Georgia Code, Title 12, Chapter 5, Article 6 - Water Supply
- § 12-5-470 - Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Water Supply Act of 2008."
- § 12-5-470.1 - Construction With Other Provisions
(a) The exercise of any powers conferred by this article shall be subject to applicable law governing eminent domain and the allocation and distribution...
- § 12-5-471 - Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) "Authority" means the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority created by Code Section 50-23-3. (1.1) "County" means any...
- § 12-5-472 - Acquisition, Construction, and Maintenance of Projects Authorized; Standards and Procedures; Sites Inventory; Mitigation Banks; Costs
(a) The division may acquire, design, construct, equip, operate, maintain, expand, and improve a project, in whole or in part, directly or under contract...
- § 12-5-472.1 - Procurement of Permits, Licenses, and Permissions; Designation of Principal State Agency
(a) The division shall be authorized to assume by intergovernmental contract the responsibility for procuring all permits, licenses, and permissions from the United States...
- § 12-5-473 - Powers of Water Supply Division Generally
The division shall have the following powers: (1) To acquire real and personal property of every kind and character by purchase, gift, lease, or...
- § 12-5-474 - Rentals, Fees, and Other Charges; Deposit of Funds; Terms and Conditions for Use of Project
(a) The division may fix rentals, fees, prices, and other charges which any user, concessionaire, franchisee, or vendor shall pay to the division for...
- § 12-5-475 - Rules and Regulations
(a) It shall be the duty of the authority, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Division of the department, to prescribe rules and regulations...
- § 12-5-476 - Contracts With Local Governments for Planning, Construction, Management, and Maintenance; Coordination
(a) The division may contract with any local government to exercise on behalf of such local government such responsibility in connection with the planning,...
- § 12-5-476.1 - Fees for Services
(a) The division and the department may enter into agreements with local governments, setting fees to be paid to the division or the department...
- § 12-5-477 - Supplemental Nature of Provisions
The provisions of this article shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of things authorized by this article...
- § 12-5-478 - Liberal Construction
This article, being for the welfare of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.
- § 12-5-479 - Contracts With Public Entities for Services or Use of Facilities or Equipment; User Agreement for Provision of Environmental Services
(a) In the exercise of its powers under this article, the division may contract with any public entity which shall include the state or...
- § 12-5-480 - Use of Services of Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; Selection of Professional Services
The division shall be authorized to utilize the financial advisory and construction related services of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission with respect...
- § 12-5-481 - Legislative Findings
It is found, determined, and declared that the carrying out of the purposes of the division as defined in this article is in all...
- § 12-5-482 - Failure of Local Government to Collect and Remit All Amounts Due; Withholding of State Funds
(a) In the event of a failure of any local government to collect and remit in full all amounts due which involve the credit...
- § 12-5-483 - Waiver of Costs or Fees
Any waiver by the division or the department of any costs or fees owed by any local government to the division or the department...
- § 12-5-484 - Legislative Oversight Committee; Membership; Responsibilities
There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the Georgia Water Supply Act Legislative Oversight Committee, to be composed of the...
Last modified: October 14, 2016