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Subcommittee hears request to restore $7 million for Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act
Summary
Chairman Jesse Petrie told the General Government Appropriations Subcommittee that revenue for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act has fallen about $7 million and asked the committee to add that amount to bring funding back to prior levels; committee members discussed adjusting the statute's funding formula but took no formal vote.
Jesse Petrie, Chairman, asked the General Government Appropriations Subcommittee to consider adding $7 million in the House budget to restore funding for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act (GOSA), which he said has experienced a roughly $7 million decline in proceeds this year.
Petrie told the committee the decline appears tied to post-pandemic reductions in purchases that generate GOSA proceeds. "My ask is that…
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