At last week’s beginning session of the 2016 Georgia legislative session, CCA GA was instrumental in getting a new bill introduced for a coastal tag to support habitat improvements along the Georgia coast. DNR Commissioner- Mark Williams and Spud Woodward- Director of CRD (pictured above) were there at the Capitol when HB 736 was put forward as a simple amendment to the Official Code of Georgia adding a short subsection to create this new tag. Similar to other wildlife tags, the cost of the tag at the local county tag office would be just $25, with $19 paid to a restricted fund administered by the Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), $1 paid to the local tag-issuing authority, and $5 to the General Fund. As with other wildlife tags, renewals will be $25, with $20 paid to the CRD restricted fund, and $5 to the state treasury. This restricted fund to be administered by CRD would be used exclusively for projects to restore and enhance marine habitats through oyster reef creation, construction of man-made reefs along the shorelines of tidal rivers and creeks, as well as construction of offshore reefs in the Atlantic Ocean. […]
Daily Archives: January 18, 2016
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At last week’s “Sportsman’s Day at the Capitol” CCA GA’s Chair- Tom Rood (far left) and CCA GA Gov’t Relations- Brooks Schoen (far right) present check for $18,500 to DNR Commissioner- Mark Williams and CRD Director- Spud Woodward for our first of four Habitat Conservation projects- the Savannah Reef Enhancement- We are planning on raising an additional $15,000 in 2016 to fund the remaining projects we’ve chosen to improve Georgia’s coastal habitat. (See our previous article on this and click on the donate button to show us your support.)