| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2724 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 101 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Islam Parkes of the 7th, Harbison of the 15th, Parent of |
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| 4 | 4 | | the 44th, Jackson of the 41st and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing February 6, 2025, as Keep Georgia Beautiful Day at the state capitol; and for |
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| 8 | 8 | | other purposes.2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation was created in 1978 by executive order3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | of Governor George Busbee; and4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, there are now more than 70 local Keep America Beautiful Affiliates in Georgia,5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | representing one of the largest networks of local affiliates in the nation; and6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, those affiliates reach more than 80 percent of Georgia's population with litter7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | prevention, waste reduction, recycling, and community beautification programs, including8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | the Great American Cleanup, America Recycles Day, the Bring One for the Chipper9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Christmas tree recycling campaign, and BRACE (Blight Reduction and Code Enforcement)10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | grants; and11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, these programs demonstrate measurable results such as reducing litter collected12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | during the Great American Cleanup by 75 percent over the last 15 years, recycling more than13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | 6 million Christmas trees since the start of the Chipper program, and providing 7714 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 101 |
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| 23 | 23 | | mini-grants to Georgia communities over the last two years for a total of $300,000, including |
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| 25 | 25 | | $77,500 to communities with populations up to 10,000; and16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, an average of over 99,000 volunteers participate in Keep Georgia Beautiful17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Foundation and affiliate programs each year, representing an annual value average of $24.718 |
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| 28 | 28 | | million to Georgia taxpayers; and19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation returns an average of $170.35 each year20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | in statewide annual benefits for every $1 invested by state government to help reduce crime,21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | encourage economic development, and provide clean, green, healthy, and thriving22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | communities for all Georgians.23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | recognize February 6, 2025, as Keep Georgia Beautiful Day at the state capitol.25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | press.28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | S. R. 101 |
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| 39 | 39 | | - 2 - |
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