O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 12-12-20 (2019)

Sovereign immunity not waived; legal duties of contractor, project monitor, or asbestos worker not relieved by chapter

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Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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Nothing in this chapter is intended to conflict with rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act or the federal Clean Air Act or by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor pursuant to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act or by other applicable federal statutes.

History

Code 1981, § 12-12-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1157, § 1; Ga. L.

1987, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 1996, p. 238, § 1.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. - Citizens’ Suits Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 50 POF3d 237.