Bill Text: GA SR1377 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Georgia Department of Transportation; urged to designate Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-27 - Senate Passed/Adopted [SR1377 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR1377-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 1377
By:
Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Smith of the 52nd, Thomas of the 54th, Bulloch of
the 11th, Pearson of the 51st and others
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Georgia Department of Transportation to designate the Georgia Civil War
Heritage Trails; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia contains countless sites relating to the American Civil War
era, including antebellum, military, civilian, African American, women's,
Reconstruction, and other significant history; and
WHEREAS,
many of these historic sites would be greatly enhanced, both educationally for
our children and as tourist attractions, if properly interpreted on site and
adequately promoted; and
WHEREAS,
by dividing the entire state into six historic regions–the Chickamauga
& Atlanta campaigns, the March to the Sea, the pursuit of Jefferson Davis,
Wilson's Raid, the Northeast Georgia mountains, and South Georgia's agricultural
bounty–a comprehensive history of Georgia's Civil War era can be told
through the creation, marketing, and maintenance of six historic driving trails;
and
WHEREAS,
beginning in 2000, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of dedicated Georgians
known as Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails began working on the development of
six such historic driving trails; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails has already raised over $1 million in federal
grants, plus hundreds of thousands more in both private and public funds,
involving well over 100 Georgia city and county jurisdictions to date, plus
thousands of Georgia's citizens, and has begun the installation of approximately
300 historic interpretive markers, over 2,000 roadway directional trailblazer
signs, the construction of several roadside parking pull-off areas, and the
initial printing of over one million new educational/tourist brochures with an
informative website (www.gcwht.org); and
WHEREAS,
in order for Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails to continue toward full
development and success, it needs the continuing cooperation of the Georgia
Department of Transportation, of other state agencies, and of local
municipalities across the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia, having joined in financially assisting the efforts of
Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails, desires to avoid wasting any taxpayer funds
by duplicating Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails in any manner or form and to
avoid confusing Georgia's citizens, guests, and tourists by the duplication of
names, titles, logos, signage, routes, or any other distinguishing
characteristics of a Civil War era historic driving trail.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body urge the
Georgia Department of Transportation to designate the six driving trails already
either in development or planned by Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails as the
official state-wide Civil War Era Historic Driving Trails of
Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails should have the
authority to plan, construct, and maintain Civil War era historic driving trails
upon any roadway in the State of Georgia in collaboration with the Georgia
Department of Transportation and local governments.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia
Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs,
the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and any other applicable state
agencies are encouraged to work cooperatively with Georgia Civil War Heritage
Trails state-wide in the latter's creation and placement of appropriate historic
interpretive markers, roadway directional trailblazer signage, roadside parking
pull-offs, and various marketing materials, including specifically along any
state and federal designated highways in all six regions state-wide in which
Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails conducts its activities.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia
Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs,
the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and any other applicable state
agencies are encouraged to work cooperatively with Georgia Civil War Heritage
Trails in any other areas of the state not specifically mentioned in this
resolution as applicable for Civil War era commemoration
activities.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Georgia Department of
Transportation, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Georgia
Department of Community Affairs, and the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources.
