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

O.C.G.A. § 12-8-61 (2019)

Legislative policy

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Georgia, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health, safety, and well-being of its citizens and to protect and enhance the quality of its environment, to institute and maintain a comprehensive state-wide program for the management of hazardous wastes through the regulation of the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes.

History

Ga. L. 1979, p. 1127, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2234, § 5.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 48. 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drains and Drainage Districts, § 3. 61C

Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, §§ 975 et seq., 1052 et seq. C.J.S. - 28 C.J.S., Drains, § 3 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1989–1998 · leading case: Georgia Dep't of Nat. Resources v. Union Timber Corp., 375 S.E.2d 856 (Ga. 1989).
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Georgia Dep't of Nat. Resources v. Union Timber Corp., 375 S.E.2d 856 (Ga. 1989). · cites it 2× “reflects the risks involved, which in turn emphasizes the need for the insurance.” Thus, Union is subject to no more responsibility than it should rightly bear, as determined by the risk and the insurance market.”
S. States Landfill, Inc. v. Georgia Dep't of Nat. Resources, 801 F. Supp. 725 (M.D. Ga. 1992). · cites it 2× “Part 261. The state of Georgia also designates additional materials as "hazardous waste.”
Reheis v. AZS CORP., 503 S.E.2d 36 (Ga. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “2 OCGA § 12-8-61. 3 Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, p.”
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