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1		-	24 LC 39 4364S
2		-	The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism offered the following
3		-	substitute to HB 1034:
	1	+	24 LC 55 0163
	2	+	House Bill 1034
	3	+	By: Representatives Franklin of the 160
	4	+	th
	5	+	, Corbett of the 174
	6	+	th
	7	+	, Hagan of the 156
	8	+	th
	9	+	, Dickey
	10	+	of the 145
	11	+	th
	12	+	, and Parrish of the 158
	13	+	th
	14	+
4	15		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	16		AN ACT
6		-	To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 and Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia1
7		-	Annotated, relating to holidays and observances and state flag, seal, and other symbols,2
8		-	respectively, so as to provide for various official recognitions and designations by the state;3
9		-	to designate the fourth Friday in November of each year as "National Sugarcane Syrup Day"4
10		-	in Georgia; to provide for placement of a Revolutionary War Patriots marker upon the5
11		-	grounds of the state capitol building and upon the grounds of the state archives building; to6
12		-	provide for the approval, placement, and procurement of such markers; to provide legislative7
13		-	findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for8
14		-	other purposes.9
15		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:10
16		-	PART I11
17		-	SECTION 1-1.12
18		-	The General Assembly finds that:13
19		-	(1) Making sugarcane syrup has been a part of family farm tradition for generations,14
20		-	particularly in Georgia;15
21		-	- 1 - 24 LC 39 4364S
22		-	(2) The increase in production costs, competition from artificial syrups, and the16
23		-	decreasing number of farmers who still make sugarcane syrup, however, has led some to17
24		-	refer to the making of sugarcane syrup as a dying art;18
25		-	(3) Establishing a "National Sugarcane Syrup Day" in Georgia would help to preserve19
26		-	the art of making sugarcane syrup by honoring those who continue with this longstanding20
27		-	family farm tradition and by raising public awareness of the differences between natural21
28		-	sugarcane syrup and artificial syrups; 22
29		-	(4) Designating the fourth Friday in November of each year, the day after Thanksgiving,23
30		-	as "National Sugarcane Syrup Day" is particularly fitting, as it is not only a time when24
31		-	families gather and celebrate together, but is also a time when some say sugarcane is at25
32		-	its sweetest in Georgia; and26
33		-	(5) It is, therefore, abundantly fitting and proper that the State of Georgia appropriately27
34		-	recognize and honor the family farm tradition of making sugarcane syrup by designating28
35		-	the fourth Friday in November of each year as "National Sugarcane Syrup Day" in29
36		-	Georgia.30
37		-	SECTION 1-2.31
38		-	Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and32
39		-	observances, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:33
40		-	"1-4-27.34
41		-	The fourth Friday in November of each year is designated as 'National Sugarcane Syrup35
42		-	Day' in Georgia."36
43		-	- 2 - 24 LC 39 4364S
44		-	PART II37
45		-	SECTION 2-1.38
46		-	Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal,39
47		-	and other symbols, is amended by adding a new article to read as follows:40
48		-	"ARTICLE 841
49		-	50-3-130.42
50		-	(a) There shall be placed upon the grounds of the state capitol building and upon the43
51		-	grounds outside the state archives building a marker which commemorates the patriots of44
52		-	the Revolutionary War, honoring the men and women who helped America achieve45
53		-	independence. Each such marker shall honor the two-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of46
54		-	the United States and those who fought for the noble cause of liberty and for a new nation.47
55		-	(b) Placement location for Revolutionary War Patriots markers provided for in this Code48
56		-	section shall be subject to approval by the Capitol Art Standards Commission for49
57		-	placement upon the grounds of the state capitol building and by the Board of Regents of50
58		-	the University System of Georgia for the placement of the marker upon the grounds outside51
59		-	the state archives building.52
60		-	(c) No public funds shall be expended for the design or procurement of the markers53
61		-	provided for in this Code section. Each such marker shall be placed as soon as practicable."54
62		-	PART III55
63		-	SECTION 3-1.56
64		-	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.57
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	17	+	To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
	18	+	1
	19	+	holidays and observances, so as to designate the fourth Friday in November of each year as2
	20	+	"National Sugarcane Syrup Day" in Georgia; to provide legislative findings; to provide for3
	21	+	related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4
	22	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5
	23	+	SECTION 1.6
	24	+	The General Assembly finds that:7
	25	+	(1) Making sugarcane syrup has been a part of family farm tradition for generations,8
	26	+	particularly in Georgia;9
	27	+	(2) The increase in production costs, competition from artificial syrups, and the10
	28	+	decreasing number of farmers who still make sugarcane syrup, however, has led some to11
	29	+	refer to the making of sugarcane syrup as a dying art;12
	30	+	(3) Establishing a "National Sugarcane Syrup Day" in Georgia would help to preserve13
	31	+	the art of making sugarcane syrup by honoring those who continue with this longstanding14
	32	+	family farm tradition and by raising public awareness of the differences between natural15
	33	+	sugarcane syrup and artificial syrups; 16
	34	+	H. B. 1034
	35	+	- 1 - 24 LC 55 0163
	36	+	(4) Designating the fourth Friday in November of each year, the day after Thanksgiving,
	37	+	17
	38	+	as "National Sugarcane Syrup Day" is particularly fitting, as it is not only a time when18
	39	+	families gather and celebrate together, but is also a time when some say sugarcane is at19
	40	+	its sweetest in Georgia; and20
	41	+	(5) It is, therefore, abundantly fitting and proper that the State of Georgia appropriately21
	42	+	recognize and honor the family farm tradition of making sugarcane syrup by designating22
	43	+	the fourth Friday in November of each year as "National Sugarcane Syrup Day" in23
	44	+	Georgia.24
	45	+	SECTION 2.25
	46	+	Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and26
	47	+	observances, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:27
	48	+	"1-4-27.
	49	+	28
	50	+	The fourth Friday in November of each year is designated as 'National Sugarcane Syrup29
	51	+	Day' in Georgia."30
	52	+	SECTION 3.31
	53	+	All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.32
	54	+	H. B. 1034
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