08 LC
25 5139
House
Resolution 1437
By:
Representatives Holmes of the
61st,
Heckstall of the
62nd,
and Buckner of the
130th
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Joint Study Committee on East Point, Georgia, Environmental Issues; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
there have been ongoing serious environmental issues concerning the
William C. Meredith, Inc., wood treatment facility in East Point, Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
the facility has been the subject of investigation by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services; and
WHEREAS,
the residential areas near the 640 acres on which the facility is located
continue to be afflicted by toxic chemicals, particularly volatile organic
compounds, including BTEX, associated with pentachlorophenol and creosote, and
many residents of the area have experienced negative health effects likely to be
connected with these pollutants; and
WHEREAS,
the residents of these communities deserve a remedy for the ongoing presence of
pollutants and a thorough study of possible adverse health effects and how they
can be ameliorated.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that there is
created the Joint Study Committee on East Point, Georgia, Environmental Issues
to be composed of the local delegations of members of the House of
Representatives and the Senate who represent East Point. The President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House shall each designate a member of the
committee as cochairperson of the committee. The cochairpersons shall call all
meetings of the committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, and issues 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 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 and 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, 2008, at which time the committee shall stand abolished.