Bill Text: GA SB321 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Secondary Metal Recyclers; comprehensive revision of provisions

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-19 - House Committee Favorably Reported [SB321 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB321-Amended.html

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Senators Loudermilk of the 52nd, Hill of the 32nd, Albers of the 56th and Bethel of the 54th offered the following amendment:

Amend the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee substitute to SB 321 by deleting lines 128 through 131 and replacing with the following:
paragraph (13) of subsection (a) of this Code section, shall be submitted daily to a data base established and coordinated through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and shall be searchable by all law enforcement officers in this state. Secondary metals recyclers shall electronically submit such information no later than 12:00 Noon of the following business day.

By deleting lines 255 through 267 and replacing with the following:

(b) Each secondary metals recycler shall register with the office of the Secretary of State in order to purchase regulated metal property. The Secretary of State shall register the secondary metals recycler if the secondary metals recycler has a fixed site or otherwise and declares on a form provided by the Secretary of State that he or she is informed of and will comply with the provisions of this article. The Secretary of State shall maintain a record of each registration and shall enter the information into an electronic data base monitored and updated by the Secretary of State. The data base shall be searchable by all law enforcement personnel in this state. The Secretary of State shall be authorized to assess a reasonable fee not to exceed $200.00 annually upon each registration for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the data base. Each registration shall be valid for a calendar year and shall be renewed not later than January 1 of each year. The office of the Secretary of State shall provide a monthly report to each sheriff's office in this state listing the name and address of each secondary metals recycler registered in their respective county. Such monthly report shall be sent electronically or through regular mail service.