This legislation requires counties to include a stipulation in "renovation" contracts that only Georgia forest products may be used if they are available.  That requirement currently exists on contracts for constructing, adding to, and repairing facilities.     

The legislation also requires the state to allow the use of Georgia forest products certified through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the American Tree Farm System and the Forest Stewardship Council whenever "green building standards" (i.e., a system or tool to rate the environmental efficiency and sustainability of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a building) are applied for new construction, operations, repair or renovation of any state building."