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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 3EX |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Gambill of the 15 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Wade of the 9 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , McDonald of the 26 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , and Hong |
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| 10 | 10 | | of the 103 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Ratifying Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Order Nos. 09.12.23.01, 10.06.23.01, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 11.08.23.01 suspending the collection of motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; and for other2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | purposes.3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, due to rampant inflation, the average price per gallon of regular unleaded gas4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | and diesel fuel increased substantially; and5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, on September 12, 2023, under the authority granted in Code Section 38-3-516 |
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| 21 | 21 | | of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Governor Brian P. Kemp declared a state of7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | emergency for inflation and issued Executive Order No. 09.12.23.01 as necessary and8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | appropriate action; and9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, the Governor renewed the state of emergency for inflation through November10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 29, 2023, by issuing Executive Order Nos. 10.06.23.01 and 11.08.23.01; and 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, pursuant to Code Section 45-12-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | under the state of emergency for inflation, the Governor suspended the collection of motor13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | fuel and diesel fuel taxes required by Code Section 48-9-3 beginning on September 12, 2023,14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | by issuing Executive Order No. 09.12.23.01; and15 |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. R. 3EX |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, pursuant to Code Section 45-12-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, |
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| 34 | 34 | | the Governor continued the suspension of the collection of motor fuel and diesel taxes17 |
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| 35 | 35 | | through November 29, 2023, due to the ongoing state of emergency for inflation by issuing18 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Executive Order Nos. 10.06.23.01 and 11.08.23.01; and19 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, pursuant to Code Section 45-12-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,20 |
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| 38 | 38 | | action by two-thirds of the General Assembly is necessary to ratify the suspension of the21 |
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| 39 | 39 | | collection of motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes as declared by Executive Order Nos.22 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 09.12.23.01, 10.06.23.01, and 11.08.23.01.23 |
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| 41 | 41 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF24 |
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| 42 | 42 | | GEORGIA that the members of this body ratify the suspension of the collection of motor fuel25 |
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| 43 | 43 | | and diesel fuel taxes as declared by Executive Order Nos. 09.12.23.01, 10.06.23.01, and26 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11.08.23.01 issued by Governor Brian P. Kemp in response to a state of emergency for27 |
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| 45 | 45 | | inflation.28 |
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| 46 | 46 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the29 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Secretary of the Senate are authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this30 |
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| 48 | 48 | | resolution available for distribution to Governor Brian P. Kemp and members of the public31 |
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| 49 | 49 | | and the press.32 |
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| 50 | 50 | | H. R. 3EX |
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