Title 12 — Conservation And Natural Resources
0 chapters · 906 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-1 Surface mining
1.2K chars
Applicability of part, §12-4-82. Water pollution. Surface-water management. Receipt, etc., of federal and state appropriations. Intent of article with regard to state contributions, §12-5-37. Water wells. Effect of part provisions, §12-5-132. INTERSTATE COMPACTS. Alabama-Coosa-Ta…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-10 Natural areas
1.8K chars
Georgia natural areas act, §§12-3-90 to 12-3-94. North Georgia mountains authority, §§12-3-290 to 12-3-300. Notice to localities of change in services at parks, historic sites or recreational areas, §12-3-12. Oconee river greenway authority, §§12-3-400 to 12-3-414. Outdoor stewar…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-10.1 Prosecution for violations, §12-3-10
0.6K chars
Phosphate mining. Failure to obtain license, §12-4-103. Pine straw. Harvest and sale. Violation of article, §12-6-207. Radioactive waste. Dumping in storm or sanitary sewers prohibited, §12-8-2. Refusal of inspection pursuant to an inspection warrant, §12-2-2. Sea oats. Cutting, …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-110 Short title
0.1K chars
This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Scenic Trails Act.’’ History. — Ga. L. 1972, p. 142, § 1. 12-3-111. Legislative purpose.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-111 Legislative purpose
2.2K chars
In order to provide for the increasing outdoor recreation needs of an expanding population with an increasing amount of leisure time, in order to promote the enjoyment and appreciation of the outdoor areas of Georgia, and in order to provide for a healthful alternative to motoriz…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-114 Policies to guide department in creating and administering system
5.1K chars
The department shall be guided by the following policies in creating and administering the Georgia Scenic Trails System: (1) A balanced system of trails throughout the state should be sought, including, but not limited to, the following types of trails: 108 12-3-114 (A) Urban tra…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-115 Construction of bicycle trails and bikeways by Department of Transportation
0.7K chars
(a) The Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to construct bicycle trails and bikeways in this state after the routes of such trails and bikeways have been determined by the Department of Natural Resources or by local governing authorities and approved by the De…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-117 Bicycle trails
1.3K chars
Policy guidelines, §12-3-114. Bikeways. Policy guidelines, §12-3-114. Board of natural resources. Rulemaking authority, §12-3-117. Citation of title, §12-3-110. Combination trails. Policy guidelines, §12-3-114. Declaration of public policy. Policy guidelines in creating and admin…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-150 Duty of department to administer and maintain memorial
0.3K chars
It shall be the duty of the Department of Natural Resources to proceed with the making and developing of plans for, administering, and maintaining a memorial in the vicinity of Warm Springs, Georgia, to perpetuate the memory of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt. History. — Ga. L. 19…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-151 Powers of department
2.1K chars
The department shall have the following powers: 113 12-3-151 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-3-151 (1) To acquire, hold, and dispose of personal property for accomplishing the purposes of the department under this part; (2) To accept donations, grants, and subsidies from any sourc…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-152 Franklin D
1.6K chars
Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Advisory Committee created; composition; duties of committee; officers; quorum; reimbursement for expenses; appointment of successors; terms of members. (a) There is created the Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Advisory Committee. The me…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-153 Duty of department to administer and maintain memorial
0.5K chars
Powers of department. Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Advisory Committee created; composition; duties of committee; officers; quorum; reimbursement for expenses; appointment of successors; terms of members. Construction of part. PART 3 TY COBB MEMORIAL 12-3-170. T.12,…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-170 Construction of part, §12-3-172
0.4K chars
Duty generally, §12-3-171. Powers generally, §12-3-171. U UNCONSCIOUS PERSONS. Criminal law and procedure. Serious bodily injury. Defined, §§12-5-53, 12-8-62, 12-9-24. UNCULTIVATED AREAS. Wood burning permits, §12-6-90. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK ACT. Georgia underground storage tan…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-171 Powers of department as to memorial or shrine
2.8K chars
The department shall have the following powers and authority under this part: (1) To acquire, hold, and dispose of personal property for accomplishing the purposes of the department under this part; (2) To accept donations, grants, and subsidies from any source and use them in pu…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-172 Natural areas
0.9K chars
Identification, preservation, etc., of natural areas, §§12-3-90 to 12-3-94. Nongame wildlife conservation and wildlife habitat acquisition programs, §§12-3-600 to 12-3-602. Public authorities. Georgia agricultural exposition authority. Georgia agricultural exposition authority ove…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-190 Short title
0.1K chars
This part may be cited as the ‘‘Stone Mountain Memorial Association Act.’’ History. — Ga. L. 1958, p. 61, § 1. 12-3-191. Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-191 Definitions
3.8K chars
As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Association’’ means the Stone Mountain Memorial Association created by this part or any authority or body in which the duties and liabilities of the association created hereby may hereafter become vested. (2) ‘‘Bonds’’ or ‘‘revenue bonds’’ me…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-192 Creation of association
0.5K chars
(a) There is created a body corporate and politic and instrumentality and public corporation of this state to be known as the Stone Mountain Memorial Association. It shall have perpetual existence. In such name it may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-192.1 Purposes of association
3.7K chars
The purposes of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association shall include: (1) To preserve the natural areas situated within the Stone Mountain Park area; (2) To provide access to Stone Mountain for Georgia’s citizens; and (3) To maintain an appropriate and suitable memorial for the …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-193 STATE CAPITOL
0.3K chars
State forestry commission. Directors’ offices at site of state capitol, §12-6-13. 1360 INDEX STATE CAPITOL —Cont’d State forestry commission —Cont’d Meetings at state capitol, §12-6-3. STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. Artesian wells. Wells on government property, §12-5-151. Depart…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-194 Powers of association generally
6.4K chars
The association shall have, in addition to any other powers conferred in this part, the following powers: (1) To have a seal and alter it at its pleasure; (2) To acquire Stone Mountain and such surrounding area as the association may deem necessary for the proper development, man…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-194.1 Memorial for Confederacy
0.6K chars
Association to maintain, §12-3-192.1. Officers, §12-3-193. Park offenses. Jurisdiction and venue, §12-3-194.1. Powers, §12-3-194. Police and legislative powers, §12-3-194.1. Preservation of natural areas within park. Purpose of association, §12-3-192.1. STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL AS…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-195 Revenue bonds
0.7K chars
Protection of bondholders against obstruction, etc., by state performance of rental or lease agreements, etc., §12-3-216. Subleases. Lake Lanier authority. Powers, §12-3-320. Natural resources. Board powers, §12-3-4. Department powers, §12-3-3. Water resources, §§12-5-471, 12-5-4…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-196 EMISSION CONTROL
0.6K chars
Georgia motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance act, §§12-9-40 to 12-9-57. ENCUMBRANCES. North Georgia mountains authority. Approval of indebtedness by Georgia state financing and investment commission, §12-3-300. Oconee river greenway authority. General powers, §12-3-40…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-197 Transfer of funds to association
2.0K chars
The Governor is authorized and directed to transfer to the association, for use in acquiring Stone Mountain and the surrounding area, any available funds of the state not otherwise appropriated. History. — Ga. L. 1958, p. 61, § 7. 130 12-3-199 12-3-198. Location, construction, im…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-199 Association fund
3.4K chars
(a) All revenues in excess of all obligations of the association of every nature which are not otherwise pledged or restricted as to disposition and use by the terms of any trust indenture entered into by the association for the security of bonds issued under this part, together …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-2 Disposition of miscellaneous funds by department
0.9K chars
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department is authorized to retain all miscellaneous funds generated by the operation of its park, historic, and recreational sites and facilities for use in the operation and maintenance of those sites and facilities. Any such fund…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-203 Revenue bonds — Signatures; seal
3.4K chars
All bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the association, shall be attested by the secretary thereof, and shall bear the official seal of the association. Any coupons attached thereto shall bear the signature of the chairman of the association and may, if the resolution autho…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-205 Recipient designation, §12-3-211
0.9K chars
Use and manner, §12-3-205. Exemption of bonds from taxation and assessment, §§12-3-204, 12-3-219. Form of bonds, §12-3-202. Interim receipts or certificates. Issuance, §12-3-206. Issuance, §12-3-200. Conditions precedent, §12-3-208. Coupon or registered form, §12-3-202. Effect on …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-207 Revenue bonds — Replacement of mutilated, destroyed, or lost bonds
1.7K chars
The association may provide for the replacement of any bond which becomes mutilated or is destroyed or lost. History. — Ga. L. 1958, p. 61, § 17. 135 12-3-208 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-3-210 12-3-208. Revenue bonds — Immediate effectiveness of resolutions providing for issua…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-209 Power to issue bonds, §12-3-200
0.3K chars
Adoption of resolutions for issuance, §12-3-200. Issuance in coupon or registered form, §12-3-202. Refunding bonds, §12-3-213. Price, §12-3-201. Principal and interest. Payment, §12-3-201. Establishment of sinking funds, §12-3-212. Place of payment, §12-3-202.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-21 Assistance by state officers and agencies
0.3K chars
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. History. — Code 1981, § 12-3-21, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 105, § 2. 12-3-22. …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-210 Revenue bonds — Securing bonds by trust indenture
4.7K chars
(a) In the discretion of the association, any issue of bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the association 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. (b) Resolutions pro…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-212 Status as debt of state, §12-3-209
0.7K chars
Status as legal investment, §12-3-215. Status of bonds as negotiable instruments, §12-3-204. Tax exemption for property, income, bonds, etc., §§12-3-204, 12-3-219. Temporary bonds. Issuance, §12-3-206. STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION —Cont’d Revenue bonds —Cont’d Time of matu…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-213 Revenue bonds — Revenue refunding bonds
5.4K chars
The association is authorized, subject to the provisions of any prior resolution or trust indenture, to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the association for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under this part and then outstanding, together with a…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-214 Dating of bonds, §12-3-201
0.1K chars
Debt of state. Status of bonds as constituting, §12-3-209. Defined, §12-3-191.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-217 Revenue bonds — Validation
4.0K chars
Bonds of the association shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36. History. — Ga. L. 1958, p. 61, § 28. 12-3-218. Moneys received by association as constituting trust funds; bondholders’ lien on funds. All moneys rece…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-219 Forest fire protection
1.0K chars
County taxation, §12-6-93. Georgia music hall of fame authority. Exemption from taxation, §12-3-525. Jekyll Island-State Park Authority. Exemption of property, income, bonds, etc., from taxation and assessment, §12-3-274. Revenue bonds. Effect of issuance on obligation of state t…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-22 Reporting requirements; enforcement
1.7K chars
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association, the Jekyll Island—State Park Authority, the North Georgia Mountains Authority, and the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority shall cooperate with the committee, its agents, the Attorney General, the state auditor, the state accounting …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-220 Venue and jurisdiction for actions under part
0.5K chars
Any action to declare, protect, or enforce any rights or duties under this part, brought in the courts of the state, shall be brought in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia; and any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under this part shall likewise be bro…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-23 Evaluation criteria
1.4K chars
In the discharge of its duties, the committee shall evaluate the performance of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, the Jekyll Island—State Park Authority, the North Georgia Mountains Authority, and the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority consistent with the following …
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-230 Short title
0.1K chars
This part may be cited as the ‘‘Jekyll Island—State Park Authority Act.’’ 142 12-3-231 History. — Ga. L. 1950, p. 152, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 391, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-231 Definitions
3.6K chars
As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Jekyll Island—State Park Authority created by this part. (2) ‘‘Bonds’’ or ‘‘revenue bonds’’ means any bonds issued by the authority under this part, including refunding bonds. (3) ‘‘Cost of the project’’ means the cost o…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-232 Easements
1.4K chars
Intracoastal waterway, §12-3-238. Executive director. Employment, §12-3-233. Failure or refusal of lessee to perform, §12-3-270. Instrumentality of state, §12-3-232. Intra-agency cooperation, §12-3-240. Jurisdiction. Actions to protect or enforce rights, §12-3-275. Leases and con…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-234 Appointment of members, §12-3-233
0.1K chars
Assignment of rentals due, §12-3-270. Audits. Submitting records and statement of financial position to state auditor, §12-3-234. Beaches.
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-235 Powers of authority generally
10.5K chars
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 sell, by competitive bids, and dispose of all junk, salvage, and surplus materials, together with all obsolete, u…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-236.1 Adoption and enforcement of ordinances and resolutions
3.3K chars
(a) The authority shall have legislative power to adopt reasonable ordinances and resolutions relating to the property, affairs, and government of Jekyll Island, including, without limitation, ordinances and resolutions adopting by reference any or all of the provisions of Chapte…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-237 Rules and regulations for operation of projects authorized
0.3K chars
It shall be the duty of the authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of each project or combination of projects constructed under this part, including rules and regulations to ensure maximum use or occupancy of each such project. History. — Ga. L. 1960, p. 8…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-238 Easements and rights of way for intracoastal waterway
0.5K chars
The authority shall be authorized to execute to the United States of America such spoilage easements and rights of way in the property leased to the authority by this part as shall be necessary in the construction and maintenance of the intracoastal waterway. Such easements and r…
O.C.G.A. § 12-3-239 Establishment of museum
4.6K chars
12-3-240. Transfer of funds to authority; cooperation between authority and department. 12-3-241. Lease to authority of Jekyll Island, adjacent marshes and marsh islands, rights of way, and rights and privileges of every kind. 12-3-242. Lease payments by authority as constituting…