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06 LC 18 5687S
House Resolution 1128 (RULES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By: Representative O`Neal of the 146th

A RESOLUTION

Creating the House 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created the House Business Incentive 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, 2006. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2006.