O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 12-9-2 (2019)

Declaration of public 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 to preserve, protect, and improve air quality and to control emissions to prevent the significant deterioration of air quality and to attain and maintain ambient air quality standards so as to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare consistent with providing for maximum employment and full industrial development of the state.

History

Code 1933, 88-901, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 581, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p.

275, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2886, § 1.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 61B Am. Jur. 2d, Pollution Control, § 146 et seq.

CONSERVATION & NATURAL RES.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2020 · leading case: Bd. of Nat. Resources v. Monroe Cnty., 556 S.E.2d 834 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001).

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Bd. of Nat. Resources v. Monroe Cnty., 556 S.E.2d 834 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “” OCGA § 12-9-2. The Atlanta metropolitan area, including Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding, and Rockdale Counties, has failed either to attain or to maintain the national ambient air quality standard for ozone…”

Jen Jordan v. Dep't of Nat. Resources Env't Prot. (Ga. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Generally speaking, the EPD is tasked with the administration and enforcement of the Act, see OCGA § 12-9-4, and, further, the EPD is also generally required to “provide notice and opportunity to the public to comment and provide information regarding the proposed issuance of…”

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