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Committee approves $24.5 million slate from Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program
Summary
Trevor Santos, a deputy commissioner with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, told the General Governance Subcommittee — Appropriations on Thursday that the agency’s recommended slate from the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program includes 12 projects totaling more than $24.5 million and asked the committee to approve the list for final funding.
Trevor Santos, a deputy commissioner with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, told the General Governance Subcommittee — Appropriations on Thursday that the agency’s recommended slate from the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program includes 12 projects totaling more than $24.5 million and asked the committee to approve the list for final funding.
The program, Santos said, was approved by voters in February 2018 with 83% support and became active in February 2019. It is funded by a portion of state sales and use tax collected on outdoor recreation equipment and provides grants and loans to local governments, constituted recreation authorities, state agencies and nonprofit conservation entities for parks, trails, land acquisition and stewardship…
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