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GA SR881
Resolution
AI Summary
- Recognizes March 9, 2020, as Georgia Golf Day at the state capitol and commends the Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association for developing the Best Management Practices for Georgia Golf Courses
- Georgia's golf industry generates $2.4 billion in annual economic impact and supports nearly 57,000 jobs across approximately 400 golf courses statewide
- The Best Management Practices were developed in collaboration with University of Georgia turfgrass scientists, with grants from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, the Environmental Institute for Golf, and the United States Golf Association
- Georgia golf courses are on average 96 percent recreational open spaces that provide environmental benefits including water harvesting and storage, erosion reduction, carbon and nitrogen sequestration, and biodiverse wildlife habitats
- The best management practices address pesticide usage, storm-water management, erosion and sedimentation control, irrigation system design, and turfgrass selection to improve both financial and environmental sustainability
Legislative Description
Georgia Golf Day; recognize March 9, 2020
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
3/3/2020
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