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Senate
Resolution 163
By:
Senator Moody of the 56th
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Senate Study Committee on Public-private Infrastructure Projects; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
other states have in recent years enacted legislation authorizing and regulating
public-private infrastructure projects and have experienced success in making
available additional education, transportation, environmental, and public
facilities to the general public while minimizing the need for additional public
tax revenues; and
WHEREAS,
public-private partnerships may provide the opportunity to make such facilities
available at a lower overall cost for the life-cycle of the facilities;
and
WHEREAS,
public-private partnerships may make available professional and experienced
project management services which can facilitate and accelerate completion of
projects; and
WHEREAS,
a study of other
stateś
experience and the possible benefits of legislation to authorize and regulate
public-private infrastructure projects will assist this
bodýs
future consideration of such issues.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that there is created the Senate Study
Committee on Public-private Infrastructure Projects to be composed of five
members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Assignments.
The Senate Committee on Assignments 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 issues
discussed above and other related matters 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. 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 31, 2005. The
committee shall stand abolished on December 31, 2005.