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O.C.G.A. § 12-3-31 — Parks and recreational areas acquired by state as constituting state park system; control and management of system by department | Georgia Code

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TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 3. Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation, 12-3-1 through 12-3-708.

ARTICLE 2 STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS GENERALLY

12-3-31. Parks and recreational areas acquired by state as constituting state park system; control and management of system by department.

All parks and recreational areas acquired by the state, whether before or after November 1, 1982, shall constitute the state park system and shall be under the immediate control and management of the department.

(Ga. L. 1937, p. 264, § 9.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

State can make permanent improvements on state parks which the state owns in fee simple. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 655.

Department authorized to make changes on parks property.

- State Parks Department (now Department of Natural Resources) is authorized to change the rates for group camps and other activities on parks property. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 315.

Authority to accept roadside park given to state.

- Any land given to the state for use as a roadside park should be given to the Department of State Parks, Historic Sites and Monuments (now Department of Natural Resources). 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 333.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S.

- 81A C.J.S., States, § 251.

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