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5688S
House
Resolution 1464 (RULES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representatives O`Neal of the
146th,
Royal of the
171st,
Tumlin of the
38th,
and Knight of the
126th
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Comprehensive Tax Reform Study Committee; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the population and economy of the State of Georgia have undergone dynamic growth
during the last several years, and current projections indicate that such growth
is likely to continued unabated; and
WHEREAS,
the reliance on traditional tax revenue sources, when coupled with the rapid
increase in the demand for services and the demand for tax relief, has yielded a
strained revenue structure unable to respond to current and future fiscal needs
in a balanced, equitable fashion and has increasingly troubled and burdened
financially the individual taxpayers of this state; and
WHEREAS
the revenue structure of Georgia, like that of other states, has received only
sporadic, piecemeal revision over the years, and these changes too frequently
have been made in an isolated context without due regard for the overall tax
system; and
WHEREAS,
the ideal tax structure necessarily varies from state to state depending on the
employment mix, the economic base, and the development patterns in the
particular state, and each of these variables has changed significantly in
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
a careful and comprehensive study should be undertaken to determine how best to
modernize and revitalize the revenue structure so as to create an equitable and
flexible tax system for Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Comprehensive Tax Reform Study Committee to be composed of seven
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. All meetings of the committee shall be at the
discretion of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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 the Speaker 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 seven 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.