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GA Code § 12-10-62 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 4 - Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 12-10-62. Process

  In pursuance of Article III of the compact, the director of the State Forestry Commission shall act as compact administrator for the State of Georgia of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact during his term of office as director, and his successor as compact administrator shall be his successor as director. As compact administrator the director shall be an ex officio member of the advisory committee of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, and chairman ex officio of the Georgia members of said advisory committee.   There shall be four members of the Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact advisory committee from the State of Georgia. Two of the members from the State of Georgia shall be members of the General Assembly, one from the Senate and one from the House of Representatives, designated by the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation; the terms of any such members shall terminate at the time they cease to hold legislative office; and their successors as members shall be named in like manner.   The Governor shall appoint the other two members of the advisory committee from the State of Georgia, one of whom shall be associated with forestry or forest products industries. The terms of such members shall be three years, and such members shall hold office until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. Vacancies occurring in the office of such members for any reason or cause shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term.   The director as compact administrator for the State of Georgia may delegate, from time to time, to any deputy or other subordinate in his department or office the power to be present and participate, including voting as his representative or substitute, at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding of the compact administrators or of the advisory committee.   The terms of each of the initial four memberships, whether appointed at such time or not, shall begin upon the date upon which the compact shall become effective in accordance with Article II of the compact.   Any member of the advisory committee may be removed from office by the Governor upon charges and after a hearing.    (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 49, § 3; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1533; Ga. L. 1981, p. 638, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-10-63 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 4 - Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 12-10-63. Authority to Exercise Powers Under Compact; Cooperation With Compact Administrator

  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.   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.   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.    (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 49, § 4; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1533; Ga. L. 1981, p. 638, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   State's participation in mutual aid program authorized.   - State, as a signatory of this compact, may participate in a mutual aid program with the Middle Atlantic States Forest Fire Protection Compact Commission. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-5.
GA Code § 12-10-64 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 4 - Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact|§ 12-10-64. Construction of Article

 Any powers granted by this article to the State Forestry Commission shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case a limitation upon any of the powers vested in the commission by other laws of the State of Georgia or by the laws of the States of Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or by the Congress of the United States or by the terms of the compact.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 49, § 5.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, "States" was substituted for "states" preceding "of Alabama".
GA Code § 12-10-80 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 5 - Historic Chattahoochee Compact|§ 12-10-80. And 12-10-81

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 115, § 1/HB 777, effective July 1, 2018.   Editor's notes.   - This article consisted of Code Sections 12-10-80 and 12-10-81, relating to the Historic Chattahoochee Compact, and was based on Ga. L. 1978, p. 1497, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 429, § 1.
GA Code § 12-10-100 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 6 - Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact|§ 12-10-100. Compact Enacted and Entered Into; Text of Compact

 The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows:   Law reviews.   - For comment, "Who Gets the Hooch?: Georgia, Florida, and Alabama Battle for Water From the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin," see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 1453 (2004).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Construction and application of the consultation requirement under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1536(a) to (d), 1 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 4.   Construction and application of exceptions under § 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1539, 2 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 2.   Construction and application of threatened species requirements under Sec. 4(a) and (b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1533(a) and (b), 6 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 2.   Construction and application of the cooperation with states requirement under Sec. 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1535, 8 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 3.   Construction and application of prohibited acts under Sec. 9(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1538(a), 9 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 3.
GA Code § 12-10-110 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 10 - Interstate Compacts|Article 7 - Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact|§ 12-10-110. Compact Enacted and Entered Into; Text of Compact

 The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows:   Editor's notes.   - See notes following article head for information as to effective date and binding effect of compact.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Construction and application of the consultation requirement under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1536(a) to (d), 1 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 4.   Construction and application of exceptions under § 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1539, 2 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 2.   Construction and application of threatened species requirements under Sec. 4(a) and (b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1533(a) and (b), 6 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 2.   Construction and application of the cooperation with states requirement under Sec. 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1535, 8 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 3.   Construction and application of prohibited acts under Sec. 9(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C.A. § 1538(a), 9 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 3.
GA Code § 12-15-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 1 - Sewage Holding Tanks|§ 12-15-1. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Sewage Holding Tank Act."    (Code 1981, §12-15-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-15-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 1 - Sewage Holding Tanks|§ 12-15-2. Legislative Findings

 The General Assembly finds that there is a need for sewage holding tanks to accommodate the sewage from flush toilets which serve the needs of employees at construction sites during the temporary period of construction and the needs of the public at special events, and that such sewage holding tanks should be regulated to ensure that they are maintained in a clean, sanitary, and functional condition for the protection of human health, safety, and welfare. Where such sewage holding tanks are utilized, their construction, maintenance, and operation shall meet the standards of this article and all health and safety regulations applicable thereto.    (Code 1981, §12-15-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1990, a period was substituted for a colon at the end of the second sentence.
GA Code § 12-15-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 1 - Sewage Holding Tanks|§ 12-15-3. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Construction period" means the period of time during which a valid construction permit is in effect for a construction site.   "Construction site" means the property designated in a valid construction permit issued by the local government having jurisdiction of construction.   "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.   "Sewage" means human excreta, all water carried wastes, and liquid waste, including gray water or similar waste by-products.   "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.   "Sewage holding tank system" means a closed system including the plumbing fixtures and connections to the sewage holding tanks.   "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.     (Code 1981, §12-15-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 2; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 12/HB 942.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1990, a comma was inserted following "business" in paragraph (7).
GA Code § 12-15-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 1 - Sewage Holding Tanks|§ 12-15-4. When Sewage Holding Tanks May Be Utilized

 Sewage holding tanks may be utilized for construction trailers only at a construction site during the construction period, and at the site of any special event during the period of the special event and for 48 hours before and after the special event.Sewage holding tanks shall not be used as an approved method of sewage disposal in obtaining an occupancy permit or permanent power for any structure.    (Code 1981, §12-15-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-15-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 1 - Sewage Holding Tanks|§ 12-15-5. Sewage Holding Tank Specifications; Removal of Sewage From Tanks; Disposal of Sewage; Manifests

  Sewage holding tanks shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary, and functional condition and shall be constructed of impervious materials.Sewage holding tanks shall be watertight and capable of containing the sewage in a sanitary manner and shall be adequate in size to contain the sewage from the flush toilets being served by the tank and shall be serviced at least once per week while in use so that the tank will not be filled to more than one-half of its volume between regularly scheduled service.The prime contractor at a construction site or sponsor at a special event must monitor sewage holding tank capacity and ensure that the tank volume will not exceed one-half of the tank capacity at any time.   Any defective or inadequate holding tank shall be repaired immediately or removed from service.   Removal of sewage from sewage holding tanks shall be accomplished in a clean and sanitary manner by means of a vacuum hose and shall be received into a leakproof tank truck, approved and licensed for such service by the local health department for transport.Any sewage spilled, leaked, discharged, or otherwise released or removed from a sewage holding tank to any location other than a leakproof tank truck shall be deemed a violation of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title, the "Georgia Water Quality Control Act," and such violation shall be punishable under the provisions of said Article 2.   The sewage from sewage holding tanks carried by tank trucks shall be disposed only at a sewage treatment plant which is owned and operated by a city or county government and which holds a valid permit from the division. Such disposal shall occur only with the permission of the city or county government which owns the sewage treatment plant.Any disposal of sewage from a tank truck at any location other than the place inside the property boundaries of a sewage treatment plant designated by the plant's owner shall be deemed to be a violation of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title.Such violation shall be punishable under the provisions of said Article 2.   The sewage holding tank provider shall be responsible for maintaining a manifest system to ensure that all sewage pumped from a holding tank is disposed of in accordance with subsection (d) of this Code section.A responsible employee of the city or county sewage treatment plant which receives the sewage must sign a manifest for each load of sewage received, and the sewage holding tank provider must make the manifests available on each tank truck at any time for inspection by the division or any county board of health.     (Code 1981, §12-15-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1990, a comma was deleted following "owner" in the third sentence of subsection (d).
GA Code § 12-15-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 1 - Sewage Holding Tanks|§ 12-15-6. Responsibility for Ensuring Compliance With Article

 The prime contractor named in the construction permit or the sponsor of a special event and the sewage holding tank service provider shall be responsible for ensuring that the appropriate provisions of this article are complied with.    (Code 1981, §12-15-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-15-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 1 - Sewage Holding Tanks|§ 12-15-7. Enforcement of Compliance With Article

 The department and respective county boards of health and their duly authorized agents are authorized to enforce compliance with this article and rules and regulations promulgated and adopted pursuant to this article.    (Code 1981, §12-15-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-15-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 1 - Sewage Holding Tanks|§ 12-15-8. Violations

 Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be in violation of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title.Any such violation shall be punishable under the provisions of said Article 2.    (Code 1981, §12-15-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 861, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-15-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 2 - Commercial Waste|§ 12-15-20. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Commercial waste" means:   Nontoxic, nonhazardous liquid waste water from commercial facilities;   Grease interceptor contents generated by a commercial food operation or institutional food preparation facility including without limitation fats, oil, grease, and food scraps; or   Any oil waste residue produced from vehicle maintenance or washing that discharges to an oil-water separator or sand trap.     "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.   "Division" means the Environmental Protection Division of the department.   "Local governing authority" means the governing authority of a county or municipality.   "Transporter" means any person or firm which owns or operates one or more waste tank trucks which receive or dispose of commercial waste in this state.     (Code 1981, §12-15-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 3.)
GA Code § 12-15-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 2 - Commercial Waste|§ 12-15-22. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations

 The department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are reasonable and necessary for purposes of enforcement of this article not later than December 31, 2004.    (Code 1981, §12-15-22, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 3.)
GA Code § 12-15-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 2 - Commercial Waste|§ 12-15-23. Enforcement of Compliance With Article

 The respective local governing authorities and their duly authorized agents are authorized to enforce compliance with this article and rules and regulations promulgated and adopted pursuant to this article.    (Code 1981, §12-15-23, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 3.)
GA Code § 12-15-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 15 - Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste|Article 2 - Commercial Waste|§ 12-15-24. Enactment and Enforcement of Local Ordinances

 This article shall be cumulative and shall not prohibit the enactment and enforcement of local ordinances by the governing authority of a county or municipality on this subject which are not in conflict with this article; provided, however, that such local governing authority shall be required to provide timely written notice to the division of any enforcement action taken pursuant to such an ordinance against an operator permitted under this article who is alleged to be in violation of such local ordinance. The division shall be notified of the initiation of any such local enforcement action and of the final conclusions or ultimate outcome of any such action.    (Code 1981, §12-15-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 357, § 3.)
GA Code § 12-16-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 16 - Environmental Policy and Regulations|Article 1 - Environmental Policy|§ 12-16-1. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Environmental Policy Act."    (Code 1981, §12-16-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1728, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 329, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Construed with O.C.G.A. §§ 27-3-132 and 32-2-3. - Factors enumerated in O.C.G.A. T. 12, C. 16 must be considered when evaluating environmental concerns under O.C.G.A. § 32-2-3, and the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 27-3-132 are not repealed by implication by the Georgia Environmental Policy Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-16-1. 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 91-29.   Government agencies included in Act.    - As the definition of "government agency" in O.C.G.A. § 12-16-3(5) includes the Department of Transportation, Board of Regents, Department of Corrections, and other departments of state government, such entities are covered under the Georgia Environmental Policy Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-16-1 et seq. 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U93-9.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   CERCLA Liability of Parent, Subsidiary, and Successor Corporation, 34 POF3d 387.   Citizens' Suit Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), 55 POF3d 155.   ALR.   - Third-party defense to liability under § 107 of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 USCS § 9607), 105 A.L.R. Fed 21.   Arranger liability of state government under § 107(a) of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 USCS § 9607(a)), 130 A.L.R. Fed. 431.   Liability of local government under § 107(a) of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 USCS § 9607(a)), 133 A.L.R. Fed. 293.   Equitable allocation of response costs in contribution action under § 113(f) of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USCA § 9613(f): Factors affecting response cost liability of generator, broker or arranger, and transporter in single waste stream cases, 146 A.L.R. Fed. 363.   Supreme Court's views as to validity, construction and application of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USCA § 9601 et seq., 157 A.L.R. Fed. 291.   Amount and characteristics of wastes as equitable factors in allocation of response costs pursuant to § 113(f)(1) of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USCA § 9613(f)(1): multiple waste streams, 162 A.L.R. Fed. 371.
GA Code § 12-16-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 16 - Environmental Policy and Regulations|Article 1 - Environmental Policy|§ 12-16-2. Legislative Findings

 The General Assembly finds that:    The protection and preservation of Georgia's diverse environment is necessary for the maintenance of the public health and welfare and the continued viability of the economy of the state and is a matter of the highest public priority;   State agencies should conduct their affairs with an awareness that they are stewards of the air, land, water, plants, animals, and environmental, historical, and cultural resources;   Environmental evaluations should be a part of the decision-making processes of the state; and   Environmental effects reports can facilitate the fullest practicable provision of timely public information, understanding, and participation in the decision-making processes of the state.     (Code 1981, §12-16-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1728, § 1.)