Title 12 — Conservation And Natural Resources
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O.C.G.A. § 12-3-243 Lots
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Conversion prices of, §12-3-250. Lots leased or sold to one party. Limitation on number, §12-3-246. Master plan, §12-3-243.1. Adherence to plan, §12-3-243.1. Amendments, §12-3-243.1. Payment of state’s share into state treasury, §12-3-247. Powers of authority generally, §12-3-243…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-243.1 Developed land conversion, §12-3-243
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Disposition of proceeds of sale, §12-3-243. Fixing, charging and collection of rentals, etc., §12-3-270. General assembly approval of property sales. Required, §12-3-248. Lease applications exceed available lots. Procedure, §12-3-249. Lease as constituting contracts, §12-3-249. L…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-245 Leases
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Parks and recreation. Public-use areas, §12-3-5. Parks and recreation. Leases. Public-use areas, §12-3-5. Phosphate mining. Licenses to mine, etc., phosphate deposits. Payment of license fee, §12-4-101. GRANTORS. Forest resources. Acquisition of land, §12-6-9. Radioactive waste. …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-248 Sale of residential lots
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Conditions, §12-3-247. Crediting payments made under lease against sales, §12-3-247. Sale restrictions, §12-3-244. Signing of conveyances, §12-3-243. Survival of rights and privileges, §12-3-245. Term of leases, §12-3-245.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-25 Information required in annual reports
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The committee shall report in each of its annual reports to the chairperson of the standing committees of each house of the General Assembly whether or not any of the authorities named in this part have undertaken activities having a projected cost of over $1 million without havi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-251 Commercial property
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Sale of, §12-3-247. Conditions on sale of residential lots, §12-3-247. JEKYLL ISLAND-STATE PARK AUTHORITY —Cont’d Subdivision, lease, sale, etc., of island by authority —Cont’d Consideration. Lease payments constituting good, valuable and sufficient consideration, §12-3-242. Cont…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-252 Refunding bonds, §12-3-266
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Remedies of bondholders, coupon holders and trustees, §12-3-265. Replacement of mutilated, destroyed or lost bonds, §12-3-259. Resolutions. Immediate effectiveness for issuance of bonds, §12-3-260. 1310 INDEX JEKYLL ISLAND-STATE PARK AUTHORITY —Cont’d Revenue bonds —Cont’d Resolu…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-254 Revenue bonds — Signatures; seal
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In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any bonds or whose facsimile signature shall appear on any coupon shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-255 Revenue bonds — Status as negotiable instruments
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All revenue bonds issued under this part shall have and are declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments law of the state. History. — Ga. L. 1950, p. 152, § 16; Ga. L. 1960, p. 89, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-258 Refunding bonds, §12-3-266
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Temporary bonds, §12-3-258. Legal investments. Status of bonds, §12-3-267. Lost bonds, §12-3-259. Manner of sale, §12-3-256. Medium of payment, §12-3-252. Moneys received as constituting trust funds, §12-3-273. Mutilated bonds, §12-3-259. Negotiable instruments. Status of bonds, …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-259 Revenue bonds — Replacement of mutilated, destroyed, or lost bonds
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The authority may provide for the replacement of any bond which becomes mutilated or is destroyed or lost. History. — Ga. L. 1950, p. 152, § 19; Ga. L. 1960, p. 89, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-260 Seal, §12-3-254
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Securing of bonds by trust indenture, §12-3-262. Securities for deposits.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-261 Securities for deposits, §12-3-267
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Tax exemption of property, income, bonds, etc., §12-3-274. Temporary bonds. Issuance, §12-3-258. Trust indenture. Securing of bonds by, §12-3-262. Utilization of income and revenues, §12-3-271. Validation of bonds, §12-3-269.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-262 Revenue bonds — Securing by trust indenture
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(a) In the discretion of the authority, any issue of such revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or outside of the state. Such trust…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-263 Revenue bonds — Payment of proceeds to trustee
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The authority shall, in the resolution providing for issuance of revenue bonds or in the trust indenture, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to any officer, person, agency, bank, or trust company. The recipient so designated by the authority shall ac…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-264 Status of bonds
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Debt of state, §12-3-261. Legal investment, §12-3-267. Negotiable instruments, §12-3-255. Pledge of faith and credit of state, §12-3-261. Securities for deposits, §12-3-267.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-265 Dating of bonds, §12-3-252
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Debt of state. Status of bonds, §12-3-261. Denominations, §12-3-253. Destroyed bonds, §12-3-259. Determination of price, §12-3-256. Disbursement of proceeds. Payment of proceeds to trustee, §12-3-263. Proceeds less than or greater than cost of projects. Procedure, §12-3-257. Use …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-266 Revenue bonds — Revenue refunding bonds
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The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds issued under this part and then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon. The issuance of such revenue refun…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-269 Revenue bonds — Validation
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Bonds of the authority shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure provided by Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36. The petition for validation shall also make party defendant to such action any authority, subdivision, instrumentality, or agency of the State …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-271 Utilization of income and revenues
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All income and revenues arising out of the operation of Jekyll Island State Park, and all gifts, grants, appropriations, or bond or loan proceeds made specifically for Jekyll Island State Park, shall be used by the authority for the sole purpose of beautifying, improving, developi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-272 Acceptance by authority of grants and contributions
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The authority, in addition to the moneys which may be received from the sale of revenue bonds and from the collection of revenues, rents, and earnings derived under this part, is authorized to accept from any federal agency grants for or in aid of the construction of any project …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-275 Venue and jurisdiction for actions under 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 any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under this part shall likewise be brought in such court, which shall have exclusive, original …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-276 Supplemental nature of part
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This part shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be 183 12-3-276 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-3-291 regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regar…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-277 Construction of part
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This part, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. History. — Ga. L. 1950, p. 152, § 23. PART 2 NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AUTHORITY 12-3-290. Creation of authority as constituting instrumentality …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-290 Quorum, §12-3-292
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Revenue bonds. Issuance, §12-3-298. Purpose of issuance, §12-3-298. Security officers, §12-3-295. State lands. Lease to authority, §12-3-297. Territorial jurisdiction, §12-3-299. Vacancies. Filling of vacancies, §12-3-292. NORTH GEORGIA WATER PLANNING DISTRICT, §§12-5-570 to 12-5…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-291 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: 184 12-3-291 (1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the North Georgia Mountains Authority created by this part. (2) ‘‘Cost of project’’ means the cost of acquisition of properties or the use thereof, both real and personal, and the cost of construction, remodelin…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-292 Hearings
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Public hearing on amending master plan, §12-3-294.1. Indebtedness. Approval by Georgia state financing and investment commission, §12-3-300. Instrumentality of state.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-293 Sapelo Island heritage authority
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Inspection of books, §12-3-448. Stone Mountain memorial association. Condemnation of property for developing Stone Mountain, §12-3-196. Inspection of books and records, §12-3-193. STATE CAPITOL.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-294 Powers of authority generally
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The authority shall have power: (1) To have a seal and alter it at pleasure; (2) To acquire real and personal property of every kind and character by purchase or otherwise and to hold such property; to mortgage, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber its real and personal property fo…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-295 Security officers
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The North Georgia Mountains Authority is authorized to appoint security officers to safeguard the property of the authority and the safety of the general public. The duly appointed security officers of the authority are authorized, while on the premises over which the author192 1…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-296 Provision of legal services by Attorney General
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The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority, and in connection therewith Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 shall be fully applicable. History. — Ga. L. 1973, p. 319, § 3.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-297 RECIPROCITY
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Asbestos licenses, §12-12-8. Forestry. Licenses, §12-6-54. PUBLIC UTILITIES. Georgia water supply act of 2008, §§12-5-470 to 12-5-484. Water supply. Georgia water supply act of 2008, §§12-5-470 to 12-5-484. Q QUADRANGLE MAP. Hazardous site inventory, §12-8-97. R RADIOACTIVE WASTE…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-299 Jurisdiction of authority
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The North Georgia Mountains Authority shall exercise all of its powers and engage in the business of its projects within the territorial boundaries and jurisdiction of Banks, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall,…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-3 Powers of department as to projects generally
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Governing authority of a county’’ means the county commissioner, board of county commissioners, judge of the probate court, or other person or body of persons at the time entrusted by law with the administration of the fiscal affai…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-30 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Land’’ means upland; land under water; the water of any lake, pond, or stream; any and all incorporeal hereditaments; and all rights, estates, interests, privileges, easements, encumbrances, and franchises, legal and equitable, in land or …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-300 Instrumentality of state
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Authority as constituting, §12-3-290. Jurisdiction, §12-3-299. Legal services by attorney general, §12-3-296. Master plan for management of projects, §12-3-294.1. Membership, §12-3-292. Mortgages. Approval of indebtedness by Georgia state financing and investment commission, §12-3…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-310 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority. (2) ‘‘Cost of 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. § 12-3-311 Employees
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Compensation, §12-3-312. Expenses. Reimbursement of members for expenses, §12-3-312. Highways, streets, etc. Location, construction, etc., §12-3-319. Income, gifts, grants, etc. Purposes for which may be used, §12-3-318. Jurisdiction.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-312 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES
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T.12, C.3 Sec. Membership of authority; election of officers; bylaws; quorum; action by majority vote; voting by proxy; effect of vacancy; reimbursement for expenses; compensation of employees. 12-3-313. Accountability of members as trustees; maintenance of financial records and b…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-314 Powers of authority generally
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The authority shall have power: (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 constructi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-314.1 Metropolitan river protection act
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Comprehensive land and water use plans, §12-5-443. Hearings on violations, §12-5-456. North Georgia mountains authority. Plan hearings, §12-3-314.1. Public hearing on amending master plan, §12-3-294.1. Surface mining. Imposition of civil penalties, §12-4-83. Underground storage t…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-316 Security force
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The authority shall have the power 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 …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-318 Venue
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Actions to protect or enforce rights, §12-3-341. Voting by proxy, §12-3-312.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-321 Restrictions under lease; restrictions on subleasing
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12-3-322. Leasing of property by competitive bidding. 12-3-323. Revenue bonds — Power of authority to issue bonds; payment of principal and interest; dating of bonds; determination of maturity dates, interest rates, and medium of payments; redemption before maturity. 12-3-324. Re…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-322 Leasing of property by competitive bidding
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Only after notice is published once a week for four weeks in the official organs of all the counties bordering Lake Lanier and in the official organ of Fulton County, the property described in this part shall be leased as deemed appropriate by the authority at public auction or b…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-323 Refunding bonds, §12-3-336
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Temporary bonds, §12-3-328. Lost bonds, §12-3-329. Manner of sale, §12-3-327. Maturity dates. Determination, §12-3-323. Medium of payments. Determination, §12-3-323. Mutilated bonds, §12-3-329. Place of payment, §12-3-324. Price. Determination, §12-3-327. Principal and interest. …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-325 Revenue bonds — Signatures; seal
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In case any officer whose signature appears on any bonds or whose facsimile signature appears on any coupon ceases to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in of…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-329 Revenue bonds — Replacement of mutilated, destroyed, or lost bonds
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The authority may provide for the replacement of any bond which becomes mutilated or is destroyed or lost. History. — Ga. L. 1969, p. 397, § 2. 212 12-3-332 12-3-330. Revenue bonds — Bonds; application of bonds of a single issue as payment for one or more projects; immediate effe…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-33 County and municipal aid to state park system
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Any county, and any municipality therein, may use any available funds to aid in the purchase of any land or other property within the county which is to become the property of the state for incorporation into the state park system, provided that the department shall have first agr…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-330 Seal, §12-3-325
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Securing of bonds by trust indenture, §12-3-332. Signatures, §12-3-325.