Below is the language of Rep. Buckner’s amendment to SB 367. The bill is needed to keep the Georgia Coastal Management Act from expiring which would jeopardize millions of dollars in federal grants for environmental programs on the Coast. It is important to read the language and see the specific restrictions in the amendment. If this passes, only “public picnic tables, bathhouses, and restrooms” could be built in this area (see picture). It appears that improvements to bike paths, addition of boardwalks, playground or any beach concession areas would be prohibited. This area is already protected by the Shore Protection Act, authorized for improvement under the 65%/35% law, identified as a priority for redevelopment in the JIA Master Plan and as the picture shows contains a distressed parking area that is intended to primarily serve the Jekyll Island Convention Center.  It is disappointing that this important bill was jeopardized with this amendment.

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/fulltext/sb367.htm

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