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SR 1049

Senate Study Committee on Acquiring and Management of Lake Lanier; create

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Dolezal and 2 co-sponsors

Georgia creates legislative study committee to examine Lake Lanier's current management and explore acquisition strategies affecting the state's largest water resource.

Senate Read and Referred
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Bill Summary · SR 1049

Legislative bill overview

SR 1049 establishes a Senate Study Committee tasked with examining the acquisition and management of Lake Lanier in Georgia. The bill directs legislators to investigate current management practices, potential acquisition strategies, and related governance issues. This is a study resolution, meaning it creates a fact-finding committee rather than implementing direct policy changes.

Why is this important

Lake Lanier is Georgia's largest reservoir, critical to water supply, recreation, and regional economic activity. The study committee's findings could inform future legislation on management structure, funding mechanisms, environmental protection, or potential public ownership changes. How the lake is managed affects millions of residents who depend on it for drinking water and recreation.

Potential points of contention

  • Acquisition costs and feasibility: Determining who would fund and manage acquisition if pursued, and whether current private/public management structures should be changed
  • Environmental and water quality concerns: Competing interests between development, recreation, water conservation, and ecological protection around the lake
  • Local vs. state control: Questions about decision-making authority between state government, local governments, and existing management entities

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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