Bill Text: GA HR879 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Transportation, Department of; prioritize certain projects; urge
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-07 - House Committee Favorably Reported [HR879 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR879-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 879
By:
Representatives McCall of the
30th,
Harden of the
28th,
and Powell of the
29th
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Georgia Department of Transportation to prioritize a certain project; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
in these uncertain economic times all of the resources devoted to improving
transportation in this state need to be utilized efficiently; and
WHEREAS,
SR 17 is an important state highway that needs to be upgraded in order to
maximize economic development along its corridor; and
WHEREAS,
another compelling reason to prioritize the upgrade of SR 17 is to protect the
safety of the motorists who use it on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS,
the benefits of prioritizing the upgrade of this strategic regional project
would not only spread to the people of the area, but to the entire state, as it
would intertwine seamlessly with the Georgia Department of Transportation's goal
of a developing a state-wide transportation network.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body urge the Georgia Department of Transportation to prioritize the
necessary upgrades to SR 17 between I-20 in Thompson, Georgia, and I-85 in
Lavonia, Georgia, as part of its development of a state-wide transportation
network.
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
commissioner of transportation, the planning director of transportation, and the
State Board of Transportation.
