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GA HR1495
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Angelika Kausche
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AI Summary
- Creates a House Study Committee to examine the regulatory and oversight processes of the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- Responds to 2019 concerns about three types of environmental contamination: ethylene oxide emissions in Cobb, Fulton, and Newton counties; creosote burning in Madison and Franklin counties; and coal ash in Floyd, Cobb, Monroe, Heard, Newton, and Coweta counties
- Committee composed of 5 House members appointed by the Speaker, tasked with studying EPD's enforcement tools, funding adequacy, and potential improvements to environmental protection standards
- Members may receive legislative allowances for up to 5 days, funded from House of Representatives appropriations
- Committee must file any report with the Clerk of the House prior to its abolishment date of December 1, 2020
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Regulatory and Oversight Processes of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/15/2020
Full Bill Text
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