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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.