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Senate study committee adopts report backing state support for forestry innovation
Summary
The Senate Advancing Forest Innovation in Georgia study committee voted unanimously to accept a final report recommending coordinated marketing to attract sustainable aviation fuel and mass timber manufacturers, funding for Georgia-based forestry research, and a formal study of the pulp and paper sector.
The Senate Advancing Forest Innovation in Georgia study committee voted to accept its final report and recommendations, Chair John Kennedy said at the close of the committee meeting. The motion to accept the report "as a draft" was moved by Senator Frank Ginn and seconded by Majority Leader Steve Gooch; the chair called for a voice vote and recorded no opposition.
The committee framed the report around three central recommendations. Kennedy said the first calls for "the relevant state and local entities that promote Georgia in this area" to work together to prioritize a marketing strategy aimed at attracting sustainable aviation fuel and mass timber manufacturers. The second recommends that "funding be allocated to a…
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