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GA HR1181
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/14/2018
Primary Sponsor
John Corbett
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution recognizing and commending Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, home to the Atlantic Fleet's Trident II Submarines, located near St. Marys, Georgia
- Kings Bay has had a $0.8 billion economic impact and created 23,000 total jobs (9,000 on base and 13,600 off base)
- The base houses half of all U.S. nuclear ballistic submarines, with eight Ohio-class submarines stationed there—six carrying nuclear warheads and two carrying conventional missiles
- The U.S. Navy selected Kings Bay in May 1979 as its east coast Trident submarine site, with the first submarine (USS Tennessee) arriving on January 15, 1989, eventually reaching a maximum of ten Trident submarines by September 1997
- The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to distribute copies of the resolution to Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base
Legislative Description
Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/14/2018
Full Bill Text
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