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House
Resolution 340 (RULES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representatives Sheldon of the
105th,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
Keen of the
179th,
O`Neal of the
146th,
Graves of the
12th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Taxpayer Bill of Rights Study Committee; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
many taxpayers have expressed strong sentiment for reducing their tax burden;
and
WHEREAS,
providing for meaningful limits on state government taxing and spending powers
is an effective method for accomplishing that reduction; and
WHEREAS,
other states have already implemented reductions by providing that annual state
expenditures cannot exceed the total expenditures for a prior fiscal year except
for annual percentage changes in the cost of living and population and
providing that excess revenues are refunded to taxpayers.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Taxpayer Bill of Rights Study Committee to be composed of five members
of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as
chairperson of the committee. The chairperson 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 members of the committee shall receive the
allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received
by any member of the committee for more than three days unless additional days
are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House of
Representatives. 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, 2005. The committee shall stand
abolished on December 1, 2005.