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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > January > 31 > Entry
House passes Perdue’s land plan
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia House cast its first vote today - a unanimous one for Gov. Sonny Perdue’s land conservation proposal.
The bill, which officially passed 174-0, would allow the creation of a pot of money — $100 million — to entice farmers, timber companies and other large landowners to permanently protect their pastures, forests and other landscapes from development.
The owners would still own their land and receive a flat sum for giving up their development rights, and tax breaks. In return, the state could forever protect fragile landscapes, including wetlands, an old-growth forest that’s home to endangered plants and animals, or Civil War battlefields.
The bill now goes to the state Senate for consideration.
After the vote, the House paused to pray for Republican state Rep. Paul Jennings of the Tucker area, who is having surgery today for bladder cancer.
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