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Preserving the Environment
Mickey
Channell is committed to protecting the air, land and water quality
of District 116 and the state of Georgia. He has always approached
environmental issues with a common sense, balanced approach. Lake
Oconee and Lake Sinclair are important and vital resources for the
State of Georgia and especially for our district and these lakes are
largely responsible for the population and tourism growth in Putnam
and Greene Counties. Mickey was a County Commissioner when Lake
Oconee was impounded in the late 1970s and he witnessed firsthand
the positive impact it has had on our district.
As a
lakeside homeowner, Mickey, his children and grandchildren swim in
the Lake giving him even more reason to preserve the health and
quality of these two lakes. He wants to continue the lakes
contribution to our economy and our quality of life and he will
support future legislation that strictly prohibits both inter-basin
water transfers and the selling of water permits. Mickey is a strong
opponent of allowing Atlanta, or anyone else, to siphon off rural
water for future needs.
Mickey would like to hear from Lake Oconee
Water Watch (LOWW), Lake Oconee Property Owners Association (LOPOA),
the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC) and others. Your input will be
very helpful to him as he deals with environmental issues that
affect all of us.
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Mickey in Action
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Sponsored HB 1394, which not only requires a boat
driver to be 16 years or older, or be accompanied by
an adult if the driver is between the ages of 12 and
15, this bill also limits the use of a boat at any
speed greater than idle within 100 feet of any dock,
shoreline, public beach, wharf, bridge structure or
abutment
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Limited the size of boats on Lake Oconee to 30 feet
and prohibiting the use of loud boats (HB 444) to
lower noise and water pollution
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Legislation that offers tax incentives to businesses
that make investments resulting in the conservation
of groundwater, and supported legislation
restricting the amount of groundwater an individual
may access without a permit
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Created the Forest Heritage Trust Fund, which
identifies, acquires and preserves forest areas in
Georgia
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Supported legislation that minimizes the loss or
destruction of trees on state construction sites
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Supported legislation that created a Metro Atlanta
Water Planning District and a Joint Comprehensive
Water Plan Study Committee
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Voted for HB 71, which counteracts the effects of
agricultural water pollution
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Supported SB 500, which makes the City of Atlanta
accountable for their sewer problems
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Voted for legislation that enacted the Wildlife
Violator Compact
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Voted for HB 495, which requires comprehensive
testing for contaminated property
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Voted for HB 470, which created the Hazardous Waste
Trust Fund and HB 1406, which re-authorized funding
for the state’s Hazardous Waste Trust Fund
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Supports the annual clean-up of Lake Oconee called
Rivers Alive, which is part of our statewide effort
to remove trash from Georgia’s waterways
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