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06 LC 21 8465
Senate Bill 484
By: Senator Bulloch of the 11th

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 other state symbols, so as to declare the City of Colquitt as Georgiás First Mural City; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

WHEREAS, the mission of the Colquitt-Miller Arts Council, Inc., is to encourage, enrich, and stimulate the practice and appreciation of the arts among the people living in its geographic area; and

WHEREAS, the Colquitt Millennium Mural Project strives to beautify the downtown area with different styles of mural artwork and is presently at work on its tenth mural; and

WHEREAS, the project is intended to bond the community, create a tourism magnet, revitalize the local economy, and transfer values of the community to the next generation through the creation of public artworks; and

WHEREAS, the project strives to illustrate to local citizens and visitors the power of the arts as a catalyst for positive social and economic change; and

WHEREAS, the project will strive to develop a mural city program where other communities can learn how to implement high quality murals in their communities; and

WHEREAS, the project will strive to develop a Georgia Mural Trail to help educate visitors and market Georgiás murals.

SECTION 1.
Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, is amended by inserting at the end thereof a new Code section to read as follows:
∀50-3-82.
(a) The City of Colquitt is designated as Georgiás First Mural City.
(b) The Department of Economic Development and other public agencies and leaders in the tourism industry are encouraged to work together to maximize advertising programs which permit citizens of other states and nations to learn of Georgiás First Mural City and to visit the State of Georgia for tourism purposes.∀

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All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.