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GA Code § 12-5-421 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 5 - Development of Altamaha River Basin|§ 12-5-421. Purpose

 It shall be the purpose of the Department of Natural Resources under this part to encourage and promote the expansion and development of the full economic, industrial, and recreational potential of the Altamaha River Basin, its tributaries, and their basins. By way of illustration and not of limitation, the department shall encourage and promote the development of navigation to Atlanta, trade and other commercial facilities, flood control, water supply, pollution abatement, hydroelectric power generation, recreation, protection and propagation of fish and wildlife, and the proper flow of dam-controlled water discharges.   (Ga. L. 1970, p. 632, § 3.)
GA Code § 12-5-422 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 5 - Development of Altamaha River Basin|§ 12-5-422. Powers and Duties of Department

  In carrying out its purposes under this part, the department shall have the following powers:   To administer all funds available to the department under this part;   To accept or decline any grant of funds made by the United States government or any agency thereof for the purpose of carrying out any of its functions under this part;   To accept or decline gifts, bequests, devises, and endowments to be used in carrying out the purposes of this part;   To act either independently or jointly with any other state department or with any commission, board, or institution of the state in order to carry out its powers and duties under this part;   To request from the various state departments, other agencies and authorities of the state and the political subdivisions of the state and their agencies and authorities such available information as it may require in its work. All such agencies and authorities shall, where practical, within a reasonable time furnish such requested available information to the department;   To make such recommendations and reports to the Governor and to the General Assembly as it deems necessary or advisable, in addition to the annual report required as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section;   To contract with political subdivisions of the State of Georgia and with private persons and corporations pursuant to its functions under this part;   To do all other things necessary and proper to exercise its powers and perform its duties to effectuate the purposes of this part.     The department shall have the following duties under this part:   To formulate, in cooperation with other state agencies, agencies of the United States government, and interested organizations and citizens of the State of Georgia, a comprehensive program and plan for the development of the Altamaha River Basin;   To submit an annual report of its activities under this part and recommendations to the Governor and to notify the members of the General Assembly of the availability of the annual report and recommendations in the manner which it deems to be most effective and efficient.      (Ga. L. 1970, p. 632, §§ 4, 6; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1506; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 8/SB 49.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, a semicolon was substituted for a period at the end of paragraph (a)(6).
GA Code § 12-5-440 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-440. Short Title

 This part shall be known as and may be cited as the "Metropolitan River Protection Act."    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 1; Code 1981, §12-5-440, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4.)
GA Code § 12-5-442 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-442. Legislative Findings and Purposes

  The General Assembly finds that adequate supplies of clean water for drinking and other purposes constitute the lifeblood of the great metropolitan areas of this state and are, therefore, essential to the health, welfare, and economic progress of the state; that development adjacent to major streams in certain metropolitan areas requires special regulation to provide adequate protection for public water supplies; that siltation and urban runoff threaten such water supplies; that flood plain development unnecessarily exposes life and property to loss by flooding while increasing flood risks for other areas; that over-intensive development adjacent to major streams increases the frequency and severity of such flooding; that it is in the public interest to avoid future flood damage and possible loss of life, to control erosion and pollution, and to protect the water quality of major streams in certain metropolitan areas.   The General Assembly finds that the stream corridors of major streams in certain metropolitan areas as set forth in this part are vital areas within the meaning of Article III, Section VIII, Paragraph IIIA of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1976 and Article III, Section VI, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983. The purpose of this part is to provide a method whereby political subdivisions in certain metropolitan areas shall utilize the police power of the state, in accordance with a comprehensive plan, to protect consistently the water quality of any major stream, the public water supplies of such political subdivision and of the area, recreational values of the major stream, and private property rights of landowners; to prevent activities which contribute to floods and flood damage; to control erosion, siltation, and intensity of development; to provide for the location and design of land uses in such a way as to minimize the adverse impact of development on the major stream and flood plains; and to provide for comprehensive planning for the stream corridor in such areas.   The General Assembly finds that certain political subdivisions in the included area have in force certain flood plain and sediment control ordinances that afford adequate protection for the aforementioned problems. Nothing in this part shall be construed so as to make those local political subdivision ordinances less stringent than they are now.   The General Assembly intends to authorize and require political subdivisions in any such area to enforce this part so as to protect the watercourse and the adjacent stream corridor. The General Assembly further intends that the state have the authority to enforce this part if the appropriate political subdivisions have failed or refused to do so and if the public interest requires it.     (Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 3; Code 1981, §12-5-442, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1059, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1394, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-5-446 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-446. Prereview by Commission of Application for Certificate; Fee Where Prereview Requested by Applicant; Effectiveness of Certificate Following Prereview; Immediate Effectiveness of Certificate; Consultation by Commission With Governing Authority; Informal Consultation With Applicants

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1059, § 6, effective March 29, 1983.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1975, p. 837, § 7 and Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4.
GA Code § 12-5-447 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-447. Minimum Standards for Certificates and Recommendations

 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:    No land or water use shall be permitted in the flood plain; and   No land or water use shall be permitted within 150 horizontal feet of the watercourse.     (Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 8; Code 1981, §12-5-447, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1059, § 7; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 6.9; Ga. L. 2008, p. 181, § 25/HB 1216.)
GA Code § 12-5-448 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-448. Appeal

 Any person aggrieved by any final determination, cease and desist order, other order, or other final action of the commission or a governing authority under this part and who has exhausted any administrative remedies may take an appeal to the superior court of the county in which all or part of the land affected lies. The appeal shall be filed within 30 days from the date of the final determination, cease and desist order, other order, or other final action of the governing authority or committee of such governing authority or of the commission. Upon failure to file an appeal within 30 days, the decision of the governing authority or committee of such governing authority or of the commission shall be final. The appeal shall be heard by the judge of the superior court without a jury.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 9; Code 1981, §12-5-448, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1059, § 8; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 6.10; Ga. L. 2008, p. 181, § 25/HB 1216.)
GA Code § 12-5-449 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-449. Other Laws Not Superseded by Part

 The requirements of this part are in addition to and do not supersede other requirements of law including the zoning and building regulations of the political subdivision involved.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 10; Code 1981, §12-5-449, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4.)
GA Code § 12-5-450 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-450. Election by Counties Contiguous to Area, and by Municipalities Within County, to Come Under Part

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1059, § 9, effective March 29, 1983.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 11 and Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4.
GA Code § 12-5-454 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-454. Removal of Sand From Watercourse

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part to the contrary, nothing contained in this part shall be construed so as to prohibit any person, firm, or corporation from removing sand from any watercourse without restriction when such removal is accomplished in such a manner that no greater effluent is returned to the watercourse than that removed therefrom and no erosion along the banks of the watercourse occurs.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 15; Code 1981, §12-5-454, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 12.)
GA Code § 12-5-455 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-455. Plan and Application for Certificate Open to Public Inspection

 The plan, every proposed version thereof, every revision thereof, and every application for a certificate under this part shall constitute public documents and shall be freely available for inspection by any person.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 128, § 16; Code 1981, §12-5-455, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 4.)
GA Code § 12-5-457 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 5 - Rivers and River Basins|Part 6 - Protection of Metropolitan Rivers|§ 12-5-457. Environmental Protection Division's Powers and Duties Unaffected by Part

 No provision of this part shall repeal, supersede, or preempt any function, power, authority, duty, or responsibility assigned to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources by any other provision of this Code.    (Code 1981, §12-5-457, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1059, § 12.)
GA Code § 12-6-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-1. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Commission" means the State Forestry Commission.   "Director" means the director of the State Forestry Commission.
GA Code § 12-6-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-2. Creation of State Forestry Commission; Members; Terms of Office; Ineligibility of Governor for Membership; Vacancies; Effect of Appointment When Senate Not in Session

  There is created and established a State Forestry Commission.   The commission shall be composed of seven members. Four of the members shall be owners, or representatives of owners, of 50 acres or more of forest land within the State of Georgia. Two members shall be manufacturers or processors of forest products, or representatives thereof. One additional member shall be a person other than a member of either such identified group. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate and shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified.   The term of office of all members appointed to the commission shall be for seven years each and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.   The Governor shall not be a member of the commission.   Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Any appointment, whether for a full term or to fill a vacancy, made when the Senate is not in session shall be effective until the appointment is acted upon by the Senate.    (Ga. L. 1921, p. 192, § 1; Ga. L. 1925, p. 199, § 1; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 21; Ga. L. 1937, p. 264, § 9; Ga. L. 1943, p. 180, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, §§ 1, 2, 5; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, §§ 12-14; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1082, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Board is not obligated to select appointee from among two nominations  recommended to the Governor by the Georgia Chapter of the Society of American Foresters in the event that the Governor fails to make an appointment to fill a vacancy in the board of registration and the board seeks to fill such vacancy. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 245.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, §§ 20, 31, 23. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 22, 36 et seq., 42 et seq., 88, 105, 109, 128 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 17 et seq., 73.
GA Code § 12-6-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-3. Chairman; Reimbursement of Members for Expenses; Meetings

  The commission shall elect a chairman annually.   The members of the commission, including the chairman, shall receive such per diem subsistence allowances for each day of actual attendance at the meetings of the commission, as well as mileage to and from the place of meeting and their respective homes by the nearest practical route, as may be authorized by the commission. The per diem and mileage allowances received shall not exceed those authorized by law for other state commissions and boards. Such per diem and travel expense shall be paid from funds of the commission.   The commission shall meet at such times at the state capitol or at other points as it may determine, and it shall convene in all sessions upon call by the chairman or by a majority of the members of the commission.    (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 6; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 15.)   Cross references.   - Legal mileage allowance, § 50-19-7.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Statute refers to 21    mileage allowance. - Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 15 (see O.C.G.A. § 12-6-3), by reference to the mileage allowances authorized by law, does, in effect, refer to the statutory amount per mile found in Ga. L. 1978, p. 1786, § 1 (see O.C.G.A. § 50-19-7). 1978 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 78-26.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 85 et seq., 336, 337.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 17 et seq, 73.
GA Code § 12-6-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-4. Dismissal of Members for Failure to Attend Meetings

 If any member of the commission, for any cause, fails to attend three successive meetings of the commission without good and valid cause or excuse or without leave of absence from the chairman his office shall be declared vacant by the commission. The chairman shall notify the Governor of a vacancy on the commission, and the Governor shall fill the vacancy as provided by Code Section 12-6-2.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 7; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 16.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 153, 159 et seq., 258 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 71, 72, 183.
GA Code § 12-6-5.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-5.1. Legislative Findings; Reforestation Incentives Program Authorized; Powers of Commission

  The General Assembly finds that 433,000 acres of trees were planted in Georgia in 1984, while 640,000 acres were harvested during that year for a net loss of over 200,000 planted acres. The General Assembly further finds that the forest industry is of fundamental importance to the economy of the State of Georgia and that increased reforestation is necessary to meet future demands for forest products and to promote economic development and additional employment opportunities within this state. The General Assembly further finds that many acres of farm land and other open land in Georgia are not currently being used to the best advantage and that a program to provide incentives to encourage reforestation on these lands would be of great benefit to the people of Georgia. The General Assembly further finds that increased reforestation would substantially reduce soil erosion, which continues to be a serious problem in Georgia, and would be of other value in preserving and protecting wildlife and other natural resources of this state. It is determined, therefore, that it is in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare and would serve an important public purpose for the State Forestry Commission to establish a reforestation incentives program for the State of Georgia.   In accordance with the findings set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section, the State Forestry Commission is authorized to establish a reforestation incentives program to encourage the planting of trees on lands within this state which are suitable for that purpose but which are currently not being utilized or are not being properly utilized for that purpose. In establishing and maintaining the reforestation incentives program, the commission may:   Provide technical advice and assistance on reforestation to landowners and encourage such landowners to participate in the reforestation incentives program;   Provide seedlings or equipment to landowners for reforestation purposes pursuant to such terms, conditions, and requirements as the commission shall determine;   Define the types of land eligible for participation in the reforestation incentives program and establish limitations on such participation;   Define the class or classes of landowners who shall be eligible for participation in the reforestation incentives program; and   Provide for any other matters reasonably necessary for the commission to establish and maintain an effective reforestation incentives program.     The powers of the commission provided by this Code section are cumulative of other powers possessed by the commission pursuant to any other provisions of this part or pursuant to any other law and are not in lieu of such other powers.     (Code 1981, §12-6-5.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 402, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 12/SB 465.)
GA Code § 12-6-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-7. Federal Financial Aid - Participation in Rural Fire Prevention and Control Program; Contributions by Counties and Fire Departments

  The commission may enter into agreements with the secretary of agriculture of the United States in order to participate in the rural fire prevention and control program authorized by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, Public Law 95-313.   With respect to the formulation of projects relating to fire protection of livestock, wildlife, crops, pastures, orchards, range land, woodland, farmsteads, or other improvements, and other values in rural areas, for which such federal matching funds are available, any participating county or fire department may contribute to the nonfederal matching share and may also contribute such other nonfederal cooperation as may be deemed necessary by the commission.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 559, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 194.
GA Code § 12-6-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-8. Federal Financial Aid - Expenditure of Funds for Forest Farming and Marketing of Forest Products

 The commission shall be the designated agency to expend through the department all federal-aid funds available under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, Public Law 95-313, for fire prevention and nursery work and for farm forestry or forest farming and nursery work. The commission shall also be the designated agency to expend through the department all other federal funds now in existence or to be created for the purpose of assisting private timber landowners in Georgia in the planting, management, and protection of their forests, and in the marketing of their forest products. All such funds shall be expended through regular Office of Planning and Budget channels, provided that those federal funds that may be appropriated or allocated to the Georgia Cooperative Extension Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, or any other act of Congress, or any other source or allocation of federal funds for the purpose of carrying on agricultural or forestry extension work shall be made available directly to the Georgia Cooperative Extension Service.   (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 24; Code 1933, § 43-104; Ga. L. 1937, p. 264, § 9; Ga. L. 1945, p. 390, § 1; Ga. L. 1946, p. 28, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 27; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 12.)