Georgia Code, Title 12, Chapter 2, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 12-2-1 - Department Created; Commissioner of Natural Resources; Affirmation of Board Decision by Operation of Law; Appellate Review
  (a) There is created a Department of Natural Resources.(b) (1) There is created the position of commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall be...
• § 12-2-2 - Environmental Protection Division; Environmental Advisory Council; Duties of Council and Its Members and Director; Appeal Procedures Generally; Permit Applications; Inspections
  (a) There is created within the Department of Natural Resources an Environmental Protection Division.(b) (1) The division shall have a director who shall be...
• § 12-2-3 - Departmental Purposes
  It shall be the objectives of the department: (1) To have the powers, duties, and authority formerly vested in the Division of Conservation and...
• § 12-2-4 - Powers and Duties of Department
  (a) The department shall make investigations of the natural mining industry and commercial resources of the state and shall take such measures as it...
• § 12-2-5 - Essential Services for Inhabitants of Coastal Islands Authorized
  On the coastal islands of the State of Georgia, where there is no causeway or other means of land transportation and where essential services...
• § 12-2-6 - Authority to Arrange for and Accept Federal Aid and Cooperation; Volunteer Services; Cooperation With Other Government Entities and Civic Organizations; Creation of Nonprofit Corporation
  (a) In carrying out its objectives, the department is authorized to arrange for and accept such aid and cooperation from the several United States...
• § 12-2-7 - Duty to Advise Governor on Environmental Matters
  (a) The department shall have the duty of providing special counsel to the Governor concerning environmental matters affecting the state.(b) In providing counsel to...
• § 12-2-8 - Promulgation of Minimum Standards and Procedures for Protection of Natural Resources, Environment, and Vital Areas of State; Stream and Reservoir Buffers
  (a) The local governments of the State of Georgia are of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential...
• § 12-2-9 - Accreditation of Commercial Analytical Laboratories Submitting Regulatory Data
  All commercial analytical laboratories submitting data for regulatory purposes shall be accredited or approved as specified in the Environmental Protection Division's rules and regulations....
• § 12-2-10 - Qualifications to Practice Public Soil Science
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Public practice of soil science" means any service or work, the adequate performance of...
• § 12-2-11 - Control of Aviation; Power of Department
  (a) (1) The department shall be authorized to acquire, operate, maintain, house, and dispose of all state aviation assets assigned to the department, to...

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