06 LC 25
4461
Senate
Resolution 1078
By:
Senators Tarver of the 22nd and Mullis of the 53rd
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Joint Business Incentive Study Committee; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
state and local governments receive revenues which are generated from taxes on
businesses; and
WHEREAS,
the granting of various economic incentives has greatly encouraged the location
or relocation of business facilities in other states; and
WHEREAS,
a careful study should be undertaken to determine if the ultimate economic
benefit caused to the economy of the state and of local governments by granting
additional economic incentives to encourage the development of a stronger
business community is justified.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that there is
created the Joint Business Incentive Study Committee to be composed of five
members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Assignments and
five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives. The Committee on Assignments and the Speaker
shall each designate a member of the committee as cochairperson of the
committee. Either cochairperson shall call 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 five 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 Senate and 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, 2006. The committee shall stand
abolished on December 1, 2006.