House Bill 1415 would preserve the Stone Mountain Park footprint assembled between 1959 and 1970, require inventory and State Properties Commission oversight of later-acquired noncore properties, and allow proceeds from potential sales of noncore parcels to support deferred maintenance; the committee passed the bill by voice vote.

Commissioner Rayburn told the Appropriations subcommittee the Department of Natural Resources seeks multiple capital investments and reported results from prior-year programs, including a 4,000+ hog-entry control contest and expanded venison distribution to food banks; funding requests include database replacement, erosion control, Sapelo Island paving and a helicopter replacement.