U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Office of Government Affairs
Georgia
Area Coordinator:
Stu Soffer, N-LAE
State Liaison:
George McGill
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Coast Guard Auxiliary District: 7th and 8CR
Coast Guard District: 7th and 8th
Second Quarter Report, 2009:
The 2009 Legislative session has ended.
SB 72, which would change certain provisions of Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regulations making certain violations a misdemeanor, has been carried over to the 2010 Legislature.
SR 184, to create a Senate Study Committee to review state boating laws, including BOAT/Ed, vessel titling, use of life jackets, passed in the Senate in April (2009). The Lieutenant Governor and President Pro Tem of the Senate apparently asked all Senators to utilize restraint in activating Study Committee legislation because of a strained state budget. If any hearings are called, expect they will be after September (2009)