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GA Code § 12-6-111 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 4 - Forestry Research|§ 12-6-111. Employment by State Forestry Commission of Assistants and Other Employees

 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.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 45, § 8; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2056, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, §§ 99, 100. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 258 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 374 et seq., 383 et seq., 396 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 79.
GA Code § 12-6-112 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 4 - Forestry Research|§ 12-6-112. Appropriations, Grants, or Gifts to State Forestry Commission for Forestry Research

  For carrying out any of the objectives stated in Code Section 12-6-110, the State Forestry Commission may accept appropriations, grants, or gifts from the federal government; the state government; any county, municipal, or local government; any board, bureau, commission, agency, or establishment of any such government; any other organizations, public or private; and any individual or groups of individuals or corporations. Such grants or gifts shall be held and administered subject to this part.   Appropriations for research conducted by or through the State Forestry Commission for the purposes stated in this part shall be specified in the "General Appropriations Act" as a separate line item appropriation under the State Forestry Commission. Any funds in such line item appropriation shall be allocated to research projects selected by the State Forestry Commission and the director of the State Forestry Commission.    (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 45, § 11; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2056, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, §§ 81, 86, 98. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Funds, § 33 et seq. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 256 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 323 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 34 et seq. 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 387, 398 et seq., 404 et seq., 422 et seq.
GA Code § 12-6-113 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 4 - Forestry Research|§ 12-6-113. Through 12-6-118

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2001, p. 873, § 4, effective July 1, 2001.   Editor's notes.   - These Code sections, relating to forest resources and other plant life, were based on Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 45, §§ 1-7; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2056, § 1.
GA Code § 12-6-130 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 5 - Herty Advanced Materials Development Center|§ 12-6-130. Through 12-6-139

 Reserved. Redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 375, § 1/SB 396, effective July 1, 2012.   Editor's notes.   - Former Code Sections 12-6-130 through 12-6-139, concerning the Herty Advanced Materials Development Center, were based on Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 191, §§ 1-6; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1526; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2055, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 362, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 9/SB 49; Ga. L. 2006, p. 304, §§ 1-8/HB 1184. For present comparable provisions, see Code Section 20-3-73.3.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 375, § 1/SB 396, effective July 1, 2012, redesignated former Code Sections 12-6-130 through 12-6-131 as present Code Section 20-3-73.3.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 375, § 2/SB 396, effective July 1, 2012, reserved the designation of this part.
GA Code § 12-6-145 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 6 - Prescribed Burning|§ 12-6-145. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Prescribed Burning Act."    (Code 1981, §12-6-145, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2405, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-146 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 6 - Prescribed Burning|§ 12-6-146. Legislative Findings and Purpose

  It is declared by the General Assembly that prescribed burning is a resource protection and land management tool which benefits the safety of the public, Georgia's forest resources, the environment, and the economy of the state. The General Assembly finds that:   Prescribed burning reduces naturally occurring vegetative fuels within forested areas. Reduction of such fuels by burning reduces the risk and severity of major wildfire, thereby lessening the threat of fire and the resulting loss of life and property;   Georgia's ever-increasing population situates urban development directly adjacent to fire prone forest lands. The use of prescribed fire to manage fuels in interface areas would substantially reduce the threat of damaging wildfire in urban communities;   Forest land constitutes significant economic, biological, and aesthetic resources of state-wide importance. Prescribed burning on forest land serves to reduce hazardous accumulations of fuels, prepare sites for both natural and artificial forest regeneration, improve wildlife habitat, control insects and disease, and perpetuate fire dependent ecosystems;   State and federally owned public use lands such as state parks, state and national forests, and wildlife refuges receive resource enhancement through use of prescribed burning;   As Georgia's population continues to grow, pressures from liability issues and smoke nuisance complaints cause prescribed burn practitioners to limit prescribed burn activity, thus reducing the above-mentioned benefits to the state;   Public misunderstanding of the benefit of prescribed burning to the ecological and economic welfare of the state exerts unusual pressures that prevent uninhibited use of this valuable forest resource management tool; and   Fire benefits rare, threatened, and endangered plants, deer, turkey, quail, dove, and other game as well as numerous songbirds and other nongame species by the increased growth and yields of herbs and legumes. It also allows openings for feeding and travel.     It is the purpose of this part to authorize and promote the continued use of prescribed burning for community protection, silvicultural, environmental, and wildlife management purposes.     (Code 1981, §12-6-146, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2405, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1285, § 4.)
GA Code § 12-6-147 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 6 - Prescribed Burning|§ 12-6-147. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Commission" means the State Forestry Commission.   "Prescribed burning" means the controlled application of fire to existing vegetative fuels under specified environmental conditions and following appropriate precautionary measures, which causes the fire to be confined to a predetermined area and accomplishes one or more planned land management objectives or to mitigate catastrophic wildfires.     (Code 1981, §12-6-147, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2405, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1285, § 5.)
GA Code § 12-6-148 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 6 - Prescribed Burning|§ 12-6-148. Requirements for Prescribed Burning; Limitation on Liability

  Prescribed burning conducted under the requirements of this part shall:   Be accomplished only when an individual with previous prescribed burning experience or training is in charge of the burn and is present on site until the fire is adequately confined to reasonably prevent escape of the fire from the area intended to be burned;   Be considered in the public interest and shall not create a public or private nuisance;   Be considered a property right of the landowner; and   Be conducted in accordance with a permit issued under Part 3 of this article.     No property owner or owner's agent conducting an authorized prescribed burn under this part shall be liable for damages or injury caused by fire or resulting smoke unless it is proven that there was gross negligence in starting, controlling, or completing the burn.     (Code 1981, §12-6-148, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2405, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1285, § 6.)
GA Code § 12-6-149 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 6 - Prescribed Burning|§ 12-6-149. Fire Manager Program Authorized; Record-Keeping Requirements; Public Information Campaign

  The commission may promulgate a certified prescribed fire manager program whereby practitioners may become qualified and registered under this part.   The commission shall utilize the same or similar record-keeping requirements of Part 3 of this article, the "Georgia Forest Fire Protection Act," to reflect the use of prescribed burning under this part.   The commission shall, subject to sufficient funding, institute a public information campaign in an effort to reveal the benefits of prescribed burning to the general public.     (Code 1981, §12-6-149, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2405, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1285, § 7.)
GA Code § 12-8-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-20. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act."    (Code 1981, §12-8-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey on local government law, see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 359 (1990). For summary review article on zoning and land use law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2008).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Unrefuted evidence presented in support of the county's motion for reconsideration established that the existing landfill did not accept C&D waste; therefore, the trial court's finding that the county did not permit the placement of C&D waste in the county's existing landfill was not supported by the evidence of record. Lamar County v. E.T. Carlyle Co., 277 Ga. 690, 594 S.E.2d 335 (2004).   Garbage collection services contracts.    - County's alleged anticompetitive conduct in enacting an ordinance authorizing the county to enter into a contract with a private enterprise for garbage collection was expressly contemplated by the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-8-20 et seq., and, thus, the county was immune from state and federal antitrust laws. Strykr v. Long County Bd. of Comm'rs, 277 Ga. 624, 593 S.E.2d 348 (2004).   Prior consent order did not amount to criminal punishment to which double jeopardy prohibitions applied.    - Trial court properly denied a solid waste facility operator's double jeopardy plea in bar of prosecution because even though the parties stipulated that the consent order and the criminal action alleged the same nuisance conduct and each proceeding had the same goals of restraint, deterrence, and abatement, the criminal action was not barred by the sanctions imposed in the consent order since the consent order did not amount to criminal punishment to which double jeopardy prohibitions applied. Wilbros, LLC v. State, 294 Ga. 514, 755 S.E.2d 145 (2014).    Cited in Chambers of Ga., Inc. v. Department of Natural Resources, 232 Ga. App. 632, 502 S.E.2d 553 (1998); R&J Murray, LLC v. Murray County, 282 Ga. 740, 653 S.E.2d 720 (2007).
GA Code § 12-8-24.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-24.1. Certification of Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operators

  After July 1, 1992, no person shall perform the duties of a municipal solid waste disposal facility operator without being duly certified under this Code section.   After July 1, 1992, no municipal solid waste disposal facility shall be operated in Georgia unless the operator is certified under this Code section.All inspectors of municipal solid waste disposal facilities shall be certified to inspect the same.   The division is authorized to cooperate with the University System of Georgia or with any other appropriate organization approved by the director to develop a certification program which conforms with the requirements of this part.The division may classify all municipal solid waste disposal facilities required to have operators certified under this part with due regard to the size, type, character of the solid waste to be disposed of, and other physical conditions affecting such municipal solid waste disposal facilities according to the skill, knowledge, and experience that the operator in responsible charge must have to operate the facilities successfully so as to protect the public health and welfare and prevent environmental problems.   Any certificate granted under this Code section shall be renewable as provided by rules of the board.   The division shall approve all examinations and courses to be used in determining the knowledge, ability, and judgment of applicants for certification under this Code section.   Upon application, a certificate may be issued without examination in a comparable classification to any person who holds a valid current certificate in any state, territory, or possession of the United States or any other country, provided that the requirements for certification of operators under which the person's certificate was issued do not conflict with this part and are of a standard not lower than that specified by regulations adopted under this part and provided, further, that reciprocal privileges are granted to certified operators of this state.   The director may investigate the actions of any operator and may revoke or suspend the certificate of an operator when the director finds that the operator has practiced fraud or deception; that reasonable care or judgment or the application of his knowledge or ability was not used in the performance of his duties; or that the operator is incompetent or unable to perform his duties properly.     (Code 1981, §12-8-24.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-24.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-24.2. Public Hearing Prior to Entering Contract Regarding Landfill

 The governing authority of any county or municipal corporation and the directors or managers of any local authority or special district shall hold a public hearing before entering into a contract for the sale, lease, or management of a landfill or solid waste disposal facility owned by such county, municipal corporation, local authority, or special district. The party responsible for holding such a public hearing shall cause notice of the hearing to be posted at the site of the landfill or facility and to run in a newspaper of general circulation serving the county, municipal corporation, local authority, or special district not less than 30 nor more than 45 days prior to the date of the hearing.    (Code 1981, §12-8-24.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1081, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-8-24.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-24.3. Notification of Contaminant Release From Landfill

 The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill shall notify the local governing authorities of any city and county in which such landfill is located of any release from the site of such landfill of a contaminant which is likely to pose a danger to human health. In addition, such owner or operator shall cause notice of such release to be published in the legal organ of the county in which such landfill is located. Compliance with the requirements of this Code section shall occur within 14 days of confirmation of such release by the division.    (Code 1981, §12-8-24.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 213, § 1/HB 1028.)
GA Code § 12-8-25.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-25.1. Sites Within 5,708 Yards of National Historic Site

 In order to preserve historic sites and their natural and built environments, no permit shall be issued for a solid waste disposal facility within 5,708 yards of the geographic center of any of the three sites currently designated in Georgia as a National Historic Site; provided, however, that the director may permit a solid waste disposal facility at such a site if the applicant provides evidence that no alternative sites or methods are available in that jurisdiction for the handling of its solid waste.This Code section shall apply to all permit applications made on or after July 1, 1988, and to all permits issued prior to July 1, 1988, which permits are the subject of an appeal or judicial review and such appeal or judicial review is in process.    (Code 1981, §12-8-25.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-25.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-25.2. Sites Within Two Miles of Significant Ground-Water Recharge Area

 No permit shall be issued for a municipal solid waste landfill if any part of the site is within two miles of an area that has been designated by the director as a significant ground-water recharge area unless such municipal solid waste landfill will have a liner and leachate collection system and meets any other requirements as may be established by rules and regulations of the board or pursuant to other geological considerations as may be determined appropriate by the director.    (Code 1981, §12-8-25.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1222, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3276, § 6.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 199 (1992).
GA Code § 12-8-25.5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-25.5. Locating Disposal Facility Near Private Recreational Camp

 No permit shall be issued for any new municipal solid waste disposal facility if any part of the premises proposed for permitting is within one mile of any private recreational camp operated primarily for use by persons under 18 years of age and which camp has been so operated at its location for 25 years or more.    (Code 1981, §12-8-25.5, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 55, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2004, p. 55, § 2(b), not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to any permit application pending on or after April 1, 2004, and to any permit application denied prior to April 1, 2004, which is the subject of an appeal or judicial review pending on April 1, 2004.
GA Code § 12-8-27 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-27. Standards for Handling Special Solid Waste; Transportation Manifest; Fees; Inspection; Prohibition of Waste Generated Out-of-State; Certification

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1993, p. 399, § 7, effective April 5, 1993.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1 and Ga. L. 1992, p. 3276, § 8.
GA Code § 12-8-27.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-27.2. Financial Responsibility

  No solid waste handling facility shall be operated or maintained by any person unless adequate financial responsibility has been demonstrated to the director to ensure the satisfactory maintenance, closure, and postclosure care of such facility or to carry out any corrective action which may be required as a condition of a permit.The available financial responsibility mechanisms shall be expansive with adequate variety and flexibility to allow the owner or operator to meet its financial obligations.The owner or operator shall be allowed to use combined financial responsibility mechanisms for a single facility and shall be allowed to use combined financial responsibility mechanisms for multiple facilities, utilizing actuarially sound risk-spreading techniques.The director shall require the demonstration of financial responsibility prior to issuing a permit for any solid waste handling facility.   The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to any county, municipality, authority, or special district empowered to engage in solid waste management activities which operates or maintains a solid waste handling facility unless and until such times as federal regulations require counties, municipalities, or special districts to demonstrate financial responsibility for such facilities.     (Code 1981, §12-8-27.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-28 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 2 - Solid Waste Management|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-28. Lead Acid Vehicle Batteries

  After January 1, 1991, no person may place a used lead acid vehicle battery in mixed municipal solid waste or discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid vehicle battery except by delivery to a battery retailer or wholesaler, to a secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recovered materials processing facility that accepts lead acid vehicle batteries.   After January 1, 1991, no battery retailer shall dispose of a used lead acid vehicle battery except by delivery to the agent of a battery wholesaler or a secondary lead smelter, to a battery manufacturer for delivery to a secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recovered materials processing facility that accepts lead acid vehicle batteries.   After January 1, 1991, any person selling lead acid vehicle batteries at retail or offering lead acid vehicle batteries for retail sale in this state shall:   Accept, at the point of transfer, lead acid vehicle batteries from customers for recycling; and   Post written notice, which must be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and must contain the universal recycling symbol and the following language:  "IT IS ILLEGAL TO PUT A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY IN THE GARBAGE. RECYCLE YOUR USED BATTERIES. STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO ACCEPT MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING."      After January 1, 1991, any person selling lead acid vehicle batteries at wholesale or offering lead acid vehicle batteries for sale at wholesale must accept, at the point of transfer, lead acid vehicle batteries from customers.     (Code 1981, §12-8-28, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1.)