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2018 Georgia Code Annotated

TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Chapter 1. General Provisions, 12-1-1 through 12-1-2.

Chapter 2. Department of Natural Resources, 12-2-1 through 12-2-24.

Article 1 General Provisions.
Article 2 Board of Natural Resources.

Chapter 3. Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation, 12-3-1 through 12-3-708.

Article 1 General Provisions.
Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2 RECREATIONAL AUTHORITIES OVERVIEW COMMITTEE.
Article 2 State Parks and Recreational Areas Generally.
Article 3 Historic Areas.
Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2 HERITAGE TRUST PROGRAM.
Part 3 SUBMERGED CULTURAL RESOURCES.
Article 4 Natural Areas.
Article 5 Scenic Trails.
Article 6 Memorials.
Part 1 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WARM SPRINGS POOLS AND SPRINGS SITE COMMISSION [Repealed].
Part 2 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WARM SPRINGS MEMORIAL.
Part 3 TY COBB MEMORIAL.
Part 4 STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.
Article 7 Public Authorities.
Part 1 JEKYLL ISLAND-STATE PARK AUTHORITY.
Part 2 NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AUTHORITY.
Part 3 LAKE LANIER ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Part 4 KINCHAFOONEE LAKE AUTHORITY.
Part 5 THE GREAT PARK AUTHORITY.
Part 6 OCONEE RIVER GREENWAY AUTHORITY.
Part 7 SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY.
Part 8 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTHORITY.
Part 9 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE.
Part 10 GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY.
Part 11 Georgia Halls of Fame Authority
Overview Committee. Part 12
Part 13 GEORGIA GOLF HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY.
Article 8 Nongame Wildlife Conservation and
Wildlife Habitat Acquisition Programs.
Article 9 Protection of Archeological, Aboriginal, Prehistoric, and Historic Sites.
Article 10 Official Gardens And Nature Centers.
Article 11 Georgia Agrirama Development Authority.
Article 12 Power Alley Development Authority.

Chapter 4. Mineral Resources and Caves, 12-4-1 through 12-4-147.

Article 1 General Provisions.
Article 2 Mining and Drilling.
Part 1 OIL WELL REWARD.
Part 2 DEEP DRILLING FOR OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS.
Part 3 SURFACE MINING.
Article 3 Phosphates and Gold.
Part 1 PHOSPHATES.
Part 2 GOLD.
Article 4 Cave Protection.

Chapter 5. Water Resources, 12-5-1 through 12-5-586.

Article 1 General Provisions.
Article 2 Control of Water Pollution and Surface-Water Use.
Article 3 Wells and Drinking Water.
Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2 GROUND-WATER USE GENERALLY.
Part 3 WATER WELL STANDARDS.
Part 4 ARTESIAN WELLS.
Part 5 PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.
Part 6 WATER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION, REDUNDANCY, AND RELIABILITY.
Article 4 Coastal Waters, Beaches, and Sand Dunes.
Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2 SHORE PROTECTION.
Part 3 PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL ZONE.
Part 4 COASTAL MARSHLANDS.
Part 5 SEA OATS.
Part 6 COASTAL MANAGEMENT.
Article 5 Rivers and River Basins.
Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2 GEORGIA SCENIC RIVER SYSTEM.
Part 3 DAM SAFETY.
Part 4 DEVELOPMENT OF CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BASIN.
Part 5 DEVELOPMENT OF ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN.
Part 6 PROTECTION OF METROPOLITAN RIVERS.
Article 6 Water Supply.
Article 7 Costs of Oil Spill Response.
Article 8 Comprehensive State-wide Water Management Planning.
Article 9 Flint River Drought Protection.
Article 10 Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.

Chapter 6. Forest Resources and Other Plant Life, 12-6-1 through 12-6-247.

Article 1 Forest Resources.
Part 1 STATE FORESTRY COMMISSION.
Part 1A TIMBER HARVESTING AND REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS.
Part 2 PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL FORESTRY.
Part 3 FOREST FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL.
Part 4 FORESTRY RESEARCH.
Part 5 HERTY ADVANCED MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
Part 6 PRESCRIBED BURNING.
Article 2 Ginseng Protection.
Article 3 Wildflower Preservation.
Article 4 Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw.
Article 5 Carbon Sequestration Registry.
Article 6 Forest Heritage Trust.

Chapter 7. Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation, 12-7-1 through 12-7-22.

Chapter 8. Waste Management, 12-8-1 through 12-8-210.

Article 1 General Provisions.
Article 2 Solid Waste Management.
Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2 REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES.
Article 3 Hazardous Waste.
Part 1 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT.
Part 2 HAZARDOUS SITE RESPONSE.
Part 3 GEORGIA VOLUNTARY REMEDIATION PROGRAM.
Article 4 Repealed].
Article 5 Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.
Article 6 Mitigating Effect of Hazardous Materials Discharge.
Article 7 Product Packaging.
Article 8 Pollution Prevention Assistance Division.
Article 9 Georgia Brownfield Program.

Chapter 9. Prevention and Control of Air Pollution, 12-9-1 through 12-9-70.

Article 1 Air Quality.
Article 2 Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance.
Article 3 Gasoline Additives.

Chapter 10. Interstate Compacts, 12-10-1 through 12-10-110.

Article 1 Southern States Energy Compact.
Article 2 Southern Growth Policies Agreement.
Article 3 Interstate Environment Compact.
Article 4 Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact.
Article 5 Historic Chattahoochee Compact.
Article 6 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact.
Article 7 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact.
"SOUTHERN GROWTH POLICIES AGREEMENT ARTICLE I. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
"INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENT COMPACT ARTICLE 1. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND RESERVATIONS OF POWER.
"APALACHICOLA-CHATTAHOOCHEE-FLINT RIVER BASIN COMPACT The states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress of the United States.
SHORT TITLE This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact' and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the 'ACF Compact' or 'Compact.'
ARTICLE I COMPACT PURPOSES
ARTICLE II SCOPE OF THE COMPACT
ARTICLE III PARTIES
ARTICLE IV DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LEGAL VIABILITY OF THE COMPACT
ARTICLE VI ACF BASIN COMMISSION CREATED
ARTICLE VII EQUITABLE APPORTIONMENT
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF THE COMPACT
ARTICLE IX COMPLETION OF STUDIES PENDING ADOPTION OF ALLOCATION FORMULA
ARTICLE X RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS
ARTICLE XI PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
ARTICLE XII FUNDING AND EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION
ARTICLE XIII DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ARTICLE XIV ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE XV IMPACTS ON OTHER STREAM SYSTEMS
ARTICLE XVI IMPACT OF COMPACT ON USE OF WATER WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE COMPACTING STATES The provisions of this Compact shall not interfere with the right or power of any state to regulate the use and control of water within the boundaries of the state, providing such state action is not inconsistent with the allocation formula.
ARTICLE XVII AGREEMENT REGARDING WATER QUALITY
ARTICLE XVIII EFFECT OF OVER OR UNDER DELIVERIES UNDER THE COMPACT
ARTICLE XIX SEVERABILITY
ARTICLE XX NOTICE AND FORMS OF SIGNATURE
"ALABAMA-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA RIVER BASIN COMPACT The states of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress of the United States.
SHORT TITLE This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact' and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the 'ACT Compact' or 'Compact.'
ARTICLE I COMPACT PURPOSES
ARTICLE II SCOPE OF THE COMPACT
ARTICLE III PARTIES
ARTICLE IV DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LEGAL VIABILITY OF THE COMPACT
ARTICLE VI ACT BASIN COMMISSION CREATED
ARTICLE VII EQUITABLE APPORTIONMENT
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF THE COMPACT
ARTICLE IX COMPLETION OF STUDIES PENDING ADOPTION OF ALLOCATION FORMULA
ARTICLE X RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS
ARTICLE XI PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
ARTICLE XII FUNDING AND EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION
ARTICLE XIII DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ARTICLE XIV ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE XV IMPACT ON OTHER STREAM SYSTEMS
ARTICLE XVI IMPACT ON COMPACT ON USE OF WATER WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE COMPACTING STATES The provisions of this Compact shall not interfere with the right or power of any state to regulate the use and control of water within the boundaries of the state, providing such state action is not inconsistent with the allocation formula.
ARTICLE XVII AGREEMENT REGARDING WATER QUALITY
ARTICLE XVIII EFFECT OF OVER OR UNDER DELIVERIES UNDER THE COMPACT
ARTICLE XIX SEVERABILITY
ARTICLE XX NOTICE AND FORMS OF SIGNATURE

Chapter 11. Georgia Youth Conservation Corps, 12-11-1 through 12-11-11.

Chapter 12. Asbestos Safety, 12-12-1 through 12-12-21.

Chapter 13. Underground Storage Tanks, 12-13-1 through 12-13-22.

Chapter 14. Oil or Hazardous Material Spills or Releases, 12-14-1 through 12-14-4.

Chapter 15. Sewage Holding Tanks and Commercial Waste, 12-15-1 through 12-15-24.

Article 1 Sewage Holding Tanks.
Article 2 Commercial Waste.

Chapter 16. Environmental Policy and Regulations, 12-16-1 through 12-16-23.

Article 1 Environmental Policy.
Article 2 Procedure for Amending Regulations.

Chapter 17. Petroleum Pipelines, 12-17-1 through 12-17-6.