TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 8. Department of Community Affairs, 50-8-1 through 50-8-301.

ARTICLE 4 METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS

50-8-97. Commission to engage in continuous program of research, study, and planning of matters affecting its area.

A commission shall engage in a continuous program of research, study, and planning of matters affecting its area including but not limited to:

1. Land use;
2. Transportation within the area, including highways, railroads, airports, streets, and mass transit;
3. The acquisition and financing of facilities for the disposal of solid waste material for the area and the means of financing such facilities;
4. The acquisition and financing of storm water drainage facilities for the area and the means of financing such facilities;
5. The acquisition and financing of suitable major parks and open spaces within and adjacent to the area;
6. The control and prevention of air and water pollution;
7. Environmental quality;
8. Law enforcement agencies and increased efficiency of the criminal justice systems in the area;
9. Planning for the provision of health facilities and services; and
10. The feasibility of the consolidation of common services of political subdivisions.

(Code 1981, §50-8-97, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 51.)