Title 12 — Conservation And Natural Resources
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O.C.G.A. § 12-9-48 North Georgia Mountains Authority
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Preliminary master plan or amendment to plan, §12-3-294.1. Oil and gas deep drilling. Drilling permits, notice of application, §12-4-46. Oil or hazardous material spills or releases, §12-14-3. Parks and recreation. Change in services at parks, historic sites or recreational areas…
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-49 Application to conduct emission inspections; certificate of authorization
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(a) Any garage or other establishment which desires to conduct emission inspections shall submit to the director an application for a certificate of authorization under this article. Applications shall be made upon a form designated by the director and shall contain such informati…
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-51 Solid waste
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Dumping of certain wastes in storm or sanitary sewers. Forfeiture of involved vehicles, §12-8-2. Lead acid vehicle batteries, §12-8-28.
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-52 Transferability, §12-9-49
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Defined, §12-9-43. Emission inspection sticker. Defined, §12-9-43. Display on vehicle, §12-9-48. Replacement stickers, §12-9-48. Exemptions, §12-9-45. Identification of vehicles producing excessive exhaust emissions. Repair and reinspection, §12-9-47. 1323 INDEX MOTOR VEHICLES —Cont…
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-53 Review of director’s decision
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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.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 12-9-53, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1524, § 3. 12-9-54. Sale of vehicle.
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-54 Sale of vehicle
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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…
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-56 Rules and regulations
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When duly promulgated and adopted, all rules and regulations issued pursuant to this article by the board shall have the force of law. History. — Code 1981, § 12-9-56, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2.
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-57 Number of members, §12-2-21
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Oath of office, §12-2-22. Officers, §12-2-23. Oil and gas deep drilling. General provisions, §§12-4-40 to 12-4-54. Oil or hazardous material spills or releases. General provisions, §§12-14-1 to 12-14-4. Pollution prevention assistance division. Promulgation and adoption of rules …
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-6 Powers and duties of director as to air quality generally
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(a) The director shall represent the public interest and shall not derive a significant portion of his income from persons subject to rules, 1039 12-9-6 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-9-6 regulations, permits, or orders under this article. Any potential conflict of interest shall b…
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-7 EXPORTS
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Indian objects, §12-3-622. F EVIDENCE. Air pollution. Circumstantial evidence. Violations placing another in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, §12-9-24. Circumstantial evidence. Air pollution violations. Placing another in imminent danger of death or serious bodi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-70 Study and review of gasoline additives
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(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 regu…
O.C.G.A. § 12-9-8 Renewal or revision of permit
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(a) Upon proper application, the director may renew, revise, modify, amend, or reissue a permit for an additional term. (b) If an application for permit renewal has not been denied or a renewal permit issued by the date the current permit expires or if issuance or denial of the p…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-1 ARREST
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Forestry investigators, §12-6-20. Parks, historic sites or recreational areas. Prohibited acts, §12-3-10. 1229 INDEX ARROWS. Directional arrows. Recreational areas, §12-3-10. Labeling containers, §12-8-34. ARTESIAN WELLS, §§12-5-150 to 12-5-153. Applicability of part provisions, …
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-100 Compact enacted and entered into; text of compact
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The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows: ‘‘APALACHICOLA-CHATTAHOOCHEE-FLINT R…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-110 Compact enacted and entered into; text of compact
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The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows: ‘‘ALABAMA-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA RIVER BASIN COMPA…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-2 Appointment of representatives to Southern States Energy Board; compensation
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(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 pleasu…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-3 Interagency cooperation, §12-10-7
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State agency for facilitating of personnel services, §12-10-4. State personnel administration for employees, §12-10-3. Submission of estimated budget expenditures, §12-10-5. Enactment, §12-10-1. Implementation of compact. Appropriation of funds, §12-10-8. Interagency cooperation,…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-40 Compact enacted and entered into; text of compact
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The Interstate Environment Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ‘‘INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENT COMPACT ARTICLE 1. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND RESERVATIONS OF POWER. 1.01. Findings. The signato…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-41 Commissioner as representative of state in compact
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The commissioner of natural resources or his designated representative shall represent the state in the Interstate Environment Compact. History. — Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1533. 1111 T.12, C.10, A.4 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-10-61 ARTICLE 4 SOUTHEASTERN INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-6 Appropriations for supplementary agreements
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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…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-60 Required procedure to make compact effective; exchange of documents
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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 compac…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-61 Required procedure, §12-10-60
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State officers. Powers under compact, §12-10-63. State forestry commission. Agreements between commission and counties, §12-6-93. Annual forest fire protection plans. Preparation by commission, §12-6-88. Direction and supervision of forest fire protection work, §12-6-83. Entry upon…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-62 Process
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(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 comp…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-63 Compact administrator
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Construction of powers granted under compact, §12-10-64. FOREST FIRES —Cont’d Southeastern interstate forest fire protection compact —Cont’d Compact administrator —Cont’d Delegation of powers, §12-10-62. Director of state forestry commission, §12-10-62. Powers under compact, §12-1…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-64 Construction of article
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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, Florid…
O.C.G.A. § 12-10-8 Appropriation of funds to carry out article and compact
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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. History. — Ga. L. 1962, p. 505, § 8; Ga. L. 1968, p. 475, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Youth Conservation Corps Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 12-11-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 922, § 1. 12-11-2. Legislative findings.
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-10 Coordinated job training and placement services
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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 Boa…
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-11 Conservation Corps Advisory Council
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(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 …
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-2 Legislative findings
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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 deve…
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-3 Definitions
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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) ‘‘…
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-4 Corps created; purposes; rules and regulations
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(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; (…
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-5 Defined, §12-11-3
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Donations, §12-11-9. Education component, §12-11-7. Energy saving material or devices, other projects. Management and installation. Contracts with environmental finance authority and department of labor, §12-11-5. Grants, §12-11-9. Identification of projects, §12-11-6. Insignia, §1…
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-6 Identification of projects
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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, wil…
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-7 Assignments, §12-11-8
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Enrollment, §12-11-7. Insignia, §12-11-9. Participation. Independent participation, §12-11-7. Prohibited use of members, §12-11-8. Placement services, §12-11-10. Private residential property. Projects taking place on, conditions, §12-11-8. YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS —Cont’d Prohibi…
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-8 COAST GUARD
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Oil spill response cost. Federal on-scene coordinator defined, §12-5-500. COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
O.C.G.A. § 12-11-9 Grants, donations, bequests; insignia
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(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 u…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Asbestos Safety Act.’’ 1157 12-12-1 CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES. 12-12-3 History. — Code 1981, § 12-12-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1157, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 238, § 1. 12-12-2. Purpose of chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-11 Compliance with chapter required
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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 act…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-12 Short title
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Asbestos safety act, §12-12-1. Sovereign immunity. Effect of chapter, §12-12-21. Training requirements for supervisors, §12-12-7. Violations of chapter. Cease and desist orders, §12-12-13. Civil penalties, §12-12-16. Imminent and substantial endangerment. Remedies of director, §1…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-13 Cease and desist orders
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Whenever the director determines that a person is violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation established under this chapter, he or she may issue an order requiring such person to cease and desist such activity within such a period of time as the director de…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-14 Injunctions; restraining and other orders
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Whenever in the judgment of the director any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will 1164 12-12-16 constitute an unlawful action under this chapter, the director may make application to the superior court of the county in which…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-15 Imminent and substantial danger; remedies of director
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director, upon receipt of evidence that a project is presenting an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons, may bring an action as provided in Code Section 12-12-14 to restrain immediately any person …
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-17 Hearing and judicial review procedure
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All hearings on and judicial review of orders or other administrative enforcement actions of the director under this chapter shall be provided and conducted in accordance with subsection (c) of Code Section 12-2-2. History. — Code 1981, § 12-12-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1157…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-19 Attorney General to provide legal representation
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It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to provide legal representation to the director in connection with this chapter. History. — Code 1981, § 12-12-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1157, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 238, § 1. 12-12-20. Sovereign immunity not waived; legal duties of…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-2 Purpose of chapter
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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…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-21 Forestry
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Prohibited acts. Immunity of persons bringing charges from liability, §12-6-62. Hazardous materials and waste. Report of persons providing assistance or advice, §12-8-141. Regional solid waste management authorities. Limitation on liability of members, officers or employees, §12-…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-3 Definitions
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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; anthoph…
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-4 Suspension, §12-12-9
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Training requirements, §12-12-7. Notice of commencement of projects, §12-12-10. Orders or director or administrative law judge. Filing of judgments, §12-12-18. Projects. Commencement by contractors, §12-12-10. 1230 INDEX ASBESTOS —Cont’d Projects —Cont’d Compliance with chapter, …
O.C.G.A. § 12-12-5 Powers and duties of director
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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 ord…