Bill Text: GA HR691 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Resolution 691 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: House Study Committee on the Use and Development of Nuclear Plants in Georgia; create

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-14 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted [HR691 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR691-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 691

By: Representatives Drenner of the 86th, Amerson of the 9th, Dudgeon of the 24th, Geisinger of the 48th, Smith of the 122nd, and others

A RESOLUTION

Creating the House Study Committee on the Use and Development of Nuclear Energy Plants in Georgia; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, a global nuclear debate has been spurred by the chain of events beginning on March 11, 2011, when Japanese nuclear power plants were damaged after an earthquake triggered a tsunami; and

WHEREAS, governments around the globe are studying safety enhancement features for nuclear power plants and educating their citizens on the countless benefits of such energy source; and

WHEREAS, China's State Council has announced that it is suspending approval for all new nuclear power plants until the government is able to issue revised safety rules, in light of the unfolding crisis at the Fukushima nuclear facility in Japan; and

WHEREAS, Switzerland is studying its safety standards, and India has ordered safety inspections for all of its nuclear plants; and

WHEREAS, other countries are taking similar actions; and

WHEREAS, nuclear power accounts for 20 percent of the energy production in the United States and is a significant part of the nation's clean energy policy to build a low-carbon future; and

WHEREAS, since the safety aspects of nuclear power plants are of paramount concern, there should be a vulnerability assessment of the nuclear power plants in Georgia for the purpose of reassuring the public as to the safety and benefits of such a valuable and much needed energy source; and

WHEREAS, emergency response planning should also be studied to determine its sufficiency and effectiveness; and

WHEREAS, it is vital that the legislature study the safety aspects of nuclear power plants in Georgia in order to ensure that the residents of this state are protected to the greatest extent possible and to assure continued support for the use and development of nuclear power in Georgia and throughout the United States.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created the House Study Committee on the Use and Development of Nuclear Energy Plants in Georgia to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall select one of the members appointed as the chairperson of the committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any actions or legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances authorized for legislative members of interim legislative committees but shall receive the same for not more than five days unless additional days are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives. In the event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or before December 31, 2011. The committee shall stand abolished on December 31, 2011.