- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Executive order.
- Title:
- Executive order, 2000 July 13
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, GA] : State of Georgia, 2000-07-13
- Date of Original:
- 2000-07-13
- Subject:
- Executive orders--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 E9 2000/7-13
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-be9-b2000-s7-h13
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-be9-b2000-s7-h13
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
`GA d600 .Sl
THE STATE OF GEORGIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER
BY THE GOVERNOR:
w HEREAS:
The 2000 Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 399, creating the Georgia Greenspace Commission for the purpose of administering the state program for the protection of greenspace throughout Georgia; and
vv HEREAS:
Greenspace is defined as land and water resources which are generally undeveloped and in a natural state; and
w HEREAS:
The permanent protection of greenspace will provide numerous benefits such as water quality protection for rivers, streams and lakes, flood protection, wetlands protection, reduction of erosion, protection of riparian buffers and other areas that serve as natural habitats and corridors for native plants and animal species, scenic protection, archaeologic and historic resource protection, and the provision of outdoor recreational opportunities; and
w HEREAS:
Senate Bill 399 provides that the Georgia Greenspace Commission shall be composed of the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, the director of the State Forestry Commission and three members to be appointed by, and who shall serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, and which bill was signed by me on April 16,2000, as Act 500 and became effective on that day;
0 RDERED:
NOW THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY
That the following persons be, and they are hereby, appointed as members of the Georgia Greenspace Commission in accordance with Senate Bill 399:
The Honorable C. Jack Ellis Mayor, City of Macon 700 Poplar Street Macon, Georgia 3 1201
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Mr. Clay C. Long Long, Aldridge & Norman, LLP One Peachtree Center, Suite 5300 303 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Mr. Stephen H. Macauley The Macauley Companies, Inc 2700 Delk Road, Suite 150 Marietta, Georgia 30067
Commissioner Lonice Barrett Department of Natural Resources Floyd Towers East, Suite 1252 205 Butler Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Mr. J. Frederick Allen, Director Georgia Forestry Commission Post Office Box 819 Macon, Georgia 3 1202.
0 RDERED:
IT IS FURTHER That Clay C. Long is hereby appointed as Chairperson of the Georgia Greenspace Commission.
This 13th day of July 2000.
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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
GOVERNOR
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