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GA HB1011
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/24/2020
Primary Sponsor
Spencer Frye
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AI Summary
- Adds a new definition of "historic African American cemeteries or gravesites" to Georgia's historic preservation law, defined as African American cemeteries or gravesites established before January 1, 1964, containing gravesites of individuals who lived between January 1, 1800, and January 1, 1964
- Expands the definition of "historic property" to explicitly include historic African American cemeteries or gravesites alongside combat veterans' gravesites as sites significant in Georgia's history
- Makes historic African American cemeteries or gravesites eligible for funding under the state's historic preservation grant program for acquisition, restoration, or rehabilitation, even if not listed in or eligible for the Georgia Register of Historic Places
- Requires owners of property containing historic African American cemeteries or gravesites to reasonably cooperate with local jurisdictions or nonprofit organizations that receive historic preservation grant funds for those sites
- Amends Code Section 12-3-58 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, administered by the Department of Natural Resources' Division of Historic Preservation
Legislative Description
Natural Resources, Department of; Division of Historic Preservation; provisions
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/26/2020
Full Bill Text
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