HB 1443 - Red clay; Georgia's official dirt; designate

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02/28/06 - House Committee Favorably Reported

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate Georgia red clay as Georgia's official dirt; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/23/2006 House First Readers
02/28/2006 House Second Readers
02/28/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
06 LC 18 5413S

The House Committee on Special Rules offers the following substitute to HB 1443:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate Georgia red clay as Georgiás official soil; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Georgia is well known for its abundance of Georgia red clay which is not only the predominant soil of the state but also an important cultural icon; and

WHEREAS, Georgia red clay has been celebrated in verse, song, and prose, including Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, and lamented by generations of struggling Georgia dirt farmers growing their crops and by diligent mothers attempting to keep their childreńs play clothes clean; and

WHEREAS, Georgia red claýs origin began as the towering Appalachians were formed producing the red iron oxide soil lovingly known to Georgians as Georgia red clay; and

WHEREAS, As Georgiás characteristic red soil has added immeasurably to the cultural, economic, and social development of Georgia, it is only fitting that Georgia red clay be recognized as Georgiás official soil.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new Code Section 50-3-82 to read as follows:
"50-3-82.
Georgia red clay is designated as Georgiás official soil."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.