By Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News Service
Feb 26, 2021
Feb 26, 2021
Editor's note: This article is changed from its original version. The name of the Marietta Republican pushing the bill has been corrected.
ATLANTA â The money deposited in nine state-run trust funds could be used for no other purpose under legislation that cleared the Georgia House Appropriations Committee Friday.
House Bill 511 is the follow-up to a constitutional amendment Georgia voters ratified overwhelmingly last fall requiring all revenues the stateâs dedicated trust funds collect to remain inside those programs rather than be diverted into the general fund budget.
The late Georgia Rep. Jay Powell, R-Camilla, championed the constitutional amendment for years to prevent Georgia governors and legislative leaders from raiding the stateâs Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste trust funds during economic downturns when money is tight.