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Committee advances coastal cleanup bill to address abandoned vessels
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 115 to help remove abandoned vessels from Georgia's coast; members noted some vessels are unregistered and funding will likely be necessary to remove untracked craft. The committee voted to advance the bill.
Chair introduced House Bill 115, a bill addressing abandoned vessels on the coast that the committee had previously passed out last year but that did not complete final passage.
Chair: "We passed this bill out last year... it's about the abandoned vessels on the coast. And this would help clean up our coastal area," the chair said while introducing the measure and asking whether members had questions.
Committee members asked how the program would handle unregistered vessels. The chair answered that the state would track what it could and that removing unregistered boats would likely require funding to cover costs. "So how will they if it's not registered?" a member asked; the chair replied that they would track registered vessels and would probably need funds to remove unregistered ones.
Senators moved and seconded to advance the bill and the committee carried the motion by a voice/hand vote; the transcript records the motion and that it "carried" but provides no numerical roll-call tally.
The measure was advanced for further legislative consideration; details about funding mechanisms and operational implementation were discussed as outstanding questions.
