Bill Text: GA HR2137 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Great American Cleanup in Georgia; kickoff; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-29 - House Read and Adopted [HR2137 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR2137-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 2137
By:
Representative Golick of the
34th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commemorating the kickoff of the Great American Cleanup in Georgia and the
74 local Keep America Beautiful affiliates; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the 74 local Keep America Beautiful affiliates organize thousands of volunteers
to improve communities statewide; and
WHEREAS,
the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation, in partnership with the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs, supports the largest network of local Keep
America Beautiful affiliates in the nation; and
WHEREAS,
a national campaign of Keep America Beautiful, the Great American Cleanup
begins on March 1 and focuses on litter prevention, community beautification and
improvements, and reducing the impact of waste on communities; and
WHEREAS,
60,952 volunteers donated 200,645 hours of service to improve 367 Georgia
communities from March to May in 2011; and
WHEREAS,
in 2011, Georgia's Great American Cleanup volunteers cleaned up 1.3 million
pounds of litter from Georgia roadways and recycled eight million pounds of
materials; and
WHEREAS,
local Keep America Beautiful affiliates hosted 914 educational workshops and
general environmental awareness events reaching 388,911 participants from March
to May in 2011.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize and commemorate local Keep America Beautiful affiliates and
their thousands of volunteers in the kickoff of the Great American
Cleanup.
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 the public
and the press.
