TITLE 12
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Section 8. Waste Management, 12-8-1 through 12-8-210.
ARTICLE 3
HAZARDOUS WASTE
12-8-104. Powers and duties of director.
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The director shall have the power and duty:
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To make determinations, in accordance with procedures and criteria enumerated in this part, as to whether a property qualifies and an applicant is eligible for the voluntary remediation program;
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To approve, in accordance with procedures and criteria enumerated in this part and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part, voluntary remediation plans;
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To approve, in accordance with procedures and criteria enumerated in this part and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part, compliance status reports;
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To concur with certifications of compliance;
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To collect, assess, receive, administer, and disperse funds obtained from application and reimbursement fees for the purpose of carrying out the duties and powers under this part;
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To enter into such agreements and contracts as required to accomplish the purposes of this part; and
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To grant waivers of all or any portion of the fees provided by this part for any small business or for any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.
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The powers and duties described in subsection (a) of this Code section may be exercised and performed by the director through such duly authorized agents and employees as the director deems necessary and proper.
(Code 1981, §12-8-104, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 714, § 1/HB 248; Ga. L. 2010, p. 531, § 1/SB 78; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 12/HB 142.)
The 2010 amendment,
effective May 27, 2010, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (a)(5) for the former provisions, which read: "To collect application fees from participants; and"; added paragraph (a)(6); and redesignated former paragraph (a)(6) as present paragraph (a)(7).
The 2011 amendment,
effective May 13, 2011, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in paragraph (a)(5).
Editor's notes.
- Former Code Section 12-8-104, formerly part of Article 4, concerning the power of the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority to fix rentals, charge and collect rentals, and enter into leases and other contracts, was repealed by Ga. L. 2001, p. 873,
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5, effective July 1, 2001, and was based on Ga. L. 1981, p. 462,
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9.
