2006 Legislative Session

These are the bills that were tracked by the Georgia Sierra Club during the 2006 Legislative Session.

Name		Bill	Issue	Status	Our Position
Stream Buffer Destruction Act		SB510	Anti-Environment	Defeated in House Floor 30-139	oppose
	action needed on SB510: Sierrans and all Georgians who are concerned about protection of drinking water supplies need to keep the pressure on the House to Vote NO on SB 510 and protect clean drinking water! Find out more.
Conservation Use Tax Treatment Another Approach to Stream Buffers		SB604	Clean Water	Failed	support
	action needed on SB604: Sierrans should call members of House Ways & Means and ask support for SB 604 and SR 1104, to help property owners maintain stream buffer property. Find out more.
Governor Perdue's Eminent Domain Package		HB1313	Land Use	Signed into Law	support, with concerns
	action needed on HB1313: Persons who are interested in this matter should contact the conferees and urge that they keep the changes the Senate made to the bill, and to resist the changes urged by the electric utilities. Find out more.
Litter Control		HB1320	Other Legislation	Passed	support
	action needed on HB1320: All Sierrans should urge their legislators to assure the passage of HB 1320. Find out more.
Georgia Rural Development Act		SB414	Land Use	Failed	oppose
	action needed on SB414: Sierrans need to contact their State Representative and Senators and urge a NO vote on SB 414 and SR 682, Private Cities bills. Urge them to Reject Giving Developers the Powers of Government. Find out more.
Eminent Domain; redefine		SB86	Land Use	Failed	support
	action needed on SB86: Call your Senator and tell them you support SB 86 and property rights of people, not developers. Find out more.
Land Conservation Income Tax Credit		HB1107	Land Use	Signed into Law	support
	action needed on HB1107: Find out more.
Billboard Rollback Bill		HB1097	Land Use	Passed after bad part was amended out	oppose
	action needed on HB1097: Concerned citizens should contact their Senators and let them know this bill needs a clean up and should be defeated. Find out more.
Maintain the Public Service Commission Staff Structure		HR1280	Other Legislation	Failed	support
	action needed on HR1280: Find out more.
Utilities Urged to Build New Nuclear Power Plants		HR1365	Energy	Passed	oppose
	action needed on HR1365: Find out more.
Repealing the Ban on Yard Waste in Landfills		HB1453	Landfills	Failed	oppose
	action needed on HB1453: Sierrans and other Concerned Citizens who don’t like the idea of Creating Even More Landfills in GA should tell their Legislators to Preserve the Ban on Yard Waste in Landfills. Find out more.
MTBE Ban Proposed		HB983	Clean Water	Passed amended version	support
	action needed on HB983: Sierrans need to contact members of the Senate Agriculture Committee and urge that they pass HB 983 and remove dangerous and unneeded pollutants from the environment. Find out more.
Georgia Water Quality Control Act		HB550	Clean Water	Failed	support
	action needed on HB550: Find out more.
Mercury Switch Recovery		SB550	Toxics	Failed	support
	action needed on SB550: Sierrans should contact their State Senators and urge them to support Dr. Thomas’s bill in its progress. Find out more.
Supertag Bill		HB1053	Transportation	Passed	support
	action needed on HB1053: Sierrans Should Contact Their Senators to Support Passage of the "License Plate Revenue Reform" Bills: HB 1053 and HR 1064. Find out more.
Stealing Away Non-Game Car Tag Money		HB1232	Other Legislation	Failed	oppose
	action needed on HB1232: Sierra Club members should call their Representative and urge them to defeat HB 1232. Don't let Rep. Shaw wreck the non-game wildlife program. Find out more.
Regulating All Terrain Vehicles		HB1004	Transportation	Failed	support
	action needed on HB1004: Interested Sierrans should contact members of the House Motor Vehicles Committee and urge them to support HB 1004 as a first step toward the regulation of ATVs. Find out more.
MARTA Funding Bills		SB114andSB115	Transportation	Combined into SB 115 and Passed	support
	action needed on SB114andSB115: Ask your State Representative to support SB 114. Find out more.
Pedestrian and Bike Paths		HB926-928	Transportation	Failed
	action needed on HB926-928: Find out more.
Lease Highway Welcome Centers and Rest Areas to Private Operators		HB1337	Transportation	Failed
	action needed on HB1337: Find out more.
Georgia Streetcar Revitalization Act		SB150	Transportation	Passed	support
	action needed on SB150: Call your State Representative and urge them to support this bipartisan, urban-rural partnership that can yield immense benefits. Find out more.
Modest Reform of Local Industrial Development Authorities		SB555	Other Legislation	Failed	support
	action needed on SB555: Find out more.
Hunting Deer Over Bait		HB1285	Other Legislation	Failed	oppose
	action needed on HB1285: Contact your representative and the members of the House Game, Fish and Parks Committee and ask them to oppose this bill. Find out more.
Ag Water Permit Changes		SB191	Agriculture	Passed
	action needed on SB191: Find out more.
Economic Development Secrecy Bill		HB218	Other Legislation	Failed	oppose
	action needed on HB218: Sierra Club Members Need to Call their Senator and tell them that HB 218 is bad policy. Open Government is even more important in Economic Development decisions than the happiest possible outcome of a Secret Project. Find out more.
Water Meters for Small Water Systems		HB889	Clean Water	Failed
	action needed on HB889: Find out more.
Moratorium on Eminent Domain		HB960	Land Use	Failed
	action needed on HB960: Find out more.

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