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GA SR706
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
Lester Jackson
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate expresses opposition to oil exploration, drilling, and seismic testing activities off the Georgia coast, and voices support for coastal tourism and fisheries industries
- Georgia's coastal fishing and tourism industry supports 21,000 jobs and contributes over $1.1 billion to the state's GDP, with 368,000 acres of saltmarsh serving as essential nursery grounds for marine life
- Seismic testing and offshore drilling threaten the survival of the approximately 400 remaining North Atlantic right whales, Georgia's state marine mammal and the most critically endangered whale species in the world
- Offshore oil activities may interfere with critical military operations at King's Bay Naval Submarine Base and the Naval Undersea Warfare Training Range, which is under construction
- More than 140 Georgia towns and cities along the Atlantic Coast and 39 Georgia businesses have publicly opposed Atlantic oil drilling and seismic testing
Legislative Description
Georgia's Coastal Tourism and Fisheries; seismic testing and oil drilling activities;oppose
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/6/2018
Full Bill Text
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