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GA Code § 12-9-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-42. Declaration of Public Policy

 It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Georgia as expressed in this article to preserve, protect, and improve air quality in those counties or areas of the state where the ambient air levels of ozone or carbon monoxide or both are in excess of the NAAQS, as designated by the USEPA and such levels, according to the criteria established by the USEPA, are directly related to the emissions of hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide from responsible motor vehicles registered in such counties or areas of the state; and to that end to provide a legally enforceable mechanism for the attainment and maintenance of the NAAQS of such pollutants in such counties or areas of the state by requiring that emissions of hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide from responsible motor vehicles registered in such counties or areas of the state; shall be subject to inspection of exhaust emissions, evaporative emissions, inspection and maintenance of emission control equipment, and inspection and maintenance of on-board diagnostics to ensure compliance with such emission standards.    (Code 1981, §12-9-42, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 155.
GA Code § 12-9-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-44. Uniformity and Scope of Application of Article

 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.    (Code 1981, §12-9-44, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 336, § 3.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, "article" was substituted for "part" in the first sentence.
GA Code § 12-9-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-47. Further Powers and Duties of Board; Designation of Department Personnel as Board's Agents

  The board shall have and may exercise the following powers and duties under this article:   To prescribe by rule or regulation standards, requirements, or procedures to ensure the uniform operation of official emission inspection stations in a sufficient number, at such locations, and in a manner satisfactory to the board and in conformance with all standards, requirements, and specifications prescribed for such inspection stations, procedures, personnel, and equipment by the board pursuant to this article;   To prescribe by rule or regulation procedures for licensing mechanic inspectors under this article;   To prescribe by rule or regulation procedures for certification of authorized emission inspection stations which shall be certified by the department to inspect responsible motor vehicle emissions, responsible motor vehicle emission control equipment, and on-board diagnostic equipment for compliance with the requirements of this article;   To prescribe by rule or regulation forms, applications, certificates, licenses, or other documentation which may be required by the department to administer and implement this article;   To prescribe by rule or regulation procedures, standards, and methods for inspecting emission inspection stations or other establishments to enforce and ensure compliance with the requirements of this article;   To prescribe by rule or regulation procedures or methods of scheduling responsible motor vehicles for emission inspection during any inspection term; and   To prescribe by rule or regulation procedures for identifying, through the use of remote sensing technology or other means, vehicles which are producing excessive exhaust emissions at times other than their regularly scheduled inspection. The board may require that any such vehicle undergo an official emission inspection as prescribed by subsection (a) of Code Section 12-9-48, whether or not such vehicle is covered by a valid certificate of emission inspection. The board may prescribe that the owner of any such vehicle which fails to pass such inspection perform repairs and pass a reinspection in the same manner as provided by subsection (d) of Code Section 12-9-48.     With respect to the powers vested in the board pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section, the board may designate personnel of the department as the board's agents in exercising the powers so vested.     (Code 1981, §12-9-47, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 336, § 6.)
GA Code § 12-9-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-50. Authority to Inspect, Monitor, or Investigate Inspection Stations

 Any duly appointed agent of the director, including without limitation any person with whom the board has contracted pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of Code Section 12-9-46, may enter private or public property at reasonable times and upon presentation of the agent's credentials to inspect, monitor, or investigate the operation of any emission inspection station or any establishment suspected of holding itself out as being an emission inspection station to determine whether such emission inspection station or establishment is in compliance with the requirements of this article; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall prohibit other investigative techniques from being utilized by the director.    (Code 1981, §12-9-50, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 336, § 9; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1524, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1998, "provided, however" was substituted for "provided however" near the end of this Code section.
GA Code § 12-9-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-51. Emission Inspection Required for Motor Vehicle Registration; Operation Without Registration; Improper Reuse

  Beginning July 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for any county to and no county shall register any responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45 pursuant to or subject to the requirements of Chapter 2 of Title 40 without proof of a valid certificate of emission inspection issued pursuant to Code Section 12-9-48 indicating that such responsible motor vehicle satisfied all applicable requirements of Code Section 12-9-45 and Code Section 12-9-48. In applying for a motor vehicle registration for a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45, the application shall be accompanied by proof of the issuance of a certificate of emission inspection issued pursuant to Code Section 12-9-48. Any county which registers any responsible motor vehicle without proof of a certificate of emission inspection shall be in violation of this article.   It shall be unlawful to and no person shall operate a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45 on the roadways of this state without a valid registration issued in compliance with this article. Any person who operates a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45 on the roadways of this state without a valid registration issued in compliance with this article shall be considered to be operating an unregistered motor vehicle.   The board may provide for a procedure to be implemented by each county to ensure that certificates of emission inspection are not improperly reused.     (Code 1981, §12-9-51, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 336, § 10.)
GA Code § 12-9-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-52. Amendment, Modification, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate of Authorization

 The director may amend, modify, revoke, or suspend any certificate of authorization issued to an emission inspection station or any license issued to a mechanic inspector for cause, including but not limited to:    Violating the provisions of this article concerning the inspection of any responsible motor vehicle;   A determination by the board that the number, location, or type of certified inspection stations or licensed mechanic inspectors needs to be limited to ensure effective implementation of this article or to comply with the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended; or   Receipt of a request for an amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation by the emission inspection station or mechanic inspector.     (Code 1981, §12-9-52, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-9-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-53. Review of Director's Decision

 Review of a decision of the director under this article shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."    (Code 1981, §12-9-53, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1524, § 3.)
GA Code § 12-9-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-54. Sale of Vehicle

 No person shall sell any motor vehicle which is intended for highway use if such vehicle is at the time of the sale a responsible motor vehicle required to have a certificate of emission inspection under Code Section 12-9-45, unless there appears on such vehicle an unexpired valid certificate of emission inspection issued pursuant to this article. Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of $100.00 for a first offense, $500.00 for a second offense, and $1,000.00 for each subsequent offense. If, as a result of the sale of a responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45, such motor vehicle would not, if immediately registered by the purchaser as provided by law, be registered in a county in which the requirements of Code Section 12-9-45 are applicable, this Code section shall not apply.    (Code 1981, §12-9-54, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, §§ 123, 126, 132, 135, 139, 155.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   No private cause of action.    - Trial court erred in denying an auto sales company's motion for a directed verdict on the buyer's claim under the Georgia Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-9-54, because the statute does not provide a civil remedy nor contain an express private cause of action and the appellate court could not allocate the compensatory damages award among the several counts; thus, the jury's verdict had to be reversed in its entirety and the case remanded for a new trial. Gobran Auto Sales, Inc. v. Bell, 335 Ga. App. 873, 783 S.E.2d 389 (2016).
GA Code § 12-9-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-56. Rules and Regulations

 When duly promulgated and adopted, all rules and regulations issued pursuant to this article by the board shall have the force of law.    (Code 1981, §12-9-56, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, §§ 123, 126, 132, 135, 130.
GA Code § 12-9-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance|§ 12-9-57. Effect of Federal Clean Air Act Requirements; Repeal of Article

 This article shall remain of force and effect only so long as the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401, et seq., as amended, requires the State of Georgia to maintain and enforce the inspection plan and program provided for in this article in order to reduce the ambient air levels of ozone or carbon monoxide which exceed the levels specified by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for such pollutants specified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to said act. Upon the effective date of an amendment to the federal Clean Air Act which allows the State of Georgia to discontinue the maintenance and enforcement of the inspection program provided for in this article without the imposition of sanctions against the State of Georgia such as the loss of federal funds for sewage treatment plants, transportation projects, air quality improvement projects, a moratorium on development within any area of the state, or other substantial penalty, this article shall be repealed.    (Code 1981, §12-9-57, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 336, § 12.)   Cross references.   - National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards, 40 C.F.R. § 50.1 et seq. (1982).   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, a comma was inserted following "as amended" and a period was inserted following "U.S.C" in the first sentence.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2/HB 1440, provided that this article shall be repealed upon the effective date of an amendment to the federal Clean Air Act allowing the state to discontinue the maintenance and enforcement of the inspection program. As of May, 2021, there had been no such amendment to the federal Clean Air Act.   U.S. Code.   - The federal Clean Air Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.
GA Code § 12-9-70 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 9 - Prevention and Control of Air Pollution|Article 3 - Gasoline Additives|§ 12-9-70. Study and Review of Gasoline Additives

  As used in this Code section, the term "MTBE" means methyl tertiary butyl ether.   The director of the Environmental Protection Division of the department is authorized and urged to study and review the use of gasoline additives in this state and to develop rules and regulations not later than January 1, 2008, for consideration by the Board of Natural Resources to provide for a phase out of the permissible use of gasoline containing MTBE in a manner designed to coordinate such phase out with other states adjacent to this state to the extent practicable; and the board is authorized to adopt rules and regulations for such purpose. In developing such rules and regulations, the director is urged to consider the need to ensure adequate supplies of gasoline in this state, environmental issues such as air quality and ground-water protection, the overall benefits and concerns with various gasoline additives, the use of additives by adjacent states, and the viability of ethanol for use as an additive to the greatest extent practicable.     (Code 1981, §12-9-70, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 547, § 2/SB 636.)
GA Code § 12-10-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 1 - Southern States Energy Compact|§ 12-10-2. Appointment of Representatives to Southern States Energy Board; Compensation

  The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint a representative from this state to the Southern States Energy Board which is established by Article II of the compact. Each such representative shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer. The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives are each authorized to appoint an alternate representative who may serve at and for such time as the regular representative shall designate and who shall have the same power and authority as the regular representative when so serving. The representative appointed by the Lieutenant Governor shall be a member of the Senate, and the representative appointed by the Speaker shall be a member of the House of Representatives.   Each person appointed to represent this state on the Southern States Energy Board shall be entitled to receive the same per diem, travel expenses, and allowances for each day of service on the Southern States Energy Board as are authorized by law for members of the General Assembly. Such expenses and allowances for members of the General Assembly serving on the Southern States Energy Board shall be paid from funds appropriated to the legislative branch of government. The person representing the Governor, if a state officer or employee, shall receive such expenses and allowances out of funds appropriated to or otherwise available to the agency by which he is employed or, if he is not a state officer or employee, out of funds appropriated or otherwise available to the executive office of the Governor.    (Ga. L. 1962, p. 505, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 806, § 8.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 87 et seq., 258 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 47, 374 et seq.
GA Code § 12-10-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 1 - Southern States Energy Compact|§ 12-10-3. Board Employees Under Merit System; Establishment of Retirement System

 The employees of the Southern States Energy Board shall be under such merit system as the Southern States Energy Board shall provide and, for the purposes of carrying out Article II(f), the Southern States Energy Board and its employees shall be considered a state agency. The Employees' Retirement System of Georgia is authorized to contract with the Southern States Energy Board in order to further or facilitate the activities of the Southern States Energy Board pursuant to Article II(f) of the compact. No such contract shall take effect prior to its approval by the Governor.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 505, § 3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Eligibility for retirement benefits.   - Employees of board are eligible for coverage by the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia. 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-22.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 421 et seq.
GA Code § 12-10-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 1 - Southern States Energy Compact|§ 12-10-4. Board Considered State Agency for Purpose of Obtaining Personnel Services

 For the purposes of facilitating Article II(g) of the compact, the Southern States Energy Board shall be considered a state agency.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 505, § 4.)
GA Code § 12-10-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 1 - Southern States Energy Compact|§ 12-10-5. Budget of Estimated Expenditures to Be Submitted to Governor

 Pursuant to Article III(a) of the compact, the Southern States Energy Board shall submit its budgets of estimated expenditures to the Governor for presentation to the General Assembly.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 505, § 5.)
GA Code § 12-10-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 1 - Southern States Energy Compact|§ 12-10-6. Appropriations for Supplementary Agreements

 Any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant to Article VI of the compact and requiring the expenditure of funds or the assumption of an obligation to expend funds in addition to those already appropriated shall not become effective as to this state prior to the making of an appropriation by the General Assembly therefor.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 505, § 6.)
GA Code § 12-10-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 1 - Southern States Energy Compact|§ 12-10-7. Cooperation by State Departments, Agencies, Officers, and Subdivisions With Board

 The departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its subdivisions are authorized to cooperate with the Southern States Energy Board in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 505, § 7.)
GA Code § 12-10-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 1 - Southern States Energy Compact|§ 12-10-8. Appropriation of Funds to Carry Out Article and Compact

 The funds necessary to carry out this article and the compact shall be paid from funds appropriated to or otherwise made available to the executive branch of the state government.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 505, § 8; Ga. L. 1968, p. 475, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Funds, § 28 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 404 et seq.
GA Code § 12-10-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 2 - Southern Growth Policies Agreement|§ 12-10-20. Through 12-10-22

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 12(7)/HB 497, effective May 10, 2021.   Editor's notes.   - This article was based on Ga. L. 1973, p. 622, §§ 1 - 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 473, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 2002, p. 532, § 2.
GA Code § 12-10-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 3 - Interstate Environment Compact|§ 12-10-40. Compact Enacted and Entered Into; Text of Compact

 The Interstate Environment Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:
GA Code § 12-10-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 3 - Interstate Environment Compact|§ 12-10-41. Commissioner as Representative of State in Compact

 The commissioner of natural resources or his designated representative shall represent the state in the Interstate Environment Compact.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1533.)
GA Code § 12-10-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 4 - Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 12-10-60. Required Procedure to Make Compact Effective; Exchange of Documents

 When the Governor shall have executed the compact on behalf of this state and shall have caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the Secretary of State, and when the compact shall have been ratified by one or more of the states named in Code Section 12-10-61, then the compact shall become operative and effective as between this state and such other state or states. The Governor is authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to complete the exchange of official documents as between this state and any other state ratifying the compact.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 49, § 2.)