O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 8-2-29 (2019)

Powers of department generally

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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In addition to any other powers granted by this part, the department shall have the power to:

(1) Administer all funds available under this part;

(2) Accept any grant of funds made by the United States government or any agency thereof for the purpose of carrying out this part;

(3) Request from the various departments, agencies, and authorities of the state and its political subdivisions such available information as it may require in its work; and all such departments, agencies, and authorities shall furnish, within a reasonable time, such requested available information to the department;

(4) Contract with the United States government or agencies thereof, with political subdivisions of the state, and with private persons and corporations; and

(5) Do all other things necessary and proper to exercise its powers and perform its duties in accordance with this part.

History

Ga. L. 1969, p. 546, § 8; Ga. L. 1970, p. 734, § 2; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1316, § 8.