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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (§§ 12-9-1 — 12-9-70) › Article 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE (§§ 12-9-40 — 12-9-57) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (§§ 12-9-1 — 12-9-70) › Article 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE (§§ 12-9-40 — 12-9-57) › Section 12-9-51 - Emission inspection required for motor vehicle registration; operation without registration; improper reuse

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
The board may provide for a procedure to be implemented by each county to ensure that certificates of emission inspection are not improperly reused.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (§§ 12-9-1 — 12-9-70) › Article 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE (§§ 12-9-40 — 12-9-57) › Section 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:
(1)
Violating the provisions of this article concerning the inspection of any responsible motor vehicle;
(2)
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
(3)
Receipt of a request for an amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation by the emission inspection station or mechanic inspector.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (§§ 12-9-1 — 12-9-70) › Article 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE (§§ 12-9-40 — 12-9-57) › Section 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."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (§§ 12-9-1 — 12-9-70) › Article 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE (§§ 12-9-40 — 12-9-57) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (§§ 12-9-1 — 12-9-70) › Article 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE (§§ 12-9-40 — 12-9-57) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (§§ 12-9-1 — 12-9-70) › Article 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE (§§ 12-9-40 — 12-9-57) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 9 - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION (§§ 12-9-1 — 12-9-70) › Article 3 - GASOLINE ADDITIVES (§ 12-9-70) › Section 12-9-70 - Study and review of gasoline additives

(a)
As used in this Code section, the term "MTBE" means methyl tertiary butyl ether.
(b)
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.
Added by 2006 Ga. Laws 642,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 1 - SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-8) › Section 12-10-2 - Appointment of representatives to Southern States Energy Board; compensation

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 1 - SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-8) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 1 - SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-8) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 1 - SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-8) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 1 - SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-8) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 1 - SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-8) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 1 - SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-8) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 2 - SOUTHERN GROWTH POLICIES AGREEMENT (§ 12-10-20) › Section 12-10-20 - through 12-10-22 - [Reserved]

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; repealed by § Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, 12(7)/HB 497, effective May 10, 2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 3 - INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENT COMPACT (§§ 12-10-40 — 12-10-41) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 4 - SOUTHEASTERN INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT (§§ 12-10-60 — 12-10-64) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 4 - SOUTHEASTERN INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT (§§ 12-10-60 — 12-10-64) › Section 12-10-62 - Process

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
(e)
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.
(f)
Any member of the advisory committee may be removed from office by the Governor upon charges and after a hearing.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 4 - SOUTHEASTERN INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT (§§ 12-10-60 — 12-10-64) › Section 12-10-63 - Authority to exercise powers under compact; cooperation with compact administrator

(a)
There is granted to the director of the State Forestry Commission, as compact administrator and chairman ex officio of the Georgia members of the advisory committee, and to the members from Georgia of the advisory committee all the powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular.
(b)
All officers of the State of Georgia are authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular; it being declared to be the policy of the State of Georgia to perform and carry out the compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof.
(c)
All officers, bureaus, departments, and persons of and in the government or administration of the State of Georgia are authorized and directed at convenient times, and upon request of the compact administrator or of the advisory committee, to furnish such information as they may possess regarding the purposes of the compact to the compact administrator or the advisory committee. They are further authorized to aid the compact administrator or the advisory committee by loan of personnel, equipment, or other means in carrying out the purposes of the compact.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 10 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 12-10-1 — 12-10-110) › Article 4 - SOUTHEASTERN INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT (§§ 12-10-60 — 12-10-64) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Youth Conservation Corps Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-2 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1)
A central element in the development of the state's young persons is the provision of meaningful work experience to teach the value of labor and membership in a productive society;
(2)
There is a need for a comprehensive youth development program including meaningful work experience and basic education to address unemployment, undereducation, and lack of life-coping skills among young adults;
(3)
This state has a continuing need for involvement by young persons in public works and services, especially relating to conservation, the enhancement of our natural resources, and the provision of human services;
(4)
The state is still benefiting from the wide range of public works accomplished by the conservation corps many years ago and that a similar program will likewise benefit future generations; and
(5)
Values of hard work, public spiritedness, group achievement and cooperation, resource conservation, and environmental appreciation can and should be transmitted to society's youth through a conservation corps program.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Board" means the Board of Natural Resources.
(2)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.
(3)
"Corps" means the Georgia Youth Conservation Corps.
(4)
"Council" means the Conservation Corps Advisory Council.
(5)
"Director" means the director of the Georgia Youth Conservation Corps.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-4 - Corps created; purposes; rules and regulations

(a)
There is created within the department the Georgia Youth Conservation Corps.
(b)
The purposes and objectives of the corps authorized by this chapter shall be to:
(1)
Encourage and develop work skills, discipline, cooperation, and educational opportunities for corps members;
(2)
Conserve, rehabilitate, and enhance the state's natural, historic, environmental, and recreational resources;
(3)
Develop the state's youth resources through meaningful work experiences and training;
(4)
Make outdoor and historic resources of the state available for public enjoyment;
(5)
Assist agencies of the state and its political subdivisions in carrying out statutory assignments with limited funding resources;
(6)
Provide needed public services in both urban and rural settings;
(7)
Protect air, fish, forest, land, water, and wildlife;
(8)
Help maintain and improve botanical gardens, historic sites, libraries, museums, parks, parkways, refuges, trails, zoos, and other recreational investments;
(8.1)
Assist in residential home improvement weatherization projects having the purpose of reducing energy consumption for home heating and cooling, to the extent authorized by subsection (a.1) of Code Section
12-11-8
;
(9)
Aid agricultural, fishing, forestry, and tourist industries;
(10)
Provide job training for young men and women to act as a stepladder to permanent employment;
(11)
Help eradicate fire ants; and
(12)
Cooperate specifically with state conservation agencies, the United States Forest Service and the Soil Conservation Service of the federal Department of Agriculture, and with the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the federal Department of Interior.
(c)
The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter for the implementation and operation of the corps program.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 12, eff. 5/13/2011.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 428,§ 1, eff. 5/20/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-5 - Director; administration of corps programs; energy savings initiatives

(a)
There is created the position of director of the Georgia Youth Conservation Corps. The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall be in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section
45-20-2
.
(b)
The commissioner shall be charged with the overall administration of corps programs under the provisions of this chapter and such rules and regulations as are adopted by the board. The commissioner may delegate to the director any or all of the duties and functions prescribed by this chapter. Such duties and functions may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1)
Recruiting and employing staff and corps member leaders and specialists;
(2)
Adopting criteria for the selection of applicants to the corps;
(3)
Executing agreements for furnishing the services of the corps to any federal, state, or local agency or to any local organization concerned with the overall objectives of the corps and all other agreements necessary and proper for the implementation and administration of this chapter;
(4)
Applying for and accepting grants or contributions of funds from any source, public or private;
(5)
Providing funds and matching funds to other corps programs meeting the specifications of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board; and
(6)
Reporting annually to the council, the Governor, and the General Assembly on the activities undertaken by the corps in the preceding fiscal year, including a cost-effectiveness analysis of all completed, ongoing, and proposed projects.
(c)
The commissioner shall have the authority to contract with the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority and the Department of Labor for purposes of management and installation of energy saving material or devices or other projects under this chapter. The commissioner, the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, and the Department of Labor are encouraged to use the corps for such purposes.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 630,§ 2-8, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 428,§ 2, eff. 5/20/2010.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 155,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-6 - Identification of projects

The commissioner shall identify conservation, public improvement, or community service projects which will provide long-term benefits to the public, will yield tangible, result oriented works, will provide productive training and work experiences to the corps members involved, will be labor intensive and suitable for a crew of corps members to accomplish, may result in payments to the state for service performed, and can be promptly completed.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-8 - Location of and contracts for projects; prohibited uses of corps members

(a)
Corps projects may take place on any property owned or used by the federal government, by the state or any of its departments, agencies, or political subdivisions, or by nonprofit agencies which otherwise qualify for contracting of services by the corps.
(a.1)
Corps projects may take place on private residential property for purposes of paragraph (8.1) of subsection (b) of Code Section
12-11-4
but only to the extent that federal funds are available for such purposes. No public funds other than federal funds made available to the state shall be expended on such corps projects on private residential property.
(b)
The commissioner may, subject to this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board, contract with the federal government, with any department or agency of the state or its political subdivisions, or with nonprofit agencies for projects by the corps or by other corps programs meeting the specifications of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board.
(c)
The assignment of corps members shall not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or other employment benefits. Agencies that participate in the corps program may not terminate, lay off, or reduce the working hours of any employee for the purpose of using a corps member with available funds. In circumstances where substantial efficiencies or a public purpose may result, agencies may use corps members to carry out essential agency work or contractual functions without displacing current employees.
(d)
No corps members may be used in any manner in connection with a work or labor dispute or to impair existing contracts or collective bargaining agreements with existing employees.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 428,§ 3, eff. 5/20/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-9 - Grants, donations, bequests; insignia

(a)
The corps may receive grants, donations, bequests, and any other forms of funds or assistance from any sources, public or private.
(b)
The corps may employ an insignia or logo of appropriate design identifying specifically the Georgia Youth Conservation Corps. Control of the use of such insignia shall be governed by the commissioner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-10 - Coordinated job training and placement services

Whenever available and appropriate, job training and placement services and education opportunities provided through other federal, state, and local programs such as through the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall be coordinated with projects and programs developed under this chapter to assist eligible corps members. Coordinated services may include, but are not limited to, remedial and postsecondary education, job placement assistance, adult literacy training, job search skills, and job application skills. Whenever possible, eligible corps members without a high school diploma shall receive coordinated services that provide an opportunity to obtain an equivalent high school diploma.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 472,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 11 - GEORGIA YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 12-11-1 — 12-11-11) › Section 12-11-11 - Conservation Corps Advisory Council

(a)
There is created the Conservation Corps Advisory Council, to consist of the following members:
(1)
The commissioner of natural resources;
(2)
The chairman of the State Board of Education;
(3)
The chairman of the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia;
(4)
The Commissioner of Labor;
(5)
The Commissioner of Agriculture;
(6)
The director of the State Forestry Commission;
(7)
The executive director of the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee;
(8)
The chairman of the Natural Resources and Environment Committee of the House of Representatives;
(9)
The chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee;
(10)
Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(11)
Two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and
(12)
Two members of the public appointed by the Governor representing the business community.
(b)
Members of the council other than members appointed under paragraphs (10), (11), and (12) of subsection (a) of this Code section may designate persons to serve in their place. Members appointed pursuant to paragraph (10) or (11) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall serve for their corresponding two-year term as members of the General Assembly. Members appointed pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall serve for terms of two years.
(c)
It shall be the duty of the council to:
(1)
Meet at such times as necessary in its discretion;
(2)
Organize and elect a chairman and such other officers from its membership as it deems necessary;
(3)
Advise the board regarding needed rules and regulations for the corps;
(4)
Review, analyze, and discuss the operation of the corps;
(5)
Advise the department and the director on matters affecting the efficient operation of the corps and the accomplishment of its purposes;
(6)
Assist in the promotion of the objectives of the corps; and
(7)
Review and recommend appropriate levels of funding and expenditures.
(d)
Members of the council shall receive no compensation but for each day of meeting shall receive the same per diem expense amounts and transportation or mileage costs at the legal rate as are granted to members of interim legislative committees.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 225,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 74,§ 13, eff. 4/30/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Asbestos Safety Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-2 - Purpose of chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, and environment of the people of this state by authorizing the Board of Natural Resources to adopt, administer, and enforce a program for licensing contractors and for requiring training for asbestos supervisors, and by managing the removal or encapsulation of friable asbestos-containing materials from facilities and residential dwellings in the safest manner possible. This chapter establishes a program of contractor licensing and a program of notification, fees, and certification for asbestos removal or encapsulation projects to be administered by the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Asbestos" means any naturally occurring hydrated mineral silicates separable into commercially used fibers, specifically the asbestiform varieties of serpentine, chrysotile; cummingtomite-grunerite; amosite; riebeckite, crocidolite; anthophyllite; tremolite; and actinolite.
(2)
"Asbestos supervisor" means any individual who is employed or engaged by a contractor to supervise the removal, encapsulation, cleaning, or disposal of friable asbestos-containing materials.
(3)
"Board" means the Board of Natural Resources.
(4)
"Contractor" means any person who contracts with an owner or operator of a facility or residential dwelling to perform the removal or encapsulation of friable asbestos-containing material from any such facility or residential dwelling. Such term shall not include any employee of such owner or operator.
(5)
"Director" means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources or his or her designee.
(6)
"Division" means the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.
(7)
"Emergency project" means the removal or encapsulation of friable asbestos-containing material from any facility where such activity must be conducted immediately in order to prevent disruption of a commercial or industrial process or activity or destruction of property.
(8)
"Encapsulation" means the process of coating, binding, or resurfacing walls, ceilings, pipes, or other structures with a sealant to prevent friable asbestos from becoming airborne.
(9)
"Facility" means any institutional, commercial, or industrial structure, installation, or building, including an apartment building having more than four dwelling units.
(10)
"Friable asbestos-containing material" means any material which is applied onto ceilings, walls, structural members, piping, boilers, tanks, pumps, ductwork, or any other part of the building containing more than 1 percent asbestos, by weight, and which when dry may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
(11)
"Person" means any individual, partnership, association, trust, firm, corporation, county, municipality, or other entity, including the state and federal governments.
(12)
"Project" means the removal or encapsulation by a contractor of friable asbestos-containing material from any facility or residential dwelling.
(13)
"Removal" means the process of taking out, stripping, cleaning up, or disposing friable or potentially friable asbestos-containing materials from any facility or residential dwelling.
(14)
"Residential dwelling" means any family residence or apartment building with four or fewer dwelling units.
(15)
"Small project" means any asbestos removal or encapsulation project involving less than 160 square feet or 260 linear feet of friable asbestos-containing materials.
Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 453,§ 12, eff. 4/14/2006.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-4 - Rules and regulations; schedule of contractor license and project fees

The board shall have the power to adopt and amend rules and regulations necessary to license contractors, to ensure proper training for asbestos supervisors, and to ensure proper performance of asbestos removal and encapsulating projects and compliance with any provision of this chapter, to implement programs of inspection and enforcement, and to adopt a schedule of contractor license and project fees. The board is expressly empowered to promulgate the rules and regulations consistent with this chapter to ensure the proper performance of asbestos removal and encapsulating projects commenced on and after April 1, 1986.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-5 - Powers and duties of director

The director shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)
To collect all fees authorized by this chapter and remit such fees to the state treasury;
(2)
To exercise general supervision over the administration and enforcement of this chapter and all rules and regulations and orders promulgated under this chapter;
(3)
To license contractors, and to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses;
(4)
To issue all orders and processes as may be necessary to enforce compliance with provisions of this chapter and all rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter;
(5)
To conduct such public hearings as are deemed necessary for the proper administration of this chapter;
(6)
To make investigations, analyses, and inspections to determine and ensure compliance with this chapter, rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and any orders which the director may issue;
(7)
To institute and prosecute such court actions as may be necessary to enforce compliance with any provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter;
(8)
To exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter; and
(9)
To encourage voluntary cooperation by persons in affected groups to achieve the purpose of this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-6 - License requirement; application; renewal; exception

(a)
From and after July 1, 1996, any contractor shall obtain a license as required by rules and regulations established under this chapter prior to engaging in the removal or encapsulation of friable asbestos-containing materials from any facility or residential dwelling in this state. Any contractor holding a valid license on June 30, 1996, shall be considered to hold a valid license until June 30, 1999.
(b)
The application for a license or renewal of a license shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount required by the board which reflects the cost of issuing the license and shall be submitted in such manner, on such forms, and containing such information as the director prescribes.
(c)
A license or renewal license shall be issued to an applicant on evidence satisfactory to the director of compliance with this chapter and any rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter. Licenses shall be valid for a period not to exceed three years.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any person who is licensed under Chapter 14 of Title 43 shall be exempt from the licensing and training requirements and other provisions of this chapter when performing asbestos removal or installation which is incidental to the performance of the business or profession for which said person is licensed and when the project involved includes less than:
(1)
Ten continuous linear feet of material constructed of asbestos; or
(2)
Ten square feet of material constructed of asbestos.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-7 - Training requirements

From and after July 1, 1996, no person may be employed as an asbestos supervisor unless that person has satisfied the training requirements as required by rules and regulations established under this chapter. Any asbestos supervisor holding a valid certificate on June 30, 1996, shall be considered to have satisfied the training requirements as required by rules and regulations established under this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-8 - Reciprocity

The director, upon application, may issue a license to any person who holds a license in any state, territory, or possession of the United States, provided that the licensing requirements of asbestos abatement contractors under which the person's license was issued do not conflict with this chapter and are of a standard not lower than that specified by regulation adopted under this chapter; provided, further, that reciprocal privileges are granted to licensed asbestos abatement contractors of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-9 - Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds; review of decision

(a)
The director may refuse to grant a license to an applicant or may revoke or suspend the license of a person licensed by the director for cause, including but not limited to the following:
(1)
Making any false statement or giving any false information in connection with an application for license, including an application for renewal;
(2)
Violation of this chapter or violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter; or
(3)
Failure to demonstrate the qualifications or standards for licensure contained in this chapter or in the rules and regulations of the board. It shall be incumbent upon the applicant to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that he or she meets all the requirements for licensure; and, if the director is not satisfied as to the applicant's qualifications, he or she shall have the power to deny such licensure.
(b)
Review of a decision of the director under this chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-10 - Notice of commencement of project; contents; project fee; certification of completion

From and after April 1, 1986, no contractor shall engage in a project prior to notifying the director of such activity at least seven calendar days prior to commencement of same. Such prior notice need not be provided for an emergency project; provided, however, that the contractor shall notify the director of the activity within seven calendar days after the commencement of such emergency project. The notification shall be made in the manner and form required by the director and shall be accompanied by a project fee established by the board not to exceed $50.00 for asbestos abatement in a residential dwelling or any small project or $1,000.00 for any other project. The notification shall state the location of the project, the owner's name and address, the expected dates on which the project will begin and end, and any other information as may be required by the director. The contractor shall comply with this chapter, regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and any regulation pertaining to asbestos removal promulgated under Article 1 of Chapter 9 of this title. Upon completion of the project, the contractor shall certify to the director, on forms specified by the director, that the project was conducted in accordance with this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter and Article 1 of Chapter 9 of this title.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-11 - Compliance with chapter required

It shall be unlawful for any person, acting either as an asbestos supervisor or contractor, to engage in the removal, encapsulation, cleaning, or disposal of friable asbestos-containing materials or conduct quality assurance activities or air sampling in conjunction with such activities, except in such a manner as to conform to and comply with this chapter and all rules, regulations, and orders established under this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 12 - ASBESTOS SAFETY ACT (§§ 12-12-1 — 12-12-21) › Section 12-12-12 - Investigation rights of director; contractor to make records available

The director or his or her authorized employees, upon a presentation of his or her credentials, shall have a right to enter the premises of persons subject to this chapter or premises where a violation of this chapter is reasonably believed to be occurring or about to occur; to investigate, sample, and inspect for compliance with the requirements imposed under this chapter; or to determine whether such a violation or threatened violation exists. A contractor shall make available to the director or his or her authorized representative such records, data, and other information as may be required by this chapter or rules and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.