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House
Resolution 186
By:
Representative Golick of the
34th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Keep Georgia Beautiful and the Keep America Beautiful affiliates in Georgia; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
litter and blighted neighborhoods leave a negative impression that affects
tourism, economic development, and crime rates; and
WHEREAS,
litter is not just an aesthetic problem, but also affects the safety and quality
of life of Georgians and the environment; and
WHEREAS,
litter that is irresponsibly dropped along roadways or on land is often washed
into storm-water systems and ultimately ends up in Georgia streams, rivers, and
lakes, negatively impacting water quality; and
WHEREAS,
Keep America Beautiful affiliates, which now cover over 75 percent of the
population of Georgia, have been highly successful in getting citizens and
corporate partners involved in their communities by volunteering their time and
resources for cleanup efforts; and
WHEREAS,
Keep America Beautiful affiliates have forged highly successful partnerships to
support their programs, resulting in over 12 dollars of benefit for every dollar
of public funds invested in their programs; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia's 67 Keep America Beautiful affiliates benefit from programs offered by
Keep Georgia Beautiful, which has been able to leverage an additional 92 cents
in corporate support for every dollar it received from the Solid Waste Trust
Fund; and
WHEREAS,
in 2004, over 40,000 volunteers cleaned up over 5,000 roadway miles and 300
illegal dumps during Georgia's Great American Cleanup efforts.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in commending Keep Georgia Beautiful and the Keep America
Beautiful affiliates in Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Keep Georgia
Beautiful.