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SB 362 - Authorizes the Recovery and Sale of Deadhead Logs - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (67-93) - March 27, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes the Recovery and Sale of Deadhead Logs
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the sale and recovery of "deadhead logs."
Highlights:
- Defines “deadhead logs” as logs originally cut for commercial purposes in the 1800’s or 1900’s that have been stored, whether on purpose or by accident, in a river (Sec. 2).
- Authorizes the sale of deadhead logs by the Department of Natural Resources through a competitive bidding process (Sec. 2).
- Requires the purchaser of deadhead logs to be responsible for the recovery and removal of the logs (Sec. 2).
- Requires all river segments with known deadhead logs to be open to the market unless the Department of Natural Resources deems the recovery of the logs to be inconsistent with the public interest (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (37-12) - Feb. 17, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes the Recovery and Sale of Deadhead Logs
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the sale and recovery of "deadhead logs."
Highlights:
- Defines “deadhead logs” as logs originally cut for commercial purposes in the 1800’s or 1900’s that have been stored, whether on purpose or by accident, in a river (Sec. 2).
- Authorizes the sale of deadhead logs by the Department of Natural Resources through a competitive bidding process (Sec. 2).
- Requires the purchaser of deadhead logs to be responsible for the recovery and removal of the logs (Sec. 2).
- Requires all river segments with known deadhead logs to be open to the market unless the Department of Natural Resources deems the recovery of the logs to be inconsistent with the public interest (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 31, 2012
Title: Authorizes the Recovery and Sale of Deadhead Logs
Sponsors
- John D. Bulloch Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tommie Williams (GA - R)
