O.C.G.A. § 12-3-310 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-310
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-310
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Authority” means the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority.

(1) “Authority” means the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority.

(2) “Cost of project” means the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; financing charges; interest prior to and during construction, and for one year after completion of construction; cost of engineering; architectural and legal expenses, cost of plans and specifications, and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; administrative expense; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized by this part. The term also means the construction of any project, the placing of the same in operation, and the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and operation. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under this part for such project.

(2) “Cost of project” means the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; financing charges; interest prior to and during construction, and for one year after completion of construction; cost of engineering; architectural and legal expenses, cost of plans and specifications, and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; administrative expense; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized by this part. The term also means the construction of any project, the placing of the same in operation, and the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and operation. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under this part for such project.

(3) “Islands” means such islands in Lake Lanier as were held by the state under a license from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on March 9, 1962.

(3) “Islands” means such islands in Lake Lanier as were held by the state under a license from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on March 9, 1962.

(3.1) “Master plan” means that document to be created under the auspices of and adopted by the authority of one of its projects and as that master plan may be amended from time to time pursuant to Code Section 12-3-314.1 .

(3.1) “Master plan” means that document to be created under the auspices of and adopted by the authority of one of its projects and as that master plan may be amended from time to time pursuant to Code Section 12-3-314.1 .

(4) “Project” means and includes one or a combination of two or more of the following: buildings, facilities, and all structures; electric, gas, steam, water, and sewerage utilities; and improvements of every kind and character deemed by the authority necessary or convenient for its purposes.

(4) “Project” means and includes one or a combination of two or more of the following: buildings, facilities, and all structures; electric, gas, steam, water, and sewerage utilities; and improvements of every kind and character deemed by the authority necessary or convenient for its purposes.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-99 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-99
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-99
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the director has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of this part or any rule or regulation of the Board of Natural Resources adopted pursuant to this part has occurred, he shall attempt to obtain a remedy with the violator or violators by conference, conciliation, or persuasion.

(a) Whenever the director has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of this part or any rule or regulation of the Board of Natural Resources adopted pursuant to this part has occurred, he shall attempt to obtain a remedy with the violator or violators by conference, conciliation, or persuasion.

(b) In the case of failure of such conference, conciliation, or persuasion to effect a remedy to such violation, the director may issue an order directed to such violator or violators. The order shall specify the provisions of the part or rule or regulation alleged to have been violated and shall order that necessary corrective action be taken within a reasonable time to be prescribed in such order. Any order issued by the director under this part shall be signed by the director. Any such order shall become final unless the person or persons named therein request in writing a hearing before the director no later than 30 days after such order is served on such person or persons.

(b) In the case of failure of such conference, conciliation, or persuasion to effect a remedy to such violation, the director may issue an order directed to such violator or violators. The order shall specify the provisions of the part or rule or regulation alleged to have been violated and shall order that necessary corrective action be taken within a reasonable time to be prescribed in such order. Any order issued by the director under this part shall be signed by the director. Any such order shall become final unless the person or persons named therein request in writing a hearing before the director no later than 30 days after such order is served on such person or persons.

(c) Appeals from this order shall be in compliance with subsection (c) of Code Section 12-2-2 , and also, for the purposes of this part, shall be specifically subject to subsection (a) of Code Section 50-13-19 .

(c) Appeals from this order shall be in compliance with subsection (c) of Code Section 12-2-2 , and also, for the purposes of this part, shall be specifically subject to subsection (a) of Code Section 50-13-19 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-180 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-180
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-180
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Natural Resources.

(1) “Board” means the Board of Natural Resources.

(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of natural resources.

(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of natural resources.

(3) “Division” means the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(3) “Division” means the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(4) “Division director” means the director of the division.

(4) “Division director” means the director of the division.

(5) “Environmental Protection Division” means the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(5) “Environmental Protection Division” means the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-502 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-502
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-502
Status: in_force

The Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority shall cooperate with the committee, its authorized personnel, the Attorney General, the state auditor, the state accounting officer, and other state agencies in order that the charges of the committee, set forth in this part, may be timely and efficiently discharged. The authority shall submit to the committee such reports and data as the committee shall reasonably require of the authority in order that the committee may adequately perform its functions. The Attorney General is authorized to bring appropriate legal actions to enforce any laws specifically or generally relating to the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority. The committee shall, on or before the first day of January of each year, and at such other times as it deems necessary, submit to the General Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations based upon the review of the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority, as set forth in this part.
O.C.G.A. § 12-14-3 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 14 / Section 12-14-3
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-14-3
Status: in_force

(a) Any person owning or having control over any oil or hazardous substance who has knowledge of any spill or release of such oil or who has knowledge of any spill or release of such hazardous substance in a quantity equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity or who has knowledge of a spill or release of an unknown quantity of oil or a hazardous substance shall immediately notify the division through the Department of Natural Resources Emergency Operations Center as soon as that person knows of the spill or release.

(a) Any person owning or having control over any oil or hazardous substance who has knowledge of any spill or release of such oil or who has knowledge of any spill or release of such hazardous substance in a quantity equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity or who has knowledge of a spill or release of an unknown quantity of oil or a hazardous substance shall immediately notify the division through the Department of Natural Resources Emergency Operations Center as soon as that person knows of the spill or release.

(b) This Code section shall not apply to: (1) The application of a pesticide product registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Section 136, et seq., or the Georgia Pesticide Control Act, Code Section 2-7-50, et seq. , or both, when the application of such pesticide is made in a manner consistent with its label or labeling; or (2) Air emissions from animal waste, including decomposing animal waste, at a farm.

(b) This Code section shall not apply to:

(1) The application of a pesticide product registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Section 136, et seq., or the Georgia Pesticide Control Act, Code Section 2-7-50, et seq. , or both, when the application of such pesticide is made in a manner consistent with its label or labeling; or

(1) The application of a pesticide product registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Section 136, et seq., or the Georgia Pesticide Control Act, Code Section 2-7-50, et seq. , or both, when the application of such pesticide is made in a manner consistent with its label or labeling; or

(2) Air emissions from animal waste, including decomposing animal waste, at a farm.

(2) Air emissions from animal waste, including decomposing animal waste, at a farm.

(c) The division shall develop procedures to provide notice to other state, federal, or local governmental agencies.

(c) The division shall develop procedures to provide notice to other state, federal, or local governmental agencies.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-474 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-474
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-474
Status: in_force

(a) The division may fix rentals, fees, prices, and other charges which any user, concessionaire, franchisee, or vendor shall pay to the division for the use of a project or part thereof or combination thereof, and for the goods and services provided by the division in conjunction with such use, as the division may deem necessary or appropriate to provide in connection with such use, and to charge and collect the same. Such rentals, fees, prices, and other charges shall be so fixed and adjusted in respect to the aggregate thereof from a project or any part thereof so as to be reasonably expected to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues of such project and funds available to the division, if any, to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating a project, including the reserves for extraordinary repairs and insurance, unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for, which costs shall be deemed to include the expenses incurred by the division on account of a project for water, light, sewer, and other services furnished by other facilities at such project. Such fees shall be fixed after consideration of input from local governments served by the project to which the fees pertain.

(a) The division may fix rentals, fees, prices, and other charges which any user, concessionaire, franchisee, or vendor shall pay to the division for the use of a project or part thereof or combination thereof, and for the goods and services provided by the division in conjunction with such use, as the division may deem necessary or appropriate to provide in connection with such use, and to charge and collect the same. Such rentals, fees, prices, and other charges shall be so fixed and adjusted in respect to the aggregate thereof from a project or any part thereof so as to be reasonably expected to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues of such project and funds available to the division, if any, to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating a project, including the reserves for extraordinary repairs and insurance, unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for, which costs shall be deemed to include the expenses incurred by the division on account of a project for water, light, sewer, and other services furnished by other facilities at such project. Such fees shall be fixed after consideration of input from local governments served by the project to which the fees pertain.

(b) All those funds generated by the operation of the projects and paid to the division shall be deposited in the Georgia Reservoir Fund established by Code Section 50-23-28 .

(b) All those funds generated by the operation of the projects and paid to the division shall be deposited in the Georgia Reservoir Fund established by Code Section 50-23-28 .

(c) The division may establish the terms and conditions upon which any lessee, sublessee, licensee, user, franchisee, or vendor shall be authorized to use a project as the division may determine necessary or appropriate, subject to the limitations provided for by this article.

(c) The division may establish the terms and conditions upon which any lessee, sublessee, licensee, user, franchisee, or vendor shall be authorized to use a project as the division may determine necessary or appropriate, subject to the limitations provided for by this article.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-185 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-185
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-185
Status: in_force

The division shall advise the director of the Environmental Protection Division on rules and regulations of the Environmental Protection Division governing toxic substance production, use, transport, distribution, and release into the workplace or the environment.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-164 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-164
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-164
Status: in_force

On and after July 1, 1994, each manufacturer or distributor of packaging or packaging components shall make available to purchasers, the board, and the general public, upon request, certificates of compliance which state that the manufacturer's or distributor's packaging or packaging components comply with, or are exempt from, the requirements of this article. If the manufacturer or distributor of the package or packaging component reformulates or creates a new package or packaging component, the manufacturer or distributor shall provide an amended or new certificate of compliance for the reformulated or new package or packaging component.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-111 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-111
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-111
Status: in_force

The State Forestry Commission shall have the power to employ such assistants, technical, clerical, or otherwise, and such other employees as the commission in the exercise of its discretion shall deem necessary or proper to the effectual discharge of the duties and the exercise of the powers of the commission enumerated in this part. The commission shall have the power to fix, prescribe, and change the compensation and duties of any such employees.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-150 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-150
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-150
Status: in_force

The owner of any real property in this state on which any free-flowing artesian well is located or any person having immediate supervision over any real property in this state on which any free-flowing artesian well is located shall have any such artesian well tapped or shall otherwise stop the flow of any such well, except when in use, when the following conditions exist:

(1) When the flow of any such artesian well is greater than one inch in diameter; and

(1) When the flow of any such artesian well is greater than one inch in diameter; and

(2) When any such artesian well is located within a one-half-mile radius of any other free-flowing well.

(2) When any such artesian well is located within a one-half-mile radius of any other free-flowing well.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-71 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-71
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-71
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds that certain real property in Georgia, because it exhibits unique natural characteristics, special historical significance, or particular recreational value, constitutes a valuable heritage which should be available to all Georgians, now and in the future. The General Assembly further finds that much of this real property, because of Georgia's rapid progress over the past decade, has been altered, that its value as part of our heritage has been lost, and that such property which remains is in danger of being irreparably altered. The General Assembly declares, therefore, that there is an urgent public need to preserve important and endangered elements of Georgia's heritage, so as to allow present and future citizens to gain an understanding of their origins in nature and their roots in the culture of the past and to ensure a future sufficiency of recreational resources. The General Assembly asserts the public interest in the state's heritage by creating the Heritage Trust Program which shall be the responsibility of the Governor and the Department of Natural Resources and which shall seek to protect this heritage through the acquisition of fee simple title or lesser interests in valuable properties and by utilization of other available methods.
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-82 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-82
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-82
Status: in_force

This part shall not apply to surface mining activities of the Department of Transportation incident to its activities in constructing, repairing, and maintaining the public road system in Georgia. The provisions of this Code section shall also extend to any person, firm, or corporation contracting with the Department of Transportation to construct, repair, or maintain public roads, provided that such contracts contain standards for the reclamation of the affected surface mining area; provided, further, that such standards have been approved by the division.
O.C.G.A. § 12-7-13 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 12-7-13
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-7-13
Status: in_force

Whenever, in the judgment of the director, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or would constitute a violation of this chapter, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, or any order or permit conditions in a county or municipality which is not certified pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 12-7-8 , he or she may make application to the superior court of the county where such person resides or, if such person is a nonresident of the state, to the superior court of the county in which the violative act or practice has been or is about to be engaged in for an order enjoining such act or practice or for an order requiring compliance with this chapter, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, or the order or permit condition. Upon a showing by the director that such person has engaged in or is about to engage in any such violative act or practice, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order shall be granted without the necessity of showing the lack of an adequate remedy at law.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-153 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-153
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-153
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person disposing of any ginseng harvested in Georgia to fail to report such disposition by January 31 of each year to the Department of Natural Resources. Such report shall be certified by the department and shall include, but shall not be limited to, the amount, by weight, of the ginseng exported; the Georgia county or counties from which the ginseng was harvested; whether the harvested roots were taken from wild or cultivated ginseng; and the location, by state, in which such person disposed of the harvested roots.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-289 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-289
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-289
Status: in_force

The department, through its officers, staff, and game wardens, shall, in addition to its other duties prescribed by law, make reasonable inspections of the marshlands to ascertain whether the requirements of this part and the rules, regulations, and permits promulgated or issued under this part are being faithfully complied with.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-65-3 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-65-3
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-65.3
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, “out-of-state generator” means any large quantity hazardous waste generator generating hazardous waste at a location outside the State of Georgia.

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, “out-of-state generator” means any large quantity hazardous waste generator generating hazardous waste at a location outside the State of Georgia.

(b) As a condition of allowing any out-of-state generator to store, treat, or dispose of hazardous waste at a hazardous waste disposal facility located within the State of Georgia, such out-of-state generator shall prepare and submit to the director upon his request a hazardous waste reduction plan and biennial hazardous waste reduction progress reports in substantial compliance with the requirements of Code Sections 12-8-65.1 and 12-8-65.2 .

(b) As a condition of allowing any out-of-state generator to store, treat, or dispose of hazardous waste at a hazardous waste disposal facility located within the State of Georgia, such out-of-state generator shall prepare and submit to the director upon his request a hazardous waste reduction plan and biennial hazardous waste reduction progress reports in substantial compliance with the requirements of Code Sections 12-8-65.1 and 12-8-65.2 .

(c) No hazardous waste disposal facility shall accept hazardous waste from an out-of-state generator unless the out-of-state generator presents to the owner or operator of the hazardous waste facility certification that the out-of-state generator is in compliance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section. Such certification shall be made under oath or affirmation of the person making such certification that the contents of such certification are true and shall be made by a corporate officer, partner, or owner of such generator. It shall be unlawful to make a false statement on such certification and the making of a false statement shall be punishable as an act of false swearing under Code Section 16-10-71 .

(c) No hazardous waste disposal facility shall accept hazardous waste from an out-of-state generator unless the out-of-state generator presents to the owner or operator of the hazardous waste facility certification that the out-of-state generator is in compliance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Code section. Such certification shall be made under oath or affirmation of the person making such certification that the contents of such certification are true and shall be made by a corporate officer, partner, or owner of such generator. It shall be unlawful to make a false statement on such certification and the making of a false statement shall be punishable as an act of false swearing under Code Section 16-10-71 .

(d) The requirements of Code Sections 12-8-65.1 and 12-8-65.2 and of subsections (a) , (b) , and (c) of this Code section shall not apply to any hazardous waste generator which is a generator as a consequence of any remediation or cleanup programs conducted either voluntarily or through legal actions under either the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 ( Public Law 94-580 , 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq. ), as amended, or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96-510 ), as amended, and shall not apply to a commercial hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility upon certification to the director that because of the nature of its business operation or process such facility cannot meet the waste reduction requirement prescribed under Code Sections 12-8-65.1 and 12-8-65.2 and subsections (a) , (b) , and (c) of this Code section. Such certification shall be made under oath or affirmation of the person making such certification that the contents of such certification are true and shall be made by a corporate officer, partner, or owner of such facility. It shall be unlawful to make a false statement on such certification and the making of such false statement shall be punishable as an act of false swearing under Code Section 16-10-71 .

(d) The requirements of Code Sections 12-8-65.1 and 12-8-65.2 and of subsections (a) , (b) , and (c) of this Code section shall not apply to any hazardous waste generator which is a generator as a consequence of any remediation or cleanup programs conducted either voluntarily or through legal actions under either the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 ( Public Law 94-580 , 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq. ), as amended, or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96-510 ), as amended, and shall not apply to a commercial hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility upon certification to the director that because of the nature of its business operation or process such facility cannot meet the waste reduction requirement prescribed under Code Sections 12-8-65.1 and 12-8-65.2 and subsections (a) , (b) , and (c) of this Code section. Such certification shall be made under oath or affirmation of the person making such certification that the contents of such certification are true and shall be made by a corporate officer, partner, or owner of such facility. It shall be unlawful to make a false statement on such certification and the making of such false statement shall be punishable as an act of false swearing under Code Section 16-10-71 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-200 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-200
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-200
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Director” means the director of the State Forestry Commission.

(1) “Director” means the director of the State Forestry Commission.

(2) “Harvesting” means the various methods or processes of gathering pine straw for preservation, storage, use, or sale.

(2) “Harvesting” means the various methods or processes of gathering pine straw for preservation, storage, use, or sale.

(3) “Landowner” means the person who owns land on which pine straw is harvested or the person having possession, control, or use of such land who has lawful authority to grant permission to harvest pine straw from the land.

(3) “Landowner” means the person who owns land on which pine straw is harvested or the person having possession, control, or use of such land who has lawful authority to grant permission to harvest pine straw from the land.

(4) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.

(4) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.

(5) “Pine straw” means the dead needles of coniferous evergreen trees which have separated from the trees to which they were originally attached.

(5) “Pine straw” means the dead needles of coniferous evergreen trees which have separated from the trees to which they were originally attached.

(6) “Pine straw dealer” means a person who purchases or otherwise obtains pine straw from a seller for the purpose of selling such pine straw at retail or for the purpose of selling such pine straw to another pine straw dealer or for both such purposes. “Pine straw dealer” also includes any person who purchases pine straw directly from a landowner for the purpose of selling such pine straw at retail.

(6) “Pine straw dealer” means a person who purchases or otherwise obtains pine straw from a seller for the purpose of selling such pine straw at retail or for the purpose of selling such pine straw to another pine straw dealer or for both such purposes. “Pine straw dealer” also includes any person who purchases pine straw directly from a landowner for the purpose of selling such pine straw at retail.

(7) “Seller” means a person who exchanges pine straw for money or for any other valuable consideration.

(7) “Seller” means a person who exchanges pine straw for money or for any other valuable consideration.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-53 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-53
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-53
Status: in_force

In order to implement the protective and research policies as outlined in Code Section 12-3-52 , the department will appoint a state archeologist whose duties will be:

(1) To direct, coordinate, and otherwise engage in fundamental archeological research on state lands containing sites or objects of archeological significance and to advise the commissioner of natural resources in permitting or entering into contractual agreements with recognized scientific institutions or qualified individuals to do the same;

(1) To direct, coordinate, and otherwise engage in fundamental archeological research on state lands containing sites or objects of archeological significance and to advise the commissioner of natural resources in permitting or entering into contractual agreements with recognized scientific institutions or qualified individuals to do the same;

(2) To cooperate with other agencies of the state which have authority in areas where sites are located;

(2) To cooperate with other agencies of the state which have authority in areas where sites are located;

(3) To conduct a survey of important archeological sites located on state land and, upon request, to survey and officially to recognize significant archeological sites on privately owned land, thereby encouraging the owner to cooperate with the state to preserve the site;

(3) To conduct a survey of important archeological sites located on state land and, upon request, to survey and officially to recognize significant archeological sites on privately owned land, thereby encouraging the owner to cooperate with the state to preserve the site;

(4) To conduct salvage archeology through data recovery on state sites threatened with destruction;

(4) To conduct salvage archeology through data recovery on state sites threatened with destruction;

(5) To protect, preserve, display, or store objects of archeological significance discovered by field archeology at state sites or discovered during the course of any construction or demolition work;

(5) To protect, preserve, display, or store objects of archeological significance discovered by field archeology at state sites or discovered during the course of any construction or demolition work;

(6) To establish training programs, either independently or in conjunction with institutions of higher learning, in order to disseminate knowledge concerning archeology and its related disciplines; and

(6) To establish training programs, either independently or in conjunction with institutions of higher learning, in order to disseminate knowledge concerning archeology and its related disciplines; and

(7) To encourage the dissemination of archeological facts through the print or electronic publication of reports of archeological research conducted by the department.

(7) To encourage the dissemination of archeological facts through the print or electronic publication of reports of archeological research conducted by the department.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-103 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-103
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-103
Status: in_force

The board shall have the power to adopt, promulgate, modify, amend, and repeal rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of this part as necessary to provide for the investigation and remediation of voluntary remediation properties, to the extent necessary to facilitate the accomplishment of the provisions, purposes, standards, and policies of this part.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-328 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-328
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-328
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as a consent to waiver of immunity under the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution or consent for any other state to exercise regulatory jurisdiction within the boundaries of this state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-562-1 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-562-1
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-562.1
Status: in_force

The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority shall to the maximum extent possible work jointly to realize efficiencies and economies in the operation of their adjacent facilities. The two authorities shall make all possible efforts to consolidate and coordinate marketing, operational, maintenance, property management, and other activities so as to achieve such efficiencies and economies. Not later than September 30, 2010, each such hall of fame authority shall issue a request for proposals for a new location or alternative ownership, management, and operation at the same location for the respective hall of fame facility. Such requests for proposals shall be disseminated to each county and municipal governing authority in the state and shall require that any proposal be submitted not later than December 31, 2010. Any county or municipality wherein such a hall of fame authority is located shall be eligible to submit a proposal; and it is the intention of the General Assembly that such a proposal shall be required as a condition for continued state funding support in a current location. Upon receipt of one or more proposals, the hall of fame authority shall conduct a staff review of each proposal received. A primary consideration in the review of the proposals shall be the effect of each proposal on the current and future operating budgets of the authority and self-sustainability of the authority, including a determination of whether cost savings and operational efficiencies can be effected through moving to a new location or alternative ownership, management, and operation at the same location as proposed. Upon completion of the staff review, the findings shall be submitted to the governing body of the hall of fame authority. Each hall of fame authority shall not later than April 30, 2011, submit to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairpersons of the Senate and House appropriations committees a report detailing the activities of the authority with respect to issuance of the request for proposals, receipt and evaluation of proposals, and the decision of the authority with respect to acceptance of proposals.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-21 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-21
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-21
Status: in_force

(a) The people of the State of Georgia are dependent upon the rivers, streams, lakes, and subsurface waters of the state for public and private water supply and for agricultural, industrial, and recreational uses. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the State of Georgia that the water resources of the state shall be utilized prudently for the maximum benefit of the people, in order to restore and maintain a reasonable degree of purity in the waters of the state and an adequate supply of such waters, and to require where necessary reasonable usage of the waters of the state and reasonable treatment of sewage, industrial wastes, and other wastes prior to their discharge into such waters. To achieve this end, the government of the state shall assume responsibility for the quality and quantity of such water resources and the establishment and maintenance of a water quality and water quantity control program adequate for present needs and designed to care for the future needs of the state, provided that nothing contained in this article shall be construed to waive the immunity of the state for any purpose.

(a) The people of the State of Georgia are dependent upon the rivers, streams, lakes, and subsurface waters of the state for public and private water supply and for agricultural, industrial, and recreational uses. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the State of Georgia that the water resources of the state shall be utilized prudently for the maximum benefit of the people, in order to restore and maintain a reasonable degree of purity in the waters of the state and an adequate supply of such waters, and to require where necessary reasonable usage of the waters of the state and reasonable treatment of sewage, industrial wastes, and other wastes prior to their discharge into such waters. To achieve this end, the government of the state shall assume responsibility for the quality and quantity of such water resources and the establishment and maintenance of a water quality and water quantity control program adequate for present needs and designed to care for the future needs of the state, provided that nothing contained in this article shall be construed to waive the immunity of the state for any purpose.

(b) The achievement of the purposes described in subsection (a) of this Code section requires that the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources be charged with the duty described in that subsection, and that it have the authority to regulate the withdrawal, diversion, or impoundment of the surface waters of the state, and to require the use of reasonable methods after having considered the technical means available for the reduction of pollution and economic factors involved to prevent and control the pollution of the waters of the state.

(b) The achievement of the purposes described in subsection (a) of this Code section requires that the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources be charged with the duty described in that subsection, and that it have the authority to regulate the withdrawal, diversion, or impoundment of the surface waters of the state, and to require the use of reasonable methods after having considered the technical means available for the reduction of pollution and economic factors involved to prevent and control the pollution of the waters of the state.

(c) Further, it is the intent of this article to establish within the executive branch of the government administrative facilities and procedures for determining improper usage of the surface waters of the state and pollution of the waters of the state, and to confer discretionary administrative authority upon the Environmental Protection Division to take these and related circumstances into consideration in its decisions and actions in determining, under the conditions and specific cases, those procedures which will best protect the public interest.

(c) Further, it is the intent of this article to establish within the executive branch of the government administrative facilities and procedures for determining improper usage of the surface waters of the state and pollution of the waters of the state, and to confer discretionary administrative authority upon the Environmental Protection Division to take these and related circumstances into consideration in its decisions and actions in determining, under the conditions and specific cases, those procedures which will best protect the public interest.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-580 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-580
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-580
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall create one or more technical coordinating committees comprised primarily of water and waste-water officials from counties, cities, and authorities in the district. Such committees shall provide additional support to the board and staff for specific areas and issues such as water treatment, waste-water treatment, and storm-water management.

(a) The board shall create one or more technical coordinating committees comprised primarily of water and waste-water officials from counties, cities, and authorities in the district. Such committees shall provide additional support to the board and staff for specific areas and issues such as water treatment, waste-water treatment, and storm-water management.

(b) The board shall create a finance committee which shall meet with the boards and staffs of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Natural Resources for the purpose of developing recommendations for a funding structure for the district and for projects included in the district plans developed pursuant to this article, and that authority and those departments, their boards, and staffs are directed to cooperate with the district in developing such recommendations. The board shall consider the recommendations of the finance committee and forward them as adopted or amended to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairpersons of the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment not later than December 1, 2001. Such recommendations may be updated and revised from time to time thereafter.

(b) The board shall create a finance committee which shall meet with the boards and staffs of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Natural Resources for the purpose of developing recommendations for a funding structure for the district and for projects included in the district plans developed pursuant to this article, and that authority and those departments, their boards, and staffs are directed to cooperate with the district in developing such recommendations. The board shall consider the recommendations of the finance committee and forward them as adopted or amended to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairpersons of the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment not later than December 1, 2001. Such recommendations may be updated and revised from time to time thereafter.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-74 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-74
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-74
Status: in_force

Any order of the hearing officer issued after a hearing as provided in Code Section 12-8-73 or any order of the director issued pursuant to Code Section 12-8-71 or 12-8-96 , either unappealed from as provided in those Code sections or affirmed or modified on any review or appeal pursuant to Code Section 12-8-73 , and from which no further review is taken or allowed under Code Section 12-8-73 , may be filed, as unappealed from or as affirmed or modified, if reviewed or appealed, by certified copy from the director in the superior court of the county wherein the person under order resides, or if such person is a corporation in the county wherein the corporation maintains its principal place of business, or in the county wherein the violation occurred or in which jurisdiction is appropriate, whereupon such superior court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. Such judgment shall have the same effect, and all proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same, as though such judgment had been rendered in an action duly heard and determined by such court.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-35 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-35
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-35
Status: in_force

The division shall be the agency for the administration of the funds granted by the state. The administration of such granted funds shall be done in direct conjunction with the administration of federal funds granted for water pollution control projects.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-199 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-199
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-199
Status: in_force

(a) All revenues in excess of all obligations of the association of every nature which are not otherwise pledged or restricted as to disposition and use by the terms of any trust indenture entered into by the association for the security of bonds issued under this part, together with all receipts and gifts of every kind and nature whatsoever, shall be and become the association fund.

(a) All revenues in excess of all obligations of the association of every nature which are not otherwise pledged or restricted as to disposition and use by the terms of any trust indenture entered into by the association for the security of bonds issued under this part, together with all receipts and gifts of every kind and nature whatsoever, shall be and become the association fund.

(b) The association, in its discretion, shall pledge or utilize the association fund for any one or more of the following purposes: (1) Pledges to the payment of any bond issue requirements, or to sinking or reserve funds, as may be provided for under the terms of this part; (2) Payment of any outstanding unpaid bond obligations or administrative expenses; (3) The most advantageous obtainable purchase, redemption, and retirement of the association's bonds pursuant to privileges accorded to the association in the various issues of bonds outstanding; and (4) Investment or reinvestment in any of the following obligations: (A) Obligations of this state or other states; (B) Obligations issued by the United States; (C) Obligations fully insured or guaranteed by a United States government agency; (D) Obligations of any corporation of the United States; (E) Prime bankers' acceptances; (F) The local government investment pool established by Chapter 83 of Title 36, the “Local Government Investment Pool Act”; (G) Repurchase agreements; (H) Obligations of other political subdivisions of this state; and (I) Certificates of deposit; provided, however, that funds so invested and income from such investments shall always be available to and ultimately expended for other purposes authorized by this chapter.

(b) The association, in its discretion, shall pledge or utilize the association fund for any one or more of the following purposes:

(1) Pledges to the payment of any bond issue requirements, or to sinking or reserve funds, as may be provided for under the terms of this part;

(1) Pledges to the payment of any bond issue requirements, or to sinking or reserve funds, as may be provided for under the terms of this part;

(2) Payment of any outstanding unpaid bond obligations or administrative expenses;

(2) Payment of any outstanding unpaid bond obligations or administrative expenses;

(3) The most advantageous obtainable purchase, redemption, and retirement of the association's bonds pursuant to privileges accorded to the association in the various issues of bonds outstanding; and

(3) The most advantageous obtainable purchase, redemption, and retirement of the association's bonds pursuant to privileges accorded to the association in the various issues of bonds outstanding; and

(4) Investment or reinvestment in any of the following obligations: (A) Obligations of this state or other states; (B) Obligations issued by the United States; (C) Obligations fully insured or guaranteed by a United States government agency; (D) Obligations of any corporation of the United States; (E) Prime bankers' acceptances; (F) The local government investment pool established by Chapter 83 of Title 36, the “Local Government Investment Pool Act”; (G) Repurchase agreements; (H) Obligations of other political subdivisions of this state; and (I) Certificates of deposit; provided, however, that funds so invested and income from such investments shall always be available to and ultimately expended for other purposes authorized by this chapter.

(4) Investment or reinvestment in any of the following obligations:

(A) Obligations of this state or other states;

(A) Obligations of this state or other states;

(B) Obligations issued by the United States;

(B) Obligations issued by the United States;

(C) Obligations fully insured or guaranteed by a United States government agency;

(C) Obligations fully insured or guaranteed by a United States government agency;

(D) Obligations of any corporation of the United States;

(D) Obligations of any corporation of the United States;

(E) Prime bankers' acceptances;

(E) Prime bankers' acceptances;

(F) The local government investment pool established by Chapter 83 of Title 36, the “Local Government Investment Pool Act”;

(F) The local government investment pool established by Chapter 83 of Title 36, the “Local Government Investment Pool Act”;

(G) Repurchase agreements;

(G) Repurchase agreements;

(H) Obligations of other political subdivisions of this state; and

(H) Obligations of other political subdivisions of this state; and

(I) Certificates of deposit;

(I) Certificates of deposit;

provided, however, that funds so invested and income from such investments shall always be available to and ultimately expended for other purposes authorized by this chapter.

(c) After all outstanding bonds or obligations of the association issued to pay the cost of the project or any part thereof have been paid or satisfied by payment redemption and retirement, or otherwise, all revenues from the project in excess of those necessary to maintain, operate, and manage such project (including extensions, renewals, and additions thereto), unless otherwise allocated or pledged as provided in this Code section, shall be paid to the state treasury and become a part of the general funds of the state.

(c) After all outstanding bonds or obligations of the association issued to pay the cost of the project or any part thereof have been paid or satisfied by payment redemption and retirement, or otherwise, all revenues from the project in excess of those necessary to maintain, operate, and manage such project (including extensions, renewals, and additions thereto), unless otherwise allocated or pledged as provided in this Code section, shall be paid to the state treasury and become a part of the general funds of the state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-2 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-2
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-2
Status: in_force

The center is authorized to make application for and receive from the federal government such funds and grants as shall be made available under the Water Research and Development Act of 1978, 42 U.S.C. Section 7801, et seq., and to utilize and disburse such funds for such purposes and projects as will carry out the purposes of the center. The center is also authorized to utilize such moneys as may be made available to it for this purpose as matching funds to federal moneys for necessary expenses of specific water resources research projects which could not be otherwise undertaken under normal grants from the federal government.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-211 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-211
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-211
Status: in_force

The association shall, in the resolution providing for issuance of bonds or in the trust indenture, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to any officer or person who, or any agency, bank, or trust company which, shall act as trustee of such funds and shall hold and apply the same to the purposes expressed in this part, subject to such regulations as this part and such resolution or trust indenture may provide.
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-77 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-77
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-77
Status: in_force

An operator whose permit has been revoked pursuant to this part shall be denied a new permit or a renewal of the old permit to engage in surface mining until he gives assurance satisfactory to the director of the division of his ability and intent to comply fully with this part with respect to the affected land under the revoked permit and the new or renewed permit. Mining by a permitted operator on an unauthorized site while holding other valid surface mining permits shall constitute prima-facie evidence of violation of approved mining land use plans, and any and all surface mining permits which an operator may hold may be suspended or revoked by the director or his authorized representative.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-181 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-181
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-181
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the Department of Natural Resources the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division. The commissioner shall appoint a division director, subject to the approval of the board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(a) There is established within the Department of Natural Resources the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division. The commissioner shall appoint a division director, subject to the approval of the board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(b) Any other provision of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, participation by private businesses and industries in the assistance activities of the division shall be voluntary.

(b) Any other provision of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, participation by private businesses and industries in the assistance activities of the division shall be voluntary.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-161 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-161
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-161
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Natural Resources.

(1) “Board” means the Board of Natural Resources.

(2) “Distributor” means a person who takes title to products or packaging purchased for resale.

(2) “Distributor” means a person who takes title to products or packaging purchased for resale.

(3) “Manufacturer” means a person who offers for sale or sells products or packaging to a distributor.

(3) “Manufacturer” means a person who offers for sale or sells products or packaging to a distributor.

(4) “Package” means a container which provides a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product, including a unit package, intermediate package, or a shipping container. The term “package” also includes, but is not limited to, unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs.

(4) “Package” means a container which provides a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product, including a unit package, intermediate package, or a shipping container. The term “package” also includes, but is not limited to, unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs.

(5) “Packaging component” means any individual assembled part of a package, including but not limited to interior and exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping except for steel strapping which contains less than 100 ppm lead, coatings, closures, inks, labels, and tinplated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification A-623.

(5) “Packaging component” means any individual assembled part of a package, including but not limited to interior and exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping except for steel strapping which contains less than 100 ppm lead, coatings, closures, inks, labels, and tinplated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification A-623.
O.C.G.A. § 12-2-22 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 12-2-22
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-2-22
Status: in_force

Persons appointed to the Board of Natural Resources shall take oath of office and give bond in the sum of $1,000.00 in the usual form required of state officers.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-229 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-229
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-229
Status: in_force

To support the estimation, calculation, reporting, and certification of carbon sequestration results in a consistent format, the commission, in consultation with the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, shall adopt standardized forms that all participants shall use to calculate, report, and certify emissions results.
O.C.G.A. § 12-16-9 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 16 / Section 12-16-9
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-16-9
Status: in_force

When a project of a department, municipality, county, or authority to construct or improve a public road or airport does not exceed $100 million in costs, such project shall not constitute a proposed governmental action which may significantly adversely affect the quality of the environment and the requirements of this article shall not be applicable, except that an environmental evaluation shall be considered in the decision-making process, consistent with paragraph (3) of Code Section 12-16-2 , when it is probable to expect significant adverse impact on historical sites or buildings and cultural resources.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-59 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-59
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-59
Status: in_force

No bonds or other obligations of and no indebtedness incurred by any authority shall constitute an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Georgia or of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision thereof, nor shall any act of any authority in any manner constitute or result in the creation of an indebtedness of this state or of any such county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision. However, provisions of this Code section shall not preclude counties, municipal corporations, or other political subdivisions from choosing to guarantee the bonds, indebtedness, or other obligations of a regional solid waste authority as part of its demonstration of adequate financial responsibility pursuant to this part. All such bonds and obligations shall be payable solely from the revenues therein pledged to such payment, including pledged rentals, sales proceeds, insurance proceeds, and condemnation awards; and no holder or holders of any such bonds or obligation shall ever have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of this state or of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision thereof or to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the state or of any such county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision.
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-144 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-144
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-144
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any speleothems in this state or to export them for sale outside this state without the express written permission of the owner of the cave from which such speleothems were obtained.

(a) It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any speleothems in this state or to export them for sale outside this state without the express written permission of the owner of the cave from which such speleothems were obtained.

(b) Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-577 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-577
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-577
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to July 1 each year, the officers of the board shall submit to the district for adoption a preliminary budget required for the operation of the district during the ensuing calendar year, which shall also be the fiscal year.

(a) Prior to July 1 each year, the officers of the board shall submit to the district for adoption a preliminary budget required for the operation of the district during the ensuing calendar year, which shall also be the fiscal year.

(b) Funding for the district operations shall be derived from the following sources: (1) Dues paid by cities and counties within the district such that the aggregate total of all such dues from all such cities and counties shall be no less than $500,000.00 annually. Such fees shall be raised on a per capita assessment or water-usage fee basis or based on a formula adopted and approved by the local government members of the district; and (2) Appropriated or contracted state funds.

(b) Funding for the district operations shall be derived from the following sources:

(1) Dues paid by cities and counties within the district such that the aggregate total of all such dues from all such cities and counties shall be no less than $500,000.00 annually. Such fees shall be raised on a per capita assessment or water-usage fee basis or based on a formula adopted and approved by the local government members of the district; and

(1) Dues paid by cities and counties within the district such that the aggregate total of all such dues from all such cities and counties shall be no less than $500,000.00 annually. Such fees shall be raised on a per capita assessment or water-usage fee basis or based on a formula adopted and approved by the local government members of the district; and

(2) Appropriated or contracted state funds.

(2) Appropriated or contracted state funds.

(c) The district is specifically empowered to contract or otherwise participate in and to accept grants, funds, gifts, or services from any federal, state, or local government or its agencies or instrumentalities and from private and civic sources and to expend funds received therefrom under provisions as may be required and agreed upon by the district in connection with any program or purpose for which the district exists.

(c) The district is specifically empowered to contract or otherwise participate in and to accept grants, funds, gifts, or services from any federal, state, or local government or its agencies or instrumentalities and from private and civic sources and to expend funds received therefrom under provisions as may be required and agreed upon by the district in connection with any program or purpose for which the district exists.

(d) All funds of the district not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the district in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the district may select.

(d) All funds of the district not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the district in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the district may select.
O.C.G.A. § 12-17-2 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 17 / Section 12-17-2
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-17-2
Status: in_force

On or after July 1, 2017, any construction of a new petroleum pipeline or an extension in this state shall require a permit from the director as provided in this chapter. No construction activity on any portion of a new petroleum pipeline or any extension shall occur unless and until such permit is obtained. Such permit shall be required without regard to whether the petroleum pipeline company intends to exercise any power of eminent domain pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 22 and shall be in addition to any other permits or authorization required under this title or any other provision of state or federal law.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-73 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-73
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-73
Status: in_force

The department may use, for the purposes authorized by Code Sections 12-5-70 through 12-5-72 , such funds as may be from time to time appropriated or allocated therefor.
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-63 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 10 / Section 12-10-63
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-10-63
Status: in_force

(a) There is granted to the director of the State Forestry Commission, as compact administrator and chairman ex officio of the Georgia members of the advisory committee, and to the members from Georgia of the advisory committee all the powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular.

(a) There is granted to the director of the State Forestry Commission, as compact administrator and chairman ex officio of the Georgia members of the advisory committee, and to the members from Georgia of the advisory committee all the powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular.

(b) All officers of the State of Georgia are authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular; it being declared to be the policy of the State of Georgia to perform and carry out the compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof.

(b) All officers of the State of Georgia are authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular; it being declared to be the policy of the State of Georgia to perform and carry out the compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof.

(c) All officers, bureaus, departments, and persons of and in the government or administration of the State of Georgia are authorized and directed at convenient times, and upon request of the compact administrator or of the advisory committee, to furnish such information as they may possess regarding the purposes of the compact to the compact administrator or the advisory committee. They are further authorized to aid the compact administrator or the advisory committee by loan of personnel, equipment, or other means in carrying out the purposes of the compact.

(c) All officers, bureaus, departments, and persons of and in the government or administration of the State of Georgia are authorized and directed at convenient times, and upon request of the compact administrator or of the advisory committee, to furnish such information as they may possess regarding the purposes of the compact to the compact administrator or the advisory committee. They are further authorized to aid the compact administrator or the advisory committee by loan of personnel, equipment, or other means in carrying out the purposes of the compact.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-211 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-211
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-211
Status: in_force

The limitation of liability provided under this article shall also apply to any qualifying prospective purchaser who, after May 1, 2012, has applied for a limitation of liability for a qualifying property and who subsequently obtains the director's approval of a prospective purchaser corrective action plan or concurrence with a certification of compliance for the qualifying property.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-18 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-18
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-18
Status: in_force

When lands are acquired or leased under this part, the director, with the approval of the commission, is authorized to make expenditures of funds, not otherwise obligated, for the management, development, and utilization of such areas and to sell and otherwise dispose of the products from such lands.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-443 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-443
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-443
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority, which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state, a public corporation, and a public authority, and by that name, style, and title may contract and be contracted with, sue in all courts and be sued in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, as provided in Code Section 12-3-451 of this part. The authority shall have all the rights afforded the state by virtue of the Constitution of the United States and nothing in this part shall constitute a waiver of any such rights. The authority shall have perpetual existence.

(a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority, which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state, a public corporation, and a public authority, and by that name, style, and title may contract and be contracted with, sue in all courts and be sued in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, as provided in Code Section 12-3-451 of this part. The authority shall have all the rights afforded the state by virtue of the Constitution of the United States and nothing in this part shall constitute a waiver of any such rights. The authority shall have perpetual existence.

(b) The authority shall not be deemed to be the State of Georgia or an agency thereof.

(b) The authority shall not be deemed to be the State of Georgia or an agency thereof.

(c) The authority is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only.

(c) The authority is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-51 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-51
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-51
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who intentionally or negligently causes or permits any sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes, oil, scum, floating debris, or other substance or substances to be spilled, discharged, or deposited in the waters of the state, resulting in a condition of pollution as defined by this article, shall be liable in damages to the state and any political subdivision thereof for any and all costs, expenses, and injuries occasioned by such spills, discharges, or deposits. The amount of the damages assessed pursuant to this Code section shall include, but shall not be limited to, any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the state or any political subdivision thereof, as the case may be, in cleaning up and abating such spills, discharges, or deposits, and any costs and expenses reasonably incurred in replacing aquatic life destroyed by such spills, discharges, or deposits. Damages to the state shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted in the name of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources and shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. Damages to a political subdivision shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted by such subdivision.

(a) Any person who intentionally or negligently causes or permits any sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes, oil, scum, floating debris, or other substance or substances to be spilled, discharged, or deposited in the waters of the state, resulting in a condition of pollution as defined by this article, shall be liable in damages to the state and any political subdivision thereof for any and all costs, expenses, and injuries occasioned by such spills, discharges, or deposits. The amount of the damages assessed pursuant to this Code section shall include, but shall not be limited to, any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the state or any political subdivision thereof, as the case may be, in cleaning up and abating such spills, discharges, or deposits, and any costs and expenses reasonably incurred in replacing aquatic life destroyed by such spills, discharges, or deposits. Damages to the state shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted in the name of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources and shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. Damages to a political subdivision shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted by such subdivision.

(b) Any person who intentionally, negligently, or accidentally causes or permits any toxic, corrosive, acidic, caustic, or bacterial substance or substances to be spilled, discharged, or deposited in the waters of the state, except by providential cause, in amounts, concentrations, or combinations which are harmful to the public health, safety, or welfare, or to animals, birds, or aquatic life, shall be strictly liable in damages to the state and any political subdivision thereof for any and all costs, expenses, and injuries occasioned by such spills, discharges, or deposits. Damages to the state shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted in the name of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources and shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. Damages to a political subdivision shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted by such subdivision.

(b) Any person who intentionally, negligently, or accidentally causes or permits any toxic, corrosive, acidic, caustic, or bacterial substance or substances to be spilled, discharged, or deposited in the waters of the state, except by providential cause, in amounts, concentrations, or combinations which are harmful to the public health, safety, or welfare, or to animals, birds, or aquatic life, shall be strictly liable in damages to the state and any political subdivision thereof for any and all costs, expenses, and injuries occasioned by such spills, discharges, or deposits. Damages to the state shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted in the name of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources and shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. Damages to a political subdivision shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted by such subdivision.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-500 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-500
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-500
Status: in_force

There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority Overview Committee to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and five members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. The members of the committee shall serve two-year terms concurrent with their terms as members of the General Assembly. The chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the committee, and the vice chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the President of the Senate from the membership of the committee. The chairman and vice chairman shall serve terms of two years concurrent with their terms as members of the General Assembly. Vacancies in an appointed member's position or in the offices of chairman or vice chairman of the committee shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. The committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations of the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority, as well as periodically review and evaluate the success with which the authority is accomplishing its statutory duties and functions as provided in this article.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-277 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-277
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-277
Status: in_force

This part, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-552 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-552
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-552
Status: in_force

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority shall cooperate with the committee, its authorized personnel, the Attorney General, the state auditor, the state accounting officer, and other state agencies in order that the charges of the committee, set forth in this part, may be timely and efficiently discharged. Each authority shall submit to the committee such reports and data as the committee shall reasonably require of each authority in order that the committee may adequately perform its functions. The Attorney General is authorized to bring appropriate legal actions to enforce any laws specifically or generally relating to the two authorities. The committee shall, on or before the first day of January of each year, and at such other times as it deems necessary, submit to the General Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations based upon the review of the two authorities, as set forth in this part.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-121 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-121
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-121
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide in this part for the application of standards for the siting, construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and boreholes so as to protect the public health and the water resources of this state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-521 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-521
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-521
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “ Director ” means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(1) “ Director ” means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(2) “ Division ” means the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(2) “ Division ” means the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(3) “ Water Council ” means the Water Council created by Code Section 12-5-524 .

(3) “ Water Council ” means the Water Council created by Code Section 12-5-524 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-175 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-175
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-175
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Natural Resources shall have the power to require, by regulation, fluoridation of potable public water supplies in incorporated communities lying wholly within this state, provided that in no case should such fluoridation be required at a level greater than one part per million parts of water; provided, further, that any municipality or county and its water system can remove themselves from the terms of this part by referendum called by petition of 10 percent of the registered voters in such political subdivision who voted in the last general election. This applies to a referendum for or against fluoridation.

(a) The Board of Natural Resources shall have the power to require, by regulation, fluoridation of potable public water supplies in incorporated communities lying wholly within this state, provided that in no case should such fluoridation be required at a level greater than one part per million parts of water; provided, further, that any municipality or county and its water system can remove themselves from the terms of this part by referendum called by petition of 10 percent of the registered voters in such political subdivision who voted in the last general election. This applies to a referendum for or against fluoridation.

(b) No incorporated municipality, county, or public or private water authority shall be required to comply with subsection (a) of this Code section unless the state has made available funds for the cost of the fluoridation equipment, the installation of such equipment, and the materials and chemicals required for six months of fluoridation of such potable public water supplies.

(b) No incorporated municipality, county, or public or private water authority shall be required to comply with subsection (a) of this Code section unless the state has made available funds for the cost of the fluoridation equipment, the installation of such equipment, and the materials and chemicals required for six months of fluoridation of such potable public water supplies.

(c) Any person who is deemed allergic to fluoridated water and who finds it necessary, upon the advice of a physician or upon approval by the Department of Public Health, to purchase a device to remove the fluoride from the water may treat the cost of the device as a tax-deductible medical expense.

(c) Any person who is deemed allergic to fluoridated water and who finds it necessary, upon the advice of a physician or upon approval by the Department of Public Health, to purchase a device to remove the fluoride from the water may treat the cost of the device as a tax-deductible medical expense.
O.C.G.A. § 12-13-1 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 13 / Section 12-13-1
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-13-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Georgia Underground Storage Tank Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-14-2 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 14 / Section 12-14-2
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-14-2
Status: in_force

Oil or any hazardous substance spilled or released shall be reported under Code Section 12-14-3 . The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-521 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-521
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-521
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “ Authority ” means the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority.

(1) “ Authority ” means the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority.

(2) “ Classic Center ” means one or more facilities of the Classic Center Authority.

(2) “ Classic Center ” means one or more facilities of the Classic Center Authority.

(3) “ Classic Center Authority ” means the Classic Center Authority for Clarke County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3799), as amended.

(3) “ Classic Center Authority ” means the Classic Center Authority for Clarke County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3799), as amended.

(4) “ Cost of the project ” means the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; financing charges; interest prior to and during construction and for one year after completion of construction; the cost of engineering, architectural, and legal expenses and of plans and specifications and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; administrative expenses; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized in this part, the construction of any project, the placing of the same in operation, and the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and operation. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of such bonds or obligations as may be issued by any authority, department, commission, or agency of the State of Georgia.

(4) “ Cost of the project ” means the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; financing charges; interest prior to and during construction and for one year after completion of construction; the cost of engineering, architectural, and legal expenses and of plans and specifications and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; administrative expenses; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized in this part, the construction of any project, the placing of the same in operation, and the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and operation. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of such bonds or obligations as may be issued by any authority, department, commission, or agency of the State of Georgia.

(5) “ Project ” means and includes one or a combination of two or more of the following: buildings, facilities, and all structures; electric, gas, steam, water, and sewerage utilities; and improvements of every kind and character deemed by the authority necessary or convenient for its purposes.

(5) “ Project ” means and includes one or a combination of two or more of the following: buildings, facilities, and all structures; electric, gas, steam, water, and sewerage utilities; and improvements of every kind and character deemed by the authority necessary or convenient for its purposes.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-246 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-246
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-246
Status: in_force

The superior court of the county in which the land or any part thereof is located or in which jurisdiction is otherwise proper shall have jurisdiction to restrain a violation of this part at the action of any person.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-297 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-297
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-297
Status: in_force

Any person who causes or permits any removal, filling, dredging, or draining or other alteration of marshlands in this state within the estuarine area thereof without first obtaining a permit from the committee shall be liable in damages to the state and any political subdivision thereof for any and all actual or projected costs, expenses, and injuries occasioned by such alteration of the marshlands. The amount of damages assessed pursuant to this Code section shall include, but shall not be limited to, any actual or projected costs and expenses incurred by the state or any political subdivision thereof in restoring as nearly as possible the natural movement of the waters in the marshlands and replacing the vegetation and aquatic life destroyed by any alteration of marshlands. Damages to the state shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted by the department and shall be paid to the department to cover the cost of restoration. Damages to a political subdivision shall be recoverable in a civil action instituted by said subdivision.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-170 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-170
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-170
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Department of Natural Resources to proceed with the making and developing of the plans for administering and maintaining a memorial or shrine at or in the vicinity of Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, to perpetuate the memory of the late Ty Cobb.
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-40 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 12-9-40
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-9-40
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-188 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-188
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-188
Status: in_force

Whenever in the judgment of the director any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute an unlawful action under this part, he may make application to the superior court of the county in which the unlawful act or practice has been or is about to be engaged in or in which jurisdiction is appropriate for an order enjoining such act or practice, or for an order requiring compliance with the part; and upon a showing by the director that such person has engaged in or is about to engage in any such act or practice, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order shall be granted without the necessity of showing lack of an adequate remedy at law.
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-49 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-49
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-49
Status: in_force

In the administration and enforcement of this part, all hearings before an administrative law judge shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” Any party to said hearings (including the director) shall have the right of judicial review in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-256 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-256
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-256
Status: in_force

The authority may sell such bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interests of the authority.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-338 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-338
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-338
Status: in_force

Bonds of the authority shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36. The petition for validation shall also make party defendant to such action any authority, division, subdivision, instrumentality, or agency of the State of Georgia which, or any person who, has contracted with the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority for the use of any building, structure, or facilities for which bonds have been issued and sought to be validated. Such authority, division, subdivision, instrumentality, agency, or person shall be required to show cause, if any, why such contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof should not be inquired into by the court, the validity of the terms thereof determined, and the contract adjudicated as security for the payment of any such bonds of the authority. The bonds when validated and the judgment of validation shall be final and conclusive with respect to such bonds and against the authority issuing the same and against any authority, division, subdivision, instrumentality, department, agency, or person contracting with the authority.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-204 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-204
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-204
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under this part shall have and are declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments laws of this state. Such bonds and the income thereof shall be exempt from all taxation within the state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-123 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-123
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-123
Status: in_force

The members of the commission from the State of Georgia and their alternates shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as members of the commission and alternates at the pleasure of the Governor.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-137 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-137
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-137
Status: in_force

All drilling rigs or commercial vehicles used to drill any well and other equipment used to drill any well by a person who is not a licensed water well contractor or driller or who is not acting under the direction of a professional engineer or professional geologist as required by this part are declared to be contraband subject to forfeiture in accordance with Chapter 16 of Title 9.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-501 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-501
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-501
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages which result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent with the National Contingency Plan or as otherwise directed by the federal on-scene coordinator or by any state official with responsibility for oil spill response.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages which result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent with the National Contingency Plan or as otherwise directed by the federal on-scene coordinator or by any state official with responsibility for oil spill response.

(b) Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply: (1) To a responsible party; (2) With respect to personal injury or wrongful death; (3) If the person is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct; or (4) To a response under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq. ).

(b) Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply:

(1) To a responsible party;

(1) To a responsible party;

(2) With respect to personal injury or wrongful death;

(2) With respect to personal injury or wrongful death;

(3) If the person is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct; or

(3) If the person is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct; or

(4) To a response under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq. ).

(4) To a response under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq. ).

(c) A responsible party shall be liable for any removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under subsection (a) of this Code section.

(c) A responsible party shall be liable for any removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under subsection (a) of this Code section.

(d) Nothing in this Code section shall affect the liability of a responsible party for oil spill response under any applicable state law.

(d) Nothing in this Code section shall affect the liability of a responsible party for oil spill response under any applicable state law.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-8 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-8
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-8
Status: in_force

Not later than June 30, 2009, the board shall adopt new rules and regulations relating to drought management consistent with this chapter and any state-wide water management plan under Article 8 of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to provisions for a drought response committee; drought indicators and triggers; a drought declaration process; and state and local predrought mitigation strategies and drought response strategies. Such predrought mitigation strategies shall be designed to minimize the potential effects of drought. Such drought response strategies shall be measures or actions to be implemented during various stages of drought. Such rules and regulations shall replace any previous drought management plan adopted by the board and shall be revised from time to time as the board deems appropriate.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-331 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-331
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-331
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Natural Resources shall negotiate with the proper authorities of the United States from time to time concerning the development of the rivers of Georgia with particular reference to flood control. The department shall be privileged to appear before committees of Congress concerning appropriations for river development, to gather and disseminate information, and to cooperate with the federal and state authorities toward the development of Georgia's rivers.

(a) The Department of Natural Resources shall negotiate with the proper authorities of the United States from time to time concerning the development of the rivers of Georgia with particular reference to flood control. The department shall be privileged to appear before committees of Congress concerning appropriations for river development, to gather and disseminate information, and to cooperate with the federal and state authorities toward the development of Georgia's rivers.

(b) Such information pertinent to the development of Georgia's rivers as may be obtained by the Department of Natural Resources may be filed from time to time with the Department of Economic Development and, subject to approval of the Governor and the Secretary of State, with the Division of Archives and History.

(b) Such information pertinent to the development of Georgia's rivers as may be obtained by the Department of Natural Resources may be filed from time to time with the Department of Economic Development and, subject to approval of the Governor and the Secretary of State, with the Division of Archives and History.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-573 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-573
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-573
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Board” means the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Governing Board created under Code Section 12-5-575 .

(1) “Board” means the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Governing Board created under Code Section 12-5-575 .

(2) “Director” means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(2) “Director” means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.

(3) “District” means the entity established by this article that shall have planning responsibility for watershed and storm-water management, waste-water management, and water supply and conservation management within the district area.

(3) “District” means the entity established by this article that shall have planning responsibility for watershed and storm-water management, waste-water management, and water supply and conservation management within the district area.

(4) “District area” means any county which has a population of 500,000 or more according to the 2000 United States decennial census or any future such census and all counties geographically contiguous to any such county; provided, however, that any such contiguous county having population of 100,000 or less according to the 2000 United States decennial census or any future such census may, by majority vote of the governing authority thereof and with the written approval of the director, remove itself from the district area. The district area may be expanded from time to time as provided in this article.

(4) “District area” means any county which has a population of 500,000 or more according to the 2000 United States decennial census or any future such census and all counties geographically contiguous to any such county; provided, however, that any such contiguous county having population of 100,000 or less according to the 2000 United States decennial census or any future such census may, by majority vote of the governing authority thereof and with the written approval of the director, remove itself from the district area. The district area may be expanded from time to time as provided in this article.

(5) “Local government” means any county or municipality of this state lying in whole or in part within the district area.

(5) “Local government” means any county or municipality of this state lying in whole or in part within the district area.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-192 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-192
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-192
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a body corporate and politic and instrumentality and public corporation of this state to be known as the Stone Mountain Memorial Association. It shall have perpetual existence. In such name it may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts.

(a) There is created a body corporate and politic and instrumentality and public corporation of this state to be known as the Stone Mountain Memorial Association. It shall have perpetual existence. In such name it may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts.

(b) The association is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only.

(b) The association is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-68 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-68
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-68
Status: in_force

(a) No hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facility shall be operated or maintained by any person unless adequate financial responsibility, by bonding or other methods approved by the director, has been demonstrated to the director to ensure the satisfactory maintenance, operation, closure, and postclosure care of the facility, any corrective action which may be required as a condition of a permit, and payment of any liabilities to third parties as set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to this part.

(a) No hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facility shall be operated or maintained by any person unless adequate financial responsibility, by bonding or other methods approved by the director, has been demonstrated to the director to ensure the satisfactory maintenance, operation, closure, and postclosure care of the facility, any corrective action which may be required as a condition of a permit, and payment of any liabilities to third parties as set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to this part.

(b) The director may require the demonstration of financial responsibility prior to issuing a permit for any hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facility to assure the availability of funds to meet sufficiently the requirements for proper closure, maintenance, or postclosure care of the facility and the hazardous waste contained therein, to assure any corrective action required as a condition of such a permit, and to guarantee payment of any liabilities to third parties as set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to this part. The director is authorized to establish the financial responsibility requirements for permit applicants and classes of permit applicants, including the establishment of a range of monetary amounts.

(b) The director may require the demonstration of financial responsibility prior to issuing a permit for any hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facility to assure the availability of funds to meet sufficiently the requirements for proper closure, maintenance, or postclosure care of the facility and the hazardous waste contained therein, to assure any corrective action required as a condition of such a permit, and to guarantee payment of any liabilities to third parties as set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to this part. The director is authorized to establish the financial responsibility requirements for permit applicants and classes of permit applicants, including the establishment of a range of monetary amounts.

(c) The board may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to this article establishing the criteria for approval, time periods for coverage, and other terms and conditions for the demonstration of financial responsibility required by this article and for the implementation of financial responsibility instruments.

(c) The board may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to this article establishing the criteria for approval, time periods for coverage, and other terms and conditions for the demonstration of financial responsibility required by this article and for the implementation of financial responsibility instruments.

(d) If the director determines that a hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facility has been abandoned, that the owner or operator thereof has become insolvent, or that for any other reason there is a demonstrated inability of the owner or operator to maintain, operate, or close the facility, to carry out postclosure care of the facility, or to carry out corrective action required as a condition of a permit, to the satisfaction of the director, the director may implement the applicable financial responsibility instruments. The proceeds from any applicable financial responsibility instruments shall be deposited in a special account designated as the hazardous waste facility trust fund. The director shall serve as trustee of any such hazardous waste facility trust fund and the funds deposited in any such fund shall be used only for closure, postclosure care, or corrective action required for the facility. The determination of whether there has been an abandonment, default, or other refusal or inability to perform and comply with closure, postclosure, or corrective action requirements shall be made by the director.

(d) If the director determines that a hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facility has been abandoned, that the owner or operator thereof has become insolvent, or that for any other reason there is a demonstrated inability of the owner or operator to maintain, operate, or close the facility, to carry out postclosure care of the facility, or to carry out corrective action required as a condition of a permit, to the satisfaction of the director, the director may implement the applicable financial responsibility instruments. The proceeds from any applicable financial responsibility instruments shall be deposited in a special account designated as the hazardous waste facility trust fund. The director shall serve as trustee of any such hazardous waste facility trust fund and the funds deposited in any such fund shall be used only for closure, postclosure care, or corrective action required for the facility. The determination of whether there has been an abandonment, default, or other refusal or inability to perform and comply with closure, postclosure, or corrective action requirements shall be made by the director.

(e) An order or other action of the director under this Code section shall become final unless a petition for hearing in accordance with Code Section 12-8-73 is filed.

(e) An order or other action of the director under this Code section shall become final unless a petition for hearing in accordance with Code Section 12-8-73 is filed.

(f) In any case where the owner or operator is in bankruptcy, reorganization, or arrangement pursuant to the federal Bankruptcy Code or where, with reasonable diligence, jurisdiction in any state court or any federal court cannot be obtained over an owner or operator likely to be solvent at the time of judgment, any claim arising from conduct for which evidence of financial responsibility must be provided under this Code section may be asserted directly against the guarantor providing such evidence of financial responsibility. In the case of any action pursuant to this subsection, such guarantor shall be entitled to invoke all rights and defenses which would have been available to the owner or operator if any action had been brought against the owner or operator by the claimant and which will have been available to the guarantor if an action had been brought against the guarantor by the owner or operator.

(f) In any case where the owner or operator is in bankruptcy, reorganization, or arrangement pursuant to the federal Bankruptcy Code or where, with reasonable diligence, jurisdiction in any state court or any federal court cannot be obtained over an owner or operator likely to be solvent at the time of judgment, any claim arising from conduct for which evidence of financial responsibility must be provided under this Code section may be asserted directly against the guarantor providing such evidence of financial responsibility. In the case of any action pursuant to this subsection, such guarantor shall be entitled to invoke all rights and defenses which would have been available to the owner or operator if any action had been brought against the owner or operator by the claimant and which will have been available to the guarantor if an action had been brought against the guarantor by the owner or operator.

(g) The total liability of any guarantor shall be limited to the aggregate amount which the guarantor has provided as evidence of financial responsibility to the owner or operator under this part. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit any other state or federal statutory contractual or common law liability of a guarantor to its owner or operator including, but not limited to, the liability of such guarantor for bad faith either in negotiating or in failing to negotiate the settlement of any claim. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to diminish the liability of any person under Section 107 or 111 of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 1 or other, applicable law.

(g) The total liability of any guarantor shall be limited to the aggregate amount which the guarantor has provided as evidence of financial responsibility to the owner or operator under this part. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit any other state or federal statutory contractual or common law liability of a guarantor to its owner or operator including, but not limited to, the liability of such guarantor for bad faith either in negotiating or in failing to negotiate the settlement of any claim. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to diminish the liability of any person under Section 107 or 111 of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 1 or other, applicable law.

1 42 U.S.C.A. § 9607 or 9611.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-245 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-245
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-245
Status: in_force

A forest heritage area which has been acquired by the commission for the Forest Heritage Trust Program may become dedicated as a forest heritage preserve after written recommendation of the commission and approval by Executive Order of the Governor. Any other real property owned by the State of Georgia and under the custody of the commission may be similarly dedicated. The written recommendation shall contain a provision that designates the best and most important use or uses to which the land is to be put. The dedication as a forest heritage preserve shall become effective when the written recommendation and the approval of the Governor are filed with the office of the Secretary of State. The written recommendation and the approval of the Governor shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county or counties in which the forest heritage preserve is located.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-72 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-72
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-72
Status: in_force

Whenever, in the judgment of the director, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or would constitute a violation of this article, the rules and regulations, or any order or permit conditions, he may apply to the superior court of the county in which the violative act or practice has been or is about to be engaged in, or in which jurisdiction is appropriate, for an order enjoining such act or practice or for an order requiring compliance with the article, the rules and regulations, or the order or permit condition. Upon a showing by the director that such person has engaged in or is about to engage in any such violative act or practice, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order shall be granted without the necessity of showing the lack of an adequate remedy at law.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-448 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-448
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-448
Status: in_force

The members of the authority shall be accountable in all respects as trustees. The authority shall keep suitable and proper books and records of all receipts, income, and expenditures of every kind and shall submit each year to the state auditor for inspection all the authority's books, together with the proper statement of the authority's financial position, at the close of its fiscal year, which shall be the same as the fiscal year of the State of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-195 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-195
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-195
Status: in_force

(a) The rentals contracted to be paid by the state or any department, agency, or institution of the state to the association under leases entered upon pursuant to this part shall constitute obligations of the state for the payment of which the good faith of the state is pledged. Such rentals shall be paid as provided in the lease contracts from funds appropriated for such purposes by the terms of the Constitution of Georgia. It shall be the duty of the state or any department, agency, or institution of the state to see to the punctual payment of all such rentals.

(a) The rentals contracted to be paid by the state or any department, agency, or institution of the state to the association under leases entered upon pursuant to this part shall constitute obligations of the state for the payment of which the good faith of the state is pledged. Such rentals shall be paid as provided in the lease contracts from funds appropriated for such purposes by the terms of the Constitution of Georgia. It shall be the duty of the state or any department, agency, or institution of the state to see to the punctual payment of all such rentals.

(b) In the event of any failure or refusal on the part of lessees punctually to perform any covenant or obligation contained in any lease entered upon pursuant to this part, the association may enforce performance by any legal or equitable process against lessees, and consent is given for the institution of any such action.

(b) In the event of any failure or refusal on the part of lessees punctually to perform any covenant or obligation contained in any lease entered upon pursuant to this part, the association may enforce performance by any legal or equitable process against lessees, and consent is given for the institution of any such action.

(c) The association shall be permitted to assign any rental due it by the lessees to a trustee or paying agent as may be required by the terms of any trust indenture entered into by the association.

(c) The association shall be permitted to assign any rental due it by the lessees to a trustee or paying agent as may be required by the terms of any trust indenture entered into by the association.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-237 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-237
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-237
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of each project or combination of projects constructed under this part, including rules and regulations to ensure maximum use or occupancy of each such project.
O.C.G.A. § 12-2-20 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 12-2-20
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-2-20
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Natural Resources Act of 1973.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-75 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-75
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-75
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the director, upon receipt of evidence that the past or present handling, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal of any solid waste or hazardous waste is presenting or may present imminent and substantial endangerment to the environment or to the health of humans, may bring an action as provided in Code Section 12-8-72 to restrain immediately any person, including any past or present generator, past or present transporter, or past or present owner or operator of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility, who has caused or is causing or has contributed or is contributing to such handling, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal to stop such handling, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal or to take such other action as may be necessary. If it is not practicable to assure prompt protection of the environment or the health of humans solely by commencement of such a civil action, the director, with the concurrence of the Governor, may issue such emergency orders as may be necessary to protect the environment or the health of humans who are or may be affected by such past or present handling, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal. Notwithstanding Code Sections 12-8-71 , 12-8-72 , 12-8-73 , 12-8-74 , 12-8-81 , and 12-8-96 , such order shall be immediately effective for a period of not more than 48 hours unless the director brings an action under the first sentence of this Code section before the expiration of such period. Whenever the director brings such an action within such period, such order shall be effective for such period of time as may be authorized by the court pending litigation or thereafter.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-61 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-61
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-61
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Georgia, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health, safety, and well-being of its citizens and to protect and enhance the quality of its environment, to institute and maintain a comprehensive state-wide program for the management of hazardous wastes through the regulation of the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-28 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-28
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-28
Status: in_force

Annual reports shall be made and filed by the division with the Governor and members of the General Assembly.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-201 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-201
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-201
Status: in_force

(a) It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Georgia, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health, safety, and well-being of its citizens and to protect and enhance the quality of its environment, to encourage the clean up, reuse, and redevelopment of properties where there have been releases of hazardous waste, hazardous constituents, and hazardous substances, into the environment.

(a) It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Georgia, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health, safety, and well-being of its citizens and to protect and enhance the quality of its environment, to encourage the clean up, reuse, and redevelopment of properties where there have been releases of hazardous waste, hazardous constituents, and hazardous substances, into the environment.

(b) The General Assembly declares its intent to fund the execution of the public policy set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section by and through the division with application review fees established and collected by the division pursuant to Code Section 12-8-209 . The General Assembly further declares its intent to ensure that the funding provided by the application review fees will not be diverted for any purpose other than the administration of this article by the division. Appropriation of funds to the Department of Natural Resources for inclusion in the hazardous waste trust fund continued in existence by subsection (a) of Code Section 12-8-95 shall be deemed consistent with this declaration of legislative intent.

(b) The General Assembly declares its intent to fund the execution of the public policy set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section by and through the division with application review fees established and collected by the division pursuant to Code Section 12-8-209 . The General Assembly further declares its intent to ensure that the funding provided by the application review fees will not be diverted for any purpose other than the administration of this article by the division. Appropriation of funds to the Department of Natural Resources for inclusion in the hazardous waste trust fund continued in existence by subsection (a) of Code Section 12-8-95 shall be deemed consistent with this declaration of legislative intent.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-300 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-300
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-300
Status: in_force

Any other provision of this part to the contrary notwithstanding, the authority shall not incur any debt of any kind, whether through contract, mortgage, or otherwise, or encumber any real or personal property in any manner unless such action has been approved in advance, in writing, by the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission as defined by Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph VII of the Constitution and Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50, the “Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-240 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-240
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-240
Status: in_force

A copy of every permit issued to an applicant shall be prominently displayed within the area of proposed activity. If the committee deems it advisable, the applicant may be required to cause a sign to be erected bearing the permit number, date of issuance, name of applicant, and such other information as the committee may reasonably require. The committee may specify the type of and, within reasonable dimensions, the size of the sign.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-93 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-93
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-93
Status: in_force

(a) The funds required to carry out this part and provide for the coordinated protection of uncontrolled fire on all forest lands in the State of Georgia may be provided from annual appropriations made by the General Assembly for this purpose.

(a) The funds required to carry out this part and provide for the coordinated protection of uncontrolled fire on all forest lands in the State of Georgia may be provided from annual appropriations made by the General Assembly for this purpose.

(b) In the event any county desires forest fire protection, the county shall enter into an agreement with the State Forestry Commission, and such agreement shall provide for the payment to the commission of an amount reasonably related to the actual cost of providing forest fire protection. Such amount shall be calculated per forest acre of privately owned forest land. Forest acres of privately owned land shall be based upon the most recent United States Forest Service survey for Georgia.

(b) In the event any county desires forest fire protection, the county shall enter into an agreement with the State Forestry Commission, and such agreement shall provide for the payment to the commission of an amount reasonably related to the actual cost of providing forest fire protection. Such amount shall be calculated per forest acre of privately owned forest land. Forest acres of privately owned land shall be based upon the most recent United States Forest Service survey for Georgia.

(c) Any agreement in existence on July 1, 2010, between a county and the commission providing for a different percentage or amount of payment shall be changed so as to provide for the payment of an amount reasonably related to the actual cost of providing forest fire protection. Such amount shall be calculated per forest acre.

(c) Any agreement in existence on July 1, 2010, between a county and the commission providing for a different percentage or amount of payment shall be changed so as to provide for the payment of an amount reasonably related to the actual cost of providing forest fire protection. Such amount shall be calculated per forest acre.

(d) Any county may levy a tax to provide the additional funds required for fire protection under this part.

(d) Any county may levy a tax to provide the additional funds required for fire protection under this part.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-566 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-566
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-566
Status: in_force

The authority is authorized to exercise such of the police powers of the state as may be necessary to maintain peace and order and to enforce any and all zoning, use, and personal conduct restrictions upon the properties, facilities, and persons under its jurisdiction to the extent that such is lawful under the laws of the United States and this state. The authority may delegate all or any part of the performance of these functions temporarily or permanently to the state or to the county in which its facilities are located.
O.C.G.A. § 12-7-2 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 12-7-2
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-7-2
Status: in_force

It is found that soil erosion and sediment deposition onto lands and into waters within the watersheds of this state are occurring as a result of widespread failure to apply proper soil erosion and sedimentation control practices in land clearing, soil movement, and construction activities and that such erosion and sediment deposition result in pollution of state waters and damage to domestic, agricultural, recreational, fish and wildlife, and other resource uses. It is therefore declared to be the policy of this state and the intent of this chapter to strengthen and extend the present erosion and sediment control activities and programs of this state and to provide for the establishment and implementation of a state-wide comprehensive soil erosion and sediment control program to conserve and protect the land, water, air, and other resources of this state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-44 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 12-9-44
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-9-44
Status: in_force

This article shall operate uniformly throughout the state. The provisions and requirements of this article shall apply in each county or any portion of a county which has been designated by the USEPA in the Code of Federal Regulations as a county or area included within a nonattainment area and which the board designates, through regulation, as a county or area where the excess levels of ozone or carbon monoxide or both are directly related to emissions of hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, or carbon monoxide from responsible motor vehicles registered in such county or area. This article shall continue to apply in each such county or portion of a county so designated until the USEPA removes such county or area from the Code of Federal Regulations as a nonattainment area and approves an air quality implementation plan which allows the state to maintain the NAAQS in such county without a vehicle inspection program.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-255 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-255
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-255
Status: in_force

All revenue bonds issued under this part shall have and are declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments law of the state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-12 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 12-9-12
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-9-12
Status: in_force

Whenever in the judgment of the director any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute an unlawful action under this article, he may make application to the superior court of the county in which the unlawful act or practice has been or is about to be engaged in, or in which jurisdiction is appropriate, for an order enjoining such act or practice or for an order requiring compliance with this article. Upon a showing by the director that such person has engaged in or is about to engage in any such act or practice, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order shall be granted without the necessity of showing lack of an adequate remedy of law.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-379 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-379
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-379
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall have the right to direct and conduct such investigations as it may reasonably deem necessary to carry out its duties as prescribed in this part. For this purpose, the employees of the division or any authorized representatives shall have the right to enter at reasonable times on any property, public or private, for the purpose of investigating the condition, construction, or operation of any dam or other artificial barrier dealt with in this part. Such employees or representatives shall also have the right to require written statements or the filing of reports with respect to pertinent questions relating to the construction or operation of any dam; provided, however, that no person shall be required to disclose any secret formula, processes, or methods used in any manufacturing operation or any confidential information concerning business activities carried on by him or under his supervision.

(a) The division shall have the right to direct and conduct such investigations as it may reasonably deem necessary to carry out its duties as prescribed in this part. For this purpose, the employees of the division or any authorized representatives shall have the right to enter at reasonable times on any property, public or private, for the purpose of investigating the condition, construction, or operation of any dam or other artificial barrier dealt with in this part. Such employees or representatives shall also have the right to require written statements or the filing of reports with respect to pertinent questions relating to the construction or operation of any dam; provided, however, that no person shall be required to disclose any secret formula, processes, or methods used in any manufacturing operation or any confidential information concerning business activities carried on by him or under his supervision.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse entry or access to any authorized representative of the division who requests entry for purposes of inspection and who presents appropriate credentials. It shall also be unlawful to obstruct, hamper, or interfere with any such representative while in the process of carrying out his official duties.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse entry or access to any authorized representative of the division who requests entry for purposes of inspection and who presents appropriate credentials. It shall also be unlawful to obstruct, hamper, or interfere with any such representative while in the process of carrying out his official duties.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-220 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-220
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-220
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-8 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-8
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-8
Status: in_force

The commissioner of natural resources, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to establish a fund to be known as the state assistance fund which may be used to match federal, municipal, and county funds to acquire lands for recreational purposes and to improve, expand, develop, or construct outdoor recreation facilities. Such fund cannot be used to finance more than 25 percent of the total cost of each local project for such purpose, and each local authority improving, expanding, developing, or constructing such local outdoor recreation facilities shall be required to finance at least 25 percent of the total cost of each such project before any state funds can be utilized. No state funds shall be available to such local units unless such projects shall be approved by the federal government.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-571 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-571
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-571
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly recognizes the value of the metropolitan North Georgia area watersheds for water supply, recreation, habitat for fish and wildlife, economic prosperity, and quality of life. The General Assembly finds that adequate supplies of clean water for drinking and other purposes constitute the lifeblood of the metropolitan North Georgia area and are, therefore, essential to the health, welfare, and economic progress of the area. The purpose of this article is to create a planning entity dedicated to developing comprehensive regional and watershed-specific plans to be implemented by local governments in the district. These plans will protect water quality and public water supplies in and downstream of the region, protect recreational values of the waters in and downstream of the region, and minimize potential adverse impacts of development on waters in and downstream of the region.

(a) The General Assembly recognizes the value of the metropolitan North Georgia area watersheds for water supply, recreation, habitat for fish and wildlife, economic prosperity, and quality of life. The General Assembly finds that adequate supplies of clean water for drinking and other purposes constitute the lifeblood of the metropolitan North Georgia area and are, therefore, essential to the health, welfare, and economic progress of the area. The purpose of this article is to create a planning entity dedicated to developing comprehensive regional and watershed-specific plans to be implemented by local governments in the district. These plans will protect water quality and public water supplies in and downstream of the region, protect recreational values of the waters in and downstream of the region, and minimize potential adverse impacts of development on waters in and downstream of the region.

(b) The General Assembly finds that the waters and watersheds of the district are natural resources, environments, and vital areas within the meaning of Article III, Section VI, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia .

(b) The General Assembly finds that the waters and watersheds of the district are natural resources, environments, and vital areas within the meaning of Article III, Section VI, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia .
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-530 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-530
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-530
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority and in connection therewith the provisions of Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 shall be fully applicable.
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-9 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-12-9
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-12-9
Status: in_force

(a) The director may refuse to grant a license to an applicant or may revoke or suspend the license of a person licensed by the director for cause, including but not limited to the following: (1) Making any false statement or giving any false information in connection with an application for license, including an application for renewal; (2) Violation of this chapter or violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter; or (3) Failure to demonstrate the qualifications or standards for licensure contained in this chapter or in the rules and regulations of the board. It shall be incumbent upon the applicant to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that he or she meets all the requirements for licensure; and, if the director is not satisfied as to the applicant's qualifications, he or she shall have the power to deny such licensure.

(a) The director may refuse to grant a license to an applicant or may revoke or suspend the license of a person licensed by the director for cause, including but not limited to the following:

(1) Making any false statement or giving any false information in connection with an application for license, including an application for renewal;

(1) Making any false statement or giving any false information in connection with an application for license, including an application for renewal;

(2) Violation of this chapter or violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter; or

(2) Violation of this chapter or violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter; or

(3) Failure to demonstrate the qualifications or standards for licensure contained in this chapter or in the rules and regulations of the board. It shall be incumbent upon the applicant to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that he or she meets all the requirements for licensure; and, if the director is not satisfied as to the applicant's qualifications, he or she shall have the power to deny such licensure.

(3) Failure to demonstrate the qualifications or standards for licensure contained in this chapter or in the rules and regulations of the board. It shall be incumbent upon the applicant to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that he or she meets all the requirements for licensure; and, if the director is not satisfied as to the applicant's qualifications, he or she shall have the power to deny such licensure.

(b) Review of a decision of the director under this chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.”

(b) Review of a decision of the director under this chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-203 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-203
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-203
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell pine straw to a pine straw dealer or seller within the State of Georgia without presenting to the pine straw dealer or seller a certificate of harvest or landowner's certificate of harvest.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell pine straw to a pine straw dealer or seller within the State of Georgia without presenting to the pine straw dealer or seller a certificate of harvest or landowner's certificate of harvest.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any pine straw dealer or seller within the State of Georgia to purchase pine straw without first obtaining a certificate of harvest or landowner's certificate of harvest from the seller.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any pine straw dealer or seller within the State of Georgia to purchase pine straw without first obtaining a certificate of harvest or landowner's certificate of harvest from the seller.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-336 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-336
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-336
Status: in_force

The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds issued under this part and then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon. The issuance of such revenue refunding bonds, the maturities, and all other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the duties of the authority in respect to the same shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this part insofar as the same may be applicable.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-1 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-1
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-1
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Commission” means the State Forestry Commission.

(1) “Commission” means the State Forestry Commission.

(2) “Director” means the director of the State Forestry Commission.

(2) “Director” means the director of the State Forestry Commission.
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-17 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 12-9-17
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-9-17
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to represent the director or designate some member of his staff to represent the director in all actions in connection with this article.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-200 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-200
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-200
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Brownfield Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-140 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-140
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-140
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Cave Protection Act of 1977.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-7-5 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 12-7-5
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-7-5
Status: in_force

The board, by appropriate rules and regulations, shall adopt the procedures governing land-disturbing activities which are conducted in those counties and municipalities which do not have in effect an ordinance conforming to this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall be developed by the division in consultation with the commission and shall contain provisions which meet those minimum requirements set forth in Code Section 12-7-6 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-340 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-340
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-340
Status: in_force

(a) Every member of the authority and every employee of the authority who knowingly has any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract to which the authority is or is about to become a party, or in any other business of the authority, or in any firm or corporation doing business with the authority, shall make full disclosure of such interest to the authority. Failure to disclose such an interest shall constitute cause for which an authority member may be removed or an employee discharged or otherwise disciplined at the discretion of the authority.

(a) Every member of the authority and every employee of the authority who knowingly has any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract to which the authority is or is about to become a party, or in any other business of the authority, or in any firm or corporation doing business with the authority, shall make full disclosure of such interest to the authority. Failure to disclose such an interest shall constitute cause for which an authority member may be removed or an employee discharged or otherwise disciplined at the discretion of the authority.

(b) Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16, Code Sections 16-10-21 , 16-10-22 , and Code Sections 16-10-92 and 16-10-93 , regulating the conduct of officers, employees, and agents of political subdivisions, municipal and other public corporations, and other public organizations, shall be applicable to the conduct of members, officers, employees, and agents of the authority.

(b) Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16, Code Sections 16-10-21 , 16-10-22 , and Code Sections 16-10-92 and 16-10-93 , regulating the conduct of officers, employees, and agents of political subdivisions, municipal and other public corporations, and other public organizations, shall be applicable to the conduct of members, officers, employees, and agents of the authority.

(c) Any contract or transaction of the authority involving a conflict of interest not disclosed under subsection (a) of this Code section, or involving a violation of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16, Code Sections 16-10-21 , 16-10-22 , and Code Sections 16-10-92 and 16-10-93 , or involving a violation of any other provision of law regulating conflicts of interest which is applicable to the authority or its members, officers, or employees shall be voidable by the authority.

(c) Any contract or transaction of the authority involving a conflict of interest not disclosed under subsection (a) of this Code section, or involving a violation of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16, Code Sections 16-10-21 , 16-10-22 , and Code Sections 16-10-92 and 16-10-93 , or involving a violation of any other provision of law regulating conflicts of interest which is applicable to the authority or its members, officers, or employees shall be voidable by the authority.
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-21 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 12-9-21
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-9-21
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to grant to the Board of Natural Resources, department, division, or director any jurisdiction or authority to make any rule, regulation, recommendation, or determination or to enter any order:

(1) With respect to air conditions existing solely within the property boundaries of commercial and industrial plants, works, or operations if such locations are not subject to regulation under the federal act;

(1) With respect to air conditions existing solely within the property boundaries of commercial and industrial plants, works, or operations if such locations are not subject to regulation under the federal act;

(2) Affecting the relations between employers and employees with respect to or arising out of any air conditions if such relations are not subject to regulation under the federal act; except that a source which uses a supplemental or intermittent control system for purposes of complying with an order issued by the director under Code Section 12-9-13 or the administrator under 42 U.S.C. Section 7413(d) may not temporarily reduce the pay of any employee by reason of the use of supplemental or intermittent or other dispersion dependent control systems for control of emissions of air pollutants;

(2) Affecting the relations between employers and employees with respect to or arising out of any air conditions if such relations are not subject to regulation under the federal act; except that a source which uses a supplemental or intermittent control system for purposes of complying with an order issued by the director under Code Section 12-9-13 or the administrator under 42 U.S.C. Section 7413(d) may not temporarily reduce the pay of any employee by reason of the use of supplemental or intermittent or other dispersion dependent control systems for control of emissions of air pollutants;

(3) Limiting or restricting the owners of any forest land from burning over their own land, provided that such burning is consistent with the requirements of the federal act; or

(3) Limiting or restricting the owners of any forest land from burning over their own land, provided that such burning is consistent with the requirements of the federal act; or

(4) Limiting or restricting burning over any agricultural tract, lot, or parcel greater than five acres for purposes of any existing, expanded, or new agricultural operations as such term is defined by Code Section 1-3-3 , provided that such burning is consistent with the requirements of the federal act and is limited to vegetative material.

(4) Limiting or restricting burning over any agricultural tract, lot, or parcel greater than five acres for purposes of any existing, expanded, or new agricultural operations as such term is defined by Code Section 1-3-3 , provided that such burning is consistent with the requirements of the federal act and is limited to vegetative material.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-63 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-63
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-63
Status: in_force

The division shall be the state agency to administer this article. The director shall be the official charged with the primary responsibility for the enforcement of this article. In exercising any authority or power granted by this article and in fulfilling his duties under this article, the director shall conform to and implement the policies outlined in this article.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-232 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-232
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-232
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Jekyll Island--State Park Authority, which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title such body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts. The authority may delegate to one or more of its members, or to its officers, agents, and employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper. The authority shall exist for 99 years and, upon the expiration thereof, shall exist for an additional 40 years.

(a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Jekyll Island--State Park Authority, which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title such body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts. The authority may delegate to one or more of its members, or to its officers, agents, and employees, such powers and duties as it may deem proper. The authority shall exist for 99 years and, upon the expiration thereof, shall exist for an additional 40 years.

(b) The authority is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only.

(b) The authority is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only.
O.C.G.A. § 12-15-3 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 15 / Section 12-15-3
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-15-3
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Construction period” means the period of time during which a valid construction permit is in effect for a construction site.

(1) “Construction period” means the period of time during which a valid construction permit is in effect for a construction site.

(2) “Construction site” means the property designated in a valid construction permit issued by the local government having jurisdiction of construction.

(2) “Construction site” means the property designated in a valid construction permit issued by the local government having jurisdiction of construction.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Natural Resources.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Natural Resources.

(4) “Sewage” means human excreta, all water carried wastes, and liquid waste, including gray water or similar waste by-products.

(4) “Sewage” means human excreta, all water carried wastes, and liquid waste, including gray water or similar waste by-products.

(5) “Sewage holding tank” means a portable receptacle used on a temporary basis for containing sewage from flush toilets not connected to a public sewer system or an approved on-site sewage management system.

(5) “Sewage holding tank” means a portable receptacle used on a temporary basis for containing sewage from flush toilets not connected to a public sewer system or an approved on-site sewage management system.

(6) “Sewage holding tank system” means a closed system including the plumbing fixtures and connections to the sewage holding tanks.

(6) “Sewage holding tank system” means a closed system including the plumbing fixtures and connections to the sewage holding tanks.

(7) “Special event” means any activity attracting more than 50 persons which is sponsored, organized, promoted, managed, or financed by any person, group, partnership, organization, corporation, business, or government entity where individuals congregate to participate in or observe an activity in outdoor or portable enclosed or semienclosed structures for more than two consecutive hours.

(7) “Special event” means any activity attracting more than 50 persons which is sponsored, organized, promoted, managed, or financed by any person, group, partnership, organization, corporation, business, or government entity where individuals congregate to participate in or observe an activity in outdoor or portable enclosed or semienclosed structures for more than two consecutive hours.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-481 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-481
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-481
Status: in_force

It is found, determined, and declared that the carrying out of the purposes of the division as defined in this article is in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and that the purposes are public purposes; that the division will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this article; and that the activities authorized in this article will develop and promote trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities to the public good and the general welfare and promote the general welfare of the state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-153 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-153
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-153
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of any person owning or having supervision of any real property affected by this part to comply with the requirements of this part by not later than January 1, 1970. Any such person failing to comply with such requirements by such date shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. After such date, each day of continuing failure to comply with such requirements shall constitute a separate offense.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-585 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-585
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-585
Status: in_force

Any district plan required to include an element of education and public awareness shall describe those measures to be taken by the district and recommendations for measures to be taken by other state agencies or local governments, by public education institutions, or by any other public or semi-public entity. The district shall make these recommendations known to the affected entities and strive to coordinate educational and public awareness efforts. The district's efforts shall be designed to reach 75 to 90 percent of the population in the district within five years.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-20 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-20
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-20
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-484 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-484
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-484
Status: in_force

There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the Georgia Water Supply Act Legislative Oversight Committee, to be composed of the members of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee. The chairpersons of such committees shall serve as cochairpersons of the oversight committee. The oversight committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations of the division, as well as periodically review and evaluate the success with which the division is accomplishing its statutory duties and functions as provided in this article. The oversight committee may conduct any independent audit or investigation of the division it deems necessary.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-447 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-447
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-447
Status: in_force

In that the real and personal property of the authority is public property, title by adverse possession or prescription shall not run against the authority or the real and personal property of the authority, and there shall be no application of or ripening or perfection of title by the doctrine of adverse possession or prescription against the authority or against the real and personal property of the authority.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-320 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-320
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-320
Status: in_force

The authority is empowered to survey, subdivide, improve, and lease as subdivided any of the property of the islands in Lake Lanier.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-324 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-324
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-324
Status: in_force

The board shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of the Georgia coastal management program in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-370 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-370
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-370
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Safe Dams Act of 1978.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-7-11 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 12-7-11
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-7-11
Status: in_force

(a) Within the time specified by Code Section 12-7-9 , the local issuing authority shall issue or deny the permit. The local issuing authority, upon denial of a permit, shall state its reasons for the denial, setting forth specifically wherein such application is found to be deficient. Any land-disturbing activity permitted under this chapter shall be carried out in accordance with this chapter and the ordinance, resolution, or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this chapter. The local issuing authority shall specify on the permit the conditions under which the activity may be undertaken.

(a) Within the time specified by Code Section 12-7-9 , the local issuing authority shall issue or deny the permit. The local issuing authority, upon denial of a permit, shall state its reasons for the denial, setting forth specifically wherein such application is found to be deficient. Any land-disturbing activity permitted under this chapter shall be carried out in accordance with this chapter and the ordinance, resolution, or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this chapter. The local issuing authority shall specify on the permit the conditions under which the activity may be undertaken.

(b) The permit may be suspended, revoked, or modified by the local issuing authority, as to all or any portion of the land affected by the plan, upon a finding that the holder or his or her successor in title is not in compliance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan or that the holder or his or her successor in title is in violation of this chapter or any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation adopted or promulgated pursuant to this chapter. A holder of a permit shall notify any successor in title to him or her as to all or any portion of the land affected by the approved plan of the conditions contained in the permit.

(b) The permit may be suspended, revoked, or modified by the local issuing authority, as to all or any portion of the land affected by the plan, upon a finding that the holder or his or her successor in title is not in compliance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan or that the holder or his or her successor in title is in violation of this chapter or any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation adopted or promulgated pursuant to this chapter. A holder of a permit shall notify any successor in title to him or her as to all or any portion of the land affected by the approved plan of the conditions contained in the permit.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-316 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-316
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-316
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the power to contract for or to provide for and maintain a security force with respect to the facilities and property owned, leased, operated, or under the control of the authority, and within the territory thereof. The security force shall have the duty to protect persons and property, dispense unlawful or dangerous assemblages, control pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and otherwise preserve and protect the public peace, health, and safety. For these purposes, a member of such force shall be a peace officer and, as such, shall have authority equivalent to the authority of a policeman or law enforcement officer of the county in which he is discharging his duties.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-216 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-216
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-216
Status: in_force

While any of the bonds issued by the association remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the association or of its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of such bonds; nor will the state itself in any way obstruct, prevent, impair, or render impossible the due and faithful performance of all project rental or lease contracts and all the covenants thereof entered into under this part. This part shall be for the benefit of the state, the association, and each and every holder of the association's bonds and, upon and after the issuance of bonds under this part, shall constitute an irrevocable contract with the holders of such bonds.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-61 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-61
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-61
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall use in connection with his name or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending directly or indirectly to convey the impression that he is a registered forester without first having been licensed and registered as a registered forester as provided in this part.

(a) No person shall use in connection with his name or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending directly or indirectly to convey the impression that he is a registered forester without first having been licensed and registered as a registered forester as provided in this part.

(b) Except as specifically authorized under this part, no person shall engage in the practice of professional forestry, as defined in this part, or in any manner advertise or hold himself out as engaged in such practice without first being licensed as a registered forester under this part.

(b) Except as specifically authorized under this part, no person shall engage in the practice of professional forestry, as defined in this part, or in any manner advertise or hold himself out as engaged in such practice without first being licensed as a registered forester under this part.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Code section or any other provisions of this part, nothing in this part shall be construed as preventing or prohibiting any person from managing or otherwise conducting forestry practices on land owned, leased, rented, or held by such person; nor shall anything in this part prohibit any regular employee or official of any person, corporation, agency, institution, or other entity from engaging in professional or other forestry practices on lands owned, leased, rented, or held by such person, corporation, agency, or other entity; nor shall anything in this part prohibit any graduate of a school of forestry from practicing forestry under supervision as authorized in Code Section 12-6-49 so as to qualify for licensing as provided in that Code section.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Code section or any other provisions of this part, nothing in this part shall be construed as preventing or prohibiting any person from managing or otherwise conducting forestry practices on land owned, leased, rented, or held by such person; nor shall anything in this part prohibit any regular employee or official of any person, corporation, agency, institution, or other entity from engaging in professional or other forestry practices on lands owned, leased, rented, or held by such person, corporation, agency, or other entity; nor shall anything in this part prohibit any graduate of a school of forestry from practicing forestry under supervision as authorized in Code Section 12-6-49 so as to qualify for licensing as provided in that Code section.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-25 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-25
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-25
Status: in_force

The committee shall report in each of its annual reports to the chairperson of the standing committees of each house of the General Assembly whether or not any of the authorities named in this part have undertaken activities having a projected cost of over $1 million without having first evaluated the feasibility of involving private persons or entities in the development, construction, operation, and management of the authority's existing projects and such proposed activities or has failed to file a copy of such evaluation with the Office of Planning and Budget.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-29-2 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-29-2
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-29.2
Status: in_force

(a) Any information relating to secret processes, devices, or methods of manufacture or production, or quantities and sources of recovered materials being privately processed, obtained by the director or his agents in the administration of this part shall be kept confidential.

(a) Any information relating to secret processes, devices, or methods of manufacture or production, or quantities and sources of recovered materials being privately processed, obtained by the director or his agents in the administration of this part shall be kept confidential.

(b) In the event the employment of the director or his agents with the department terminates for any reason, the confidentiality requirement outlined in subsection (a) of this Code section shall continue to apply to such persons. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Such criminal penalty shall be in addition to such civil remedies as may be available to any party.

(b) In the event the employment of the director or his agents with the department terminates for any reason, the confidentiality requirement outlined in subsection (a) of this Code section shall continue to apply to such persons. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Such criminal penalty shall be in addition to such civil remedies as may be available to any party.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-19 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-19
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-19
Status: in_force

The director, with the approval of the commission, is authorized to establish and from time to time alter rules and regulations governing the use, occupancy, and protection of the land and property under the commission's control and to preserve the peace therein. The director, with the approval of the commission, shall have full power and authority to exchange, sell, or lease lands under its jurisdiction when in the judgment of the director and the commission it is advantageous to the state to do so in the highest orderly development and management of state forests, provided that such lease, sale, or exchange shall not be contrary to the terms of any contract which the commission has entered into.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-93 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-93
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-93
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Department of Natural Resources under this article, and it shall have the power and authority, to:

(1) Determine the acceptance or rejection of areas of special scientific interest that may be offered as a donation by individuals or organizations for preservation;

(1) Determine the acceptance or rejection of areas of special scientific interest that may be offered as a donation by individuals or organizations for preservation;

(2) Make recommendations to appropriate federal agencies or national scientific organizations of areas in the state that are considered worthy to be listed as natural areas of national importance;

(2) Make recommendations to appropriate federal agencies or national scientific organizations of areas in the state that are considered worthy to be listed as natural areas of national importance;

(3) Prepare and publish in print or electronically an official state list of natural areas available for research and the teachings of conservation and natural history and recommend publication of studies made in connection with these areas;

(3) Prepare and publish in print or electronically an official state list of natural areas available for research and the teachings of conservation and natural history and recommend publication of studies made in connection with these areas;

(4) Cooperate with federal agencies, other states, counties, or organizations concerned with purposes similar to those to be carried out by the department under this article; and

(4) Cooperate with federal agencies, other states, counties, or organizations concerned with purposes similar to those to be carried out by the department under this article; and

(5) Take such other action as may be deemed advisable to facilitate the administration, development, maintenance, or protection of the natural area system or any part or parts thereof.

(5) Take such other action as may be deemed advisable to facilitate the administration, development, maintenance, or protection of the natural area system or any part or parts thereof.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-39-3 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-39-3
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-39.3
Status: in_force

(a) Any city, county, or authority which operates a solid waste handling facility or provides solid waste collection services or both and which levies and collects taxes, fees, or assessments to accomplish the purposes of this part shall be further authorized to enforce by ordinance or resolution the collection of taxes, fees, or assessments due a city, county, or authority in the same manner as authorized by law for the enforcement of the collection and payment of state taxes, fees, or assessments. Any such ordinance or resolution enacted by a county governing authority may provide that the tax commissioner or tax collector of such county shall be the officer charged with the enforcement of its provisions.

(a) Any city, county, or authority which operates a solid waste handling facility or provides solid waste collection services or both and which levies and collects taxes, fees, or assessments to accomplish the purposes of this part shall be further authorized to enforce by ordinance or resolution the collection of taxes, fees, or assessments due a city, county, or authority in the same manner as authorized by law for the enforcement of the collection and payment of state taxes, fees, or assessments. Any such ordinance or resolution enacted by a county governing authority may provide that the tax commissioner or tax collector of such county shall be the officer charged with the enforcement of its provisions.

(b) The provisions of this Code section shall apply to any taxes, fees, or assessments due a county, city, or authority under any ordinance or resolution in effect on July 1, 1992, or adopted thereafter.

(b) The provisions of this Code section shall apply to any taxes, fees, or assessments due a county, city, or authority under any ordinance or resolution in effect on July 1, 1992, or adopted thereafter.
O.C.G.A. § 12-17-6 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 17 / Section 12-17-6
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-17-6
Status: in_force

(a) No later than July 1, 2018, the board shall, pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and reasonable for purposes of enforcement of this chapter, which shall include, but may not be limited to: (1) The submission of a permit application and provisions for the application review process, not to exceed 150 days in length; (2) Provisions for a nonrefundable application fee which shall be sufficient to defray the administrative costs of review of the application by the division; (3) Reasonable public notice of the filing of permit applications to any landowner who, after reasonable efforts, cannot personally be given the notice required in subsection (b) of Code Section 12-17-3 ; (4) Provisions for public meetings to be held prior to any action on any permits; and (5) Evidence of financial responsibility as required by paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-17-3 .

(a) No later than July 1, 2018, the board shall, pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and reasonable for purposes of enforcement of this chapter, which shall include, but may not be limited to:

(1) The submission of a permit application and provisions for the application review process, not to exceed 150 days in length;

(1) The submission of a permit application and provisions for the application review process, not to exceed 150 days in length;

(2) Provisions for a nonrefundable application fee which shall be sufficient to defray the administrative costs of review of the application by the division;

(2) Provisions for a nonrefundable application fee which shall be sufficient to defray the administrative costs of review of the application by the division;

(3) Reasonable public notice of the filing of permit applications to any landowner who, after reasonable efforts, cannot personally be given the notice required in subsection (b) of Code Section 12-17-3 ;

(3) Reasonable public notice of the filing of permit applications to any landowner who, after reasonable efforts, cannot personally be given the notice required in subsection (b) of Code Section 12-17-3 ;

(4) Provisions for public meetings to be held prior to any action on any permits; and

(4) Provisions for public meetings to be held prior to any action on any permits; and

(5) Evidence of financial responsibility as required by paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-17-3 .

(5) Evidence of financial responsibility as required by paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-17-3 .

(b) No permit shall be granted by the division prior to the promulgation of rules and regulations as provided for in this Code section; provided, however, that once such rules and regulations have been promulgated and applications are accepted for filing, if any application is not approved or is denied within 150 days of the date such application is filed with the division under Code Section 12-17-3 , the application shall be deemed to be approved by operation of law.

(b) No permit shall be granted by the division prior to the promulgation of rules and regulations as provided for in this Code section; provided, however, that once such rules and regulations have been promulgated and applications are accepted for filing, if any application is not approved or is denied within 150 days of the date such application is filed with the division under Code Section 12-17-3 , the application shall be deemed to be approved by operation of law.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-249 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-249
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-249
Status: in_force

(a) The lots in the various subdivisions created on Jekyll Island by the authority may be leased either singly or in groups deemed appropriate by the authority, only after publication of a complete schedule of the lease rentals applicable to the lots in the official organs of Glynn and Fulton counties.

(a) The lots in the various subdivisions created on Jekyll Island by the authority may be leased either singly or in groups deemed appropriate by the authority, only after publication of a complete schedule of the lease rentals applicable to the lots in the official organs of Glynn and Fulton counties.

(b) If at any time the number of acceptable applications for lots received by the authority shall exceed the number of lots available in any one of the property subdivisions created by the authority, a drawing shall be held to determine which of the acceptable applications shall be accepted by the authority for leases upon the available lots, and to determine the sequence in which they will be accepted.

(b) If at any time the number of acceptable applications for lots received by the authority shall exceed the number of lots available in any one of the property subdivisions created by the authority, a drawing shall be held to determine which of the acceptable applications shall be accepted by the authority for leases upon the available lots, and to determine the sequence in which they will be accepted.

(c) The authority may lease by negotiation any number or all of the existing buildings together with appropriate grounds, provided that the authority may lease by negotiation for commercial purposes any one or a number of the lots it shall set aside for commercial purposes; provided, further, that when in the exercise of its discretion the authority shall offer for lease groups of lots as provided for in Code Section 12-3-246 , such blocks may be leased by negotiation.

(c) The authority may lease by negotiation any number or all of the existing buildings together with appropriate grounds, provided that the authority may lease by negotiation for commercial purposes any one or a number of the lots it shall set aside for commercial purposes; provided, further, that when in the exercise of its discretion the authority shall offer for lease groups of lots as provided for in Code Section 12-3-246 , such blocks may be leased by negotiation.

(d) All such leases granted by the authority shall, upon execution, become a contract between the individual lessee, his approved assigns, the authority, and the State of Georgia.

(d) All such leases granted by the authority shall, upon execution, become a contract between the individual lessee, his approved assigns, the authority, and the State of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-209 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-209
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-209
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this part shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the State of Georgia or a pledge of the credit of the state. Such bonds shall be payable solely from the fund provided for in Code Section 12-3-212 ; and the issuance of such bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatsoever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. All such bonds shall contain recitals on their face covering substantially the foregoing provisions of this Code section.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-91 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-91
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-91
Status: in_force

The general welfare and public interest require that the water resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent to which they are capable, subject to reasonable regulation in order to conserve these resources and to provide and maintain conditions which are conducive to the development and use of water resources.
O.C.G.A. § 12-8-105 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 12-8-105
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-8-105
Status: in_force

In order to be considered a qualifying property for the voluntary remediation program under this part, a property shall meet the following criteria:

(1) The property must be listed on the inventory under Part 2 of this article or be a property which meets the criteria of Code Section 12-8-205 or otherwise have a release of regulated substances into the environment;

(1) The property must be listed on the inventory under Part 2 of this article or be a property which meets the criteria of Code Section 12-8-205 or otherwise have a release of regulated substances into the environment;

(2) The property shall not: (A) Be listed on the federal National Priorities List pursuant to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq. ; (B) Be currently undergoing response activities required by an order of the regional administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency; or (C) Be a facility required to have a permit under Code Section 12-8-66 ;

(2) The property shall not:

(A) Be listed on the federal National Priorities List pursuant to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq. ;

(A) Be listed on the federal National Priorities List pursuant to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq. ;

(B) Be currently undergoing response activities required by an order of the regional administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency; or

(B) Be currently undergoing response activities required by an order of the regional administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency; or

(C) Be a facility required to have a permit under Code Section 12-8-66 ;

(C) Be a facility required to have a permit under Code Section 12-8-66 ;

(3) Qualifying the property under this part would not violate the terms and conditions under which the division operates and administers remedial programs by delegation or similar authorization from the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and

(3) Qualifying the property under this part would not violate the terms and conditions under which the division operates and administers remedial programs by delegation or similar authorization from the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and

(4) Any lien filed under subsection (e) of Code Section 12-8-96 or subsection (b) of Code Section 12-13-12 against the property shall be satisfied or settled and released by the director pursuant to Code Section 12-8-94 or Code Section 12-13-6 .

(4) Any lien filed under subsection (e) of Code Section 12-8-96 or subsection (b) of Code Section 12-13-12 against the property shall be satisfied or settled and released by the director pursuant to Code Section 12-8-94 or Code Section 12-13-6 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-212 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-212
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-212
Status: in_force

(a) The revenues, rents, and earnings derived from the project may be pledged by the association to the payment of principal and interest on bonds of the association as any resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or any trust instrument may provide. Such funds so pledged, from whatever source received, may include funds received from one or more or all sources and may be set aside into sinking funds at regular intervals which may be provided in any resolution or trust indenture.

(a) The revenues, rents, and earnings derived from the project may be pledged by the association to the payment of principal and interest on bonds of the association as any resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or any trust instrument may provide. Such funds so pledged, from whatever source received, may include funds received from one or more or all sources and may be set aside into sinking funds at regular intervals which may be provided in any resolution or trust indenture.

(b) All such sinking funds shall be pledged to and charged with the payment of: (1) The interest upon such bonds as such interest shall fall due; (2) The principal of the bonds as the same shall fall due; (3) The necessary charges of paying agents for paying principal and interest; and (4) Any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase as provided in Code Section 12-3-199 .

(b) All such sinking funds shall be pledged to and charged with the payment of:

(1) The interest upon such bonds as such interest shall fall due;

(1) The interest upon such bonds as such interest shall fall due;

(2) The principal of the bonds as the same shall fall due;

(2) The principal of the bonds as the same shall fall due;

(3) The necessary charges of paying agents for paying principal and interest; and

(3) The necessary charges of paying agents for paying principal and interest; and

(4) Any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase as provided in Code Section 12-3-199 .

(4) Any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase as provided in Code Section 12-3-199 .

(c) The use and disposition of such sinking fund shall be subject to such regulations as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust indenture; but, except as may otherwise be provided in such resolutions or trust indentures, such sinking funds, individually, shall be funds for the benefit of all revenue bonds without distinction or priority of one over another.

(c) The use and disposition of such sinking fund shall be subject to such regulations as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust indenture; but, except as may otherwise be provided in such resolutions or trust indentures, such sinking funds, individually, shall be funds for the benefit of all revenue bonds without distinction or priority of one over another.

(d) Subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the provisions of the trust indenture of any given bond issue, any moneys in all sinking funds, after all bonds and interest thereon for which such sinking funds were pledged have been paid, may be paid into the association fund provided for in Code Section 12-3-199 .

(d) Subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the provisions of the trust indenture of any given bond issue, any moneys in all sinking funds, after all bonds and interest thereon for which such sinking funds were pledged have been paid, may be paid into the association fund provided for in Code Section 12-3-199 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-52-1 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-52-1
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-52.1
Status: in_force

This part shall not be construed as limiting the authority of local governments to adopt local zoning or land use ordinances limiting the location or timing of activities defined herein for the purposes of protecting natural resources or human health and welfare.
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-52 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-52
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-52
Status: in_force

This part shall not be construed as limiting the authority or functions of any officer or agency of this state under any other law or regulation not inconsistent with this part.
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-51 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-51
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-51
Status: repealed

Any provision of Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of this title which is inconsistent with this part shall not be repealed by this part and shall govern over this part.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-44 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-44
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-44
Status: in_force

Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-40 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 12-4-40
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-4-40
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Oil and Gas and Deep Drilling Act of 1975.”
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-254 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-254
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-254
Status: in_force

In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any bonds or whose facsimile signature shall appear on any coupon shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. All such bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the authority, and the official seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto and attested by the secretary of the authority; and any coupons attached thereto shall bear the signature or facsimile signature of the chairman of the authority. Any coupon may bear the facsimile signature of such person, and any bond may be signed, sealed, and attested on behalf of the authority by such persons, as at the actual time of the execution of such bonds shall be duly authorized to so sign, seal, or attest or shall hold the proper office, although at the date of such bonds such persons may not have been so authorized or shall not have held such office.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-243 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-243
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-243
Status: in_force

The commission shall serve as an advisory body to the Governor on all matters concerning the Forest Heritage Trust Program and shall make recommendations to the Governor concerning the identification, designation, and acquisition of forest heritage areas; the dedication of forest heritage preserves; and the annual budget for the Forest Heritage Trust Program. The commission shall consider recommendations from the director of the State Forestry Commission before making its recommendations on these matters.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-71 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-71
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-71
Status: in_force

The department shall keep full records of all its findings, including full information as to geological formations encountered in drilling operations, and shall, in addition to keeping such records, file copies of the same with the Secretary of State. The department may also file copies of such records with the proper bureau or department of the United States and may accept any available federal grant for use in carrying on the work authorized by Code Section 12-5-70 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-447 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-447
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-447
Status: in_force

Every certificate issued by a governing authority and every recommendation of the commission, unless the proposed use is not harmful to the water and land resources of the stream corridor, will not significantly impede the natural flow of flood waters, and will not result in significant land erosion, stream bank erosion, siltation, or water pollution, shall comply with the following minimum standards:

(1) No land or water use shall be permitted in the flood plain; and

(1) No land or water use shall be permitted in the flood plain; and

(2) No land or water use shall be permitted within 150 horizontal feet of the watercourse.

(2) No land or water use shall be permitted within 150 horizontal feet of the watercourse.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-259 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-259
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-259
Status: in_force

The authority may provide for the replacement of any bond which becomes mutilated or is destroyed or lost.
O.C.G.A. § 12-2-7 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 12-2-7
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-2-7
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall have the duty of providing special counsel to the Governor concerning environmental matters affecting the state.

(a) The department shall have the duty of providing special counsel to the Governor concerning environmental matters affecting the state.

(b) In providing counsel to the Governor on environmental matters, the department shall: (1) Advise the Governor on comprehensive environmental policy for the state; (2) Develop guidelines for balancing environmental quality with economic development; (3) Study and from time to time report to the Governor on environmental conditions and trends in the state; (4) Make or recommend such special environmental studies as it deems appropriate or desirable; and (5) Recommend environmental policies for improvement and maintenance of the quality of environmental conditions within the state.

(b) In providing counsel to the Governor on environmental matters, the department shall:

(1) Advise the Governor on comprehensive environmental policy for the state;

(1) Advise the Governor on comprehensive environmental policy for the state;

(2) Develop guidelines for balancing environmental quality with economic development;

(2) Develop guidelines for balancing environmental quality with economic development;

(3) Study and from time to time report to the Governor on environmental conditions and trends in the state;

(3) Study and from time to time report to the Governor on environmental conditions and trends in the state;

(4) Make or recommend such special environmental studies as it deems appropriate or desirable; and

(4) Make or recommend such special environmental studies as it deems appropriate or desirable; and

(5) Recommend environmental policies for improvement and maintenance of the quality of environmental conditions within the state.

(5) Recommend environmental policies for improvement and maintenance of the quality of environmental conditions within the state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-327 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 12-3-327
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-3-327
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may sell bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interests of the authority.

(a) The authority may sell bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interests of the authority.

(b) The proceeds of bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of project and shall be disbursed upon requisition or order of the chairman or vice-chairman of the authority under such restrictions, if any, as provided by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or by the trust indenture mentioned in Code Section 12-3-332 .

(b) The proceeds of bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of project and shall be disbursed upon requisition or order of the chairman or vice-chairman of the authority under such restrictions, if any, as provided by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or by the trust indenture mentioned in Code Section 12-3-332 .
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-312 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-312
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-312
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provision of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
O.C.G.A. § 12-6-204 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 12-6-204
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-6-204
Status: in_force

The director may issue and enforce written or printed stop sale, stop use, or removal orders to the owners or custodians of any pine straw ordering them to hold the same at a designated place, when the director finds that such pine straw is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of this article, until the law has been complied with and such pine straw has been released, in writing, by the director, or until such violations have been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The director shall release pine straw products when the requirements of this article have been complied with.
O.C.G.A. § 12-5-130 — GA Code / Title 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 12-5-130
Georgia Code Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources § 12-5-130
Status: in_force

All licenses expire biennially. All applications for renewal shall be filed with the division prior to the expiration date, accompanied by a renewal fee not exceeding $400.00 per renewal period as prescribed by the division. A license which has expired for failure to renew may be restored only after application and payment of the prescribed restoration fee. A new license to replace any license lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued, subject to the rules of the council and payment of a fee set by the council.