Bill Text: GA SR295 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Strategic Deployment-Distribution Corridor Network; requesting the implementation
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-03-12 - Senate Passed/Adopted [SR295 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR295-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 295
By:
Senators Stoner of the 6th, Mullis of the 53rd, Jackson of the 2nd and Staton of
the 18th
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Requesting
the implementation of a Strategic Deployment-Distribution Corridor Network by
the Georgia Ports Authority and the Georgia Departments of Transportation,
Economic Development, and Agriculture with assistance from the Georgia
Congressional delegation; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia is home to a complex joint logistics network of defense
facilities critical to expeditionary warfare and global force projection and
includes Fort Stewart, the largest Department of Defense complex east of the
Mississippi River and home to the Third Infantry Division and Hunter Army Air
Field; Warner Robins Air Force Base, home to United States Air Force strategic
mobility aircraft; Fort Benning's power projection support platform; Fort
MacPherson, home to U.S. Forces Command; USMC Logistics Command Albany; Moody
Air Force Base; and the strategic seaports of Savannah and Brunswick;
and
WHEREAS,
the Port of Savannah is the fourth largest and fastest growing container port in
the United States with the ability to accommodate both commercial and military
cargo; and
WHEREAS,
the ports of Savannah and Brunswick are linked to other strategic seaports by
distribution corridors which are composed of interstate highways to Macon and
Atlanta, the Heartland Rail Corridor to Chicago and the Midwest, and rail and
interstate highways to the Southwest and Southern California; and
WHEREAS,
national intercity high speed rail corridors would enhance rapid mobility,
intercity passenger movement, and freight mobility while alleviating regional
congestion, improving air quality, reducing energy consumption and carbon
emissions, and improving the movement of goods; and
WHEREAS,
the establishment of a state-wide rail corridor in Georgia would attract
warehouse and distribution facilities to Georgia, increasing jobs in
transportation, distribution, and manufacturing; and
WHEREAS,
the addition of intelligent transportation systems and related information
technology can further enhance current road and rail corridors in terms of
improving capacity and efficiency while decreasing congestion and can
potentially generate additional revenue sources to finance infrastructure
improvements; and
WHEREAS,
by expanding international, trade-driven economic development, Georgia counties
situated along strategic deployment-distribution corridors will thrive from
economic stimulus, and the need for additional trained workers will increase the
enrollment in Georgia's institutions of secondary education and higher learning;
and
WHEREAS,
the Strategic Mobility 21 program funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, in
collaboration with Georgia Southern University and other academic institutions,
is facilitating the study and implementation of a network of rapid
deployment-distribution corridors with the development of a Southeast Regional
Agile Supply Network Model.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body request
collaboration between the Georgia Ports Authority and the Georgia Departments of
Transportation, Economic Development, and Agriculture in the development and
implementation of Strategic Deployment-Distribution Corridors.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, to further the ongoing efforts of Strategic Mobility
21, the Georgia Ports Authority and the Georgia Department of Transportation are
encouraged to designate a network of Strategic Deployment-Distribution
Corridors, incorporate this network in its state transportation plan, and seek
assistance for implementing this network through federal funding.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the
Department of Agriculture are also encouraged to include the network of
Strategic Deployment-Distribution Corridors in their promotional materials for
the State of Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Georgia Congressional delegation is requested to
work to identify and designate Georgia transportation projects part of the
Strategic Deployment-Distribution Corridors as candidates for federal
funds.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Georgia Ports
Authority, the Georgia Departments of Transportation, Economic Development, and
Agriculture, and members of the Georgia Congressional delegation.
