Thursday March 28th, 2024 3:30PM

Amendment No. 1: Create a trust fund to protest water resources and wildlife

By AccessWDUN

Amendment No. 1 would authorize the Georgia General Assembly to allocate up to 80 percent of sales tax revenue collected on sales at sporting goods store to the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund to be used for the preservation and protections of conservation land.

A YES vote supports the allocation of the sales tax of sporting goods to the trust fund.

A NO vote opposes the measure.

Ballot language:

House Resolution No. 238
Resolution Act No. 414
Ga. L. 2018, p. 1138

"Without increasing the current state sales tax rate, shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to create the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund to conserve lands that protect drinking water sources and the water quality of rivers, lakes, and streams; to protect and conserve forests, fish, wildlife habitats, and state and local parks; and to provide opportunities for our children and families to play and enjoy the outdoors, by dedicating, subject to full public disclosure, up to 80 percent of the existing sales tax collected by sporting goods stores to such purposes without increasing the current state sales tax rate?"

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