Title 12 — Conservation And Natural Resources
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O.C.G.A. § 12-3-526 Police powers
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The authority is authorized to exercise such of the police powers of the state as may be necessary to maintain peace and order and to enforce any and all zoning, use, and personal conduct restrictions upon the properties, facilities, and persons under its jurisdiction to the exte…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-527 Security force
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The authority is authorized to contract for or to provide for and maintain a security force with respect to the facilities and property owned, leased, operated, or under the control of the authority and within the territory thereof. The security force shall have the duty to prote…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-528 Advisory committee, §12-3-535
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Alcoholic beverages. Sale on premises, §12-3-524. Bond issues. Generally, §12-3-533. Issuance, §12-3-533. Business of authority, §12-3-523. Citation of title, §12-3-520. Commissioner of economic development. Executive director, §12-3-522. Conflicts of interest. Contracts or transa…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-53 State archeologist
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In order to implement the protective and research policies as outlined in Code Section 12-3-52, the department will appoint a state archeologist whose duties will be: (1) To direct, coordinate, and otherwise engage in fundamental archeological research on state lands containing s…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-530 Attorney General to provide legal services for authority
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The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority and in connection therewith the provisions of Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 shall be fully applicable. History. — Code 1981, § 12-3-530, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1062, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-531 Jurisdiction of actions brought under this part
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Any action to protect or enforce any rights under this part shall be brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia; and such court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions. Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to impair any rights afforde…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-532 Contracts or transactions of authority involving conflict of interest
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(a) Every member of the authority and every employee of the authority who knowingly has any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract to which the authority is or is about to become a party, or in any other business of the authority, or in any firm or corporation doing busines…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-533 Issuance of bonds by authority
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(a) The authority or any authority or body which may succeed to the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in the authority is authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-536 Purpose
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Corporate purpose, §12-3-523. Rentals and other charges. Authority to fix for users and exhibitors, §12-3-529. Security force, §12-3-527. Exercise of police powers by authority, §12-3-526. Short title, §12-3-520.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-54 Penalty
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Any person who intentionally violates Code Section 12-3-52 or who intentionally defaces, injures, destroys, displaces, or removes an object or site of archeological or historical value located on areas as designated in Code Section 12-3-52 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Histor…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-55 General provisions; preservation of state owned historic properties
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the commissioner of community affairs. (2) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Community Affairs. (b) The heads of all state agencies shall assume responsibility for the preservation of historic properties …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-550 Solid waste
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State collection program. Establishment in cooperation with Georgia building authority, §12-8-36. Water conservation.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-551 Assistance to committee by other state agencies
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The state auditor, the Attorney General, and all other agencies of state government, upon request by the committee, shall assist the committee in the discharge of its duties as set forth in this part. The committee may employ not more than two staff members and may secure the ser…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-552 Jekyll Island state park authority
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Submission of records and statements to state auditor, §12-3-234. Lake Lanier Islands development authority. Submission of books and statement to state auditor, §12-3-313. North Georgia mountains authority. Submission of books and statement to, §12-3-293. Sapelo Island heritage a…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-553 Standards for evaluation of performance of authority
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In the discharge of its duties, the committee shall evaluate the performance of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority consistent with the following criteria: (1) Prudent, legal, and accountable expenditure of public funds; 260 12-3…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-554 Appropriations, §12-3-554
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Assistance by other state agencies, §12-3-551. Authority cooperation with state agencies, §12-3-552. Creation, §12-3-550. Establishment, §12-3-550. Evaluation of authorities’ performance. Standards for evaluation, §12-3-553. Expenditure of state funds, §12-3-554. Intrastate agenc…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-56 Oil and gas deep drilling
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Effect of part on other state officers and agencies, §12-4-52. General provisions, §§12-4-40 to 12-4-54. Preservation officer, designation, §12-3-55. Solid waste.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-560 Short title
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This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 12-3-560, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1251, § 1. 261 12-3-561 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-3-562 12-3-561. Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-561 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority. (2) ‘‘Cost of the project’’ means the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; fi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-562 Charges, §12-3-569
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Conflicts of interest, §12-3-572. Created, §12-3-562. Defined terms, §12-3-561. Duties, §12-3-564. Expense allowance, transportation costs, reimbursement, §12-3-562. Facility to house state sports hall of fame. Construction, maintenance, §12-3-563. Department of economic developmen…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-562.1 Jurisdiction of actions, §12-3-571
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Legal services, §12-3-570. New location or alternative ownership. Request for proposal, §§12-3-522.1, 12-3-562.1. Operating, advertising, promoting sports hall of fame, §12-3-563. Overview committee. Georgia halls of fame authority overview committee, §§12-3-550 to 12-3-554. Poli…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-563 Purpose
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The corporate purpose and general nature of the business of the authority shall be: (1) Constructing and maintaining a facility to house the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame to honor those, living or dead, who by achievement or service have made outstanding and lasting contributions t…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-564 Powers and duties
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The authority is authorized: (1) To have a seal and alter it at pleasure; (2) To acquire, hold, and dispose of personal property for its corporate purposes; (3) To appoint, select, and employ officers, agents, and employees, including engineering, architectural, and construction …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-565 Tax exemption
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It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and constitute a public purpose and that the authority will be performing an essential government…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-566 Police powers
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The authority is authorized to exercise such of the police powers of the state as may be necessary to maintain peace and order and to enforce any and all zoning, use, and personal conduct restrictions upon the properties, facilities, and persons under its jurisdiction to the exte…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-567 Security force
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The authority is authorized to contract for or to provide for and maintain a security force with respect to the facilities and property owned, leased, operated, or under the control of the authority and within the territory thereof. The security force shall have the duty to prote…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-568 Trust fund
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All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this part, whether as grants or other contributions or as revenues, rents, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this part. History. — Code 1981, § 12-3-568, enacted by Ga. L. …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-569 Rentals and other charges
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The authority is authorized to fix rentals and other charges which any user, exhibitor, concessionaire, franchisee, or vendor shall pay to the authority for the use of the project or part thereof or combination thereof, and to charge and collect the same, and to lease and make con…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-570 Legal services
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The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority and in connection therewith the provisions of Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 shall be fully applicable. History. — Code 1981, § 12-3-570, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1251, § 1. 12-3-571. Venue and jurisdi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-571 Venue and jurisdiction of actions
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Any action to protect or enforce any rights under this part shall be brought in the Superior Court of Bibb County, Georgia; and such court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions. Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to impair any rights afforded …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-572 Conflicts of interest
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(a) Every member of the authority and every employee of the authority who knowingly has any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract to which the authority is or is about to become a party, or in any other business of the authority, or in any firm or corporation doing busines…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-573 Revenue bonds
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(a) The authority or any authority or body which may succeed to the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in the authority is authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-574 Short title, §12-3-560
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SOLID WASTE —Cont’d Vertical or horizontal expansion of existing disposal facilities —Cont’d Requirements for approving vertical expansion, §12-8-24. Waste surcharge. Owners or operators of facilities to charge, rate per ton, retention of percentage by owners or operators, §12-8-…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-58 BULLION
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Penalty for noncompliance with code, §12-4-122. Purchasers’ duties, §12-4-120. BURNING WOODS AND LANDS. Backfires, §12-6-17. Permits, §12-6-90. Prescribed burning. Georgia prescribed burning act, §§12-6-145 to 12-6-149. BUSINESSES. Forestry. Practice of professional forestry, §§12…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-600 Legislative findings; policy of state
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The General Assembly finds that it is in the best interest of the state to provide for the conservation of nongame species of wildlife for the benefit and nonconsumptive use of the citizens of Georgia. Historically, wildlife conservation programs have been focused on the more recre…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-601 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Natural Resources. (2) ‘‘Nongame wildlife’’ means all species of flora and fauna indigenous to Georgia which are not legally taken through hunting, fishing, trapping, or otherwise. (3) ‘‘Wildlife’’ means …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-602 Funds, §12-3-602
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Income tax. Return form. Contribution option, §12-3-602. Legislative findings, §12-3-600. Policy of state, §12-3-600. NONRESIDENTS. Forestry licenses. Reciprocity for nonresidents, §12-6-54. NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER. Metropolitan North Georgia water planning d…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-620 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘American Indian’’ means an individual who is a member of a nation, tribe, band, group, or community that was indigenous to Georgia; is a descendant of persons named as American Indians in the Georgia Senate Bill 89, enacted during the legi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-621 Powers and duties, §12-3-50
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Preservation, promotion, etc., §12-3-50. Directing persons to leave sites upon refusal to observe rules and regulations, §12-3-10. HISTORIC AREAS —Cont’d Environmental policy. General provisions, §§12-16-1 to 12-16-23. Georgia register of historic places, §12-3-50.2. Establishmen…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-622 Inspection warrants
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Environmental protection division, §12-2-2. Interstate environment compact, §§12-10-40, 12-10-41. Jekyll Island-state park authority, §§12-3-230 to 12-3-277. Judges. Administrative law judges. Definition within title, §12-1-2. Environmental protection decisions, hearings, §12-2-2.…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-640 Designation
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In recognition of the many beautiful and outstanding gardens and nature centers of the State of Georgia, the following gardens and nature centers and such others as may hereafter be designated by resolution of the General Assembly are designated as the official gardens and nature…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-650 Definitions
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Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 12/HB 142, effective May 13, 2011. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 12-3-650, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 894, § 2. 12-3-651. Redesignated.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-651 Redesignated
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Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 12/HB 142, effective May 13, 2011, re- designated former Code Section 12-3-651 as present Code Section 20-3-73.1. 12-3-652 through 12-3-661. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 12/HB 142, effective May 13, 2011. Editor’s notes. — These Code s…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-662 Redesignated
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Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 12/HB 142, effective May 13, 2011, re- designated former Code Section 12-3-662 as present Code Section 20-3-73.2. ARTICLE 12 POWER ALLEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 12-3-680 through 12-3-708. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1015, § 4/SB 344, effectiv…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-7 Powers of head of office, §12-3-7
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State assistance fund. Approval of projects as condition precedent to use of fund, §12-3-8. 1339 INDEX PARKS AND RECREATION —Cont’d Federal assistance under land and water conservation act of 1965 —Cont’d State assistance fund —Cont’d Establishment, §12-3-8. Limitations on use of…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-70 Legislative purpose
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Definitions. Creation of Heritage Trust Commission; appointment and criteria for selection of members; terms of office; reimbursement of members for expenses; duties [Repealed]. Powers and duties of board as to Heritage Trust Program. Dedication of property as a heritage preserve.…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-71 Legislative purpose
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The General Assembly finds that certain real property in Georgia, because it exhibits unique natural characteristics, special historical significance, or particular recreational value, constitutes a valuable heritage which should be available to all Georgians, now and in the future…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-72 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Natural Resources. (2) ‘‘Heritage area’’ means an area of land, marsh, or water which has been identified by the board as having significant historical, natural, or cultural value. (3) ‘‘Heritage preserve’’ means a he…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-74 Powers and duties of board as to Heritage Trust Program
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(a) The board shall have the following powers and duties with regard to the Heritage Trust Program: (1) To adopt and promulgate all policies, rules, and regulations necessary for the identification and acquisition of heritage areas and for the selection, dedication, management, an…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-75 Dedication of property as a heritage preserve
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A heritage area which has been acquired by the Department of Natural Resources for the Heritage Trust Program may become dedicated as a heritage preserve after written recommendation of the board and approval by the Governor. Any other real property owned by the State of Georgia …