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Committee advances establishment of Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund to match preservation donations
Summary
Legislation to create a state-administered battlefield trust fund to match private and public contributions and acquire or protect historic battlefield land passed the Game, Fish & Parks committee; fund would require 1:1 matches and be managed by Department of Natural Resources.
The Game, Fish & Parks committee voted to advance House Bill 454, which would establish the Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund administered by the Department of Natural Resources to preserve Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War battlefields.
Representative Gaines, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the fund would accept annual appropriations, grants, gifts and donations and that the DNR would…
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