ATLANTA— House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the appointment of state Representative Harry Geisinger (R-Roswell) to the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) Energy and Environment Committee. As the presiding officer of the Georgia House of Representatives, Speaker Ralston is charged with selecting members to represent Georgia within SLC.
“I look forward to serving as a member of the SLC Energy and Environment committee since my background is in the energy field,” said Rep. Geisinger.
The Energy and Environment Committee is one of the SLC’s Standing Committees. According to SLC, the Committee has studied clean water programs and water permitting; alternative energy; the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); state compliance with federal clean air and water standards; the future for nuclear power; the role of merchant power plants; the ramifications of deregulation on Southern states; growth and sprawl; and surveyed recent legislative and state public utility activity.
Founded in 1947, the Southern Legislative Conference is the largest of four regional legislative groups operating under the Council of State Governments. The 15 SLC member states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. By working together within the SLC and participating on its committees, Southern state legislative leaders are able to speak in a distinctive, unified voice to address the issues that affect their states and the greater region.
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Representative Harry Geisinger represents the citizens of District 48, which includes portions of Fulton County. He was first elected into the House of Representatives in 1969-1974, and was then was sworn in again in 2005. He currently serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee, and the Secretary of the Natural Resources & Environment Committee. He also serves on the MARTOC and Transportation committees.
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