve, a 1,000-acre recreational facility under development, will include 25 miles of multiuse trails, and the county's Unicoi State Park hosted the mountain biking competition for the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make the resolution available for distribution to the public and press

Legislative Description

White County; recognize

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/26/2016

Full Bill Text

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