Bill Text: GA SR104 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Joint Crematoria Study Committee; create
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-29 - Senate Passed/Adopted [SR104 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR104-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Joint Crematoria Study Committee; create
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-29 - Senate Passed/Adopted [SR104 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR104-Introduced.html
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Senate
Resolution 104
By:
Senators Henson of the 41st and Butterworth of the 50th
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Joint Crematoria Study Committee; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
with the price of funerals steadily increasing over the years, cremation has
become a growing trend for honoring loved ones after they have passed on;
and
WHEREAS,
with increased demand for cremations, more crematoria are being built outside
the traditional setting of a funeral home or cemetery, with some being located
in industrial parks or in or near residential areas; and
WHEREAS,
there are some health and safety concerns associated with crematoriums, such as
the operation of high combustion industrial ovens; noise levels; associated
exhaust emissions from the cremation process including nitrogen oxides, carbon
monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, mercury, and dioxins; and odors;
and some persons find there is a stigma associated with living near a
crematorium; and
WHEREAS,
the United States Environmental Protection Agency has determined that
crematoriums do not have to be regulated by that agency.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that there is
created the Joint Crematoria Study Committee to be composed of six members. The
President of the Senate shall appoint three members of the Senate as members of
the committee and shall designate one of such members as cochairperson. The
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the House
of Representatives as members of the committee and shall designate one of such
members as cochairperson. The cochairpersons 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 action 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 provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated. All funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
resolution shall come from funds appropriated to the Senate and the House of
Representatives. The expenses and allowances authorized by this resolution
shall not be received by any member of the committee for more than five days
unless additional days are authorized. 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 1, 2011.
The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2011.