- § 12-5-370 - Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Safe Dams Act of 1978."
- § 12-5-371 - Declaration of Purpose
It is the purpose of this part to provide for the inspection and permitting of certain dams in order to protect the health, safety,...
- § 12-5-372 - Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Natural Resources. (2) "Commission" means the State Soil and Water Conservation...
- § 12-5-373 - Powers and Duties of Director Generally
In addition to any other powers and duties provided for in this part, the director shall have and may exercise the following powers and...
- § 12-5-374 - Powers and Duties of Board As to Dams and Artificial Barriers
In the performance of its duties, the board shall: (1) Establish by rule or regulation such policies, requirements, or standards governing the construction, operation,...
- § 12-5-375 - Inventory and Classification of Dams; Investigations; Technical Assistance to Local Government; Artificial Barriers; Notice Requirements; Provision of Information Regarding Dams to Clerks of Superior Courts
(a) It shall be the duty of the director to inventory the dams in this state and to classify each dam into one of...
- § 12-5-376 - Permits to Construct and Operate Dams
(a) Any person who desires to construct a dam but has not commenced such construction as of July 1, 1978, shall obtain a permit...
- § 12-5-376.1 - Subclassification of Category I Dams by Director; Minimum Spillway Design Requirements
(a) For the purposes of this Code section: (1) "Acre-feet" means the measurement of the impounding capacity of a dam as described in paragraph...
- § 12-5-377 - Dam Removal
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any dam for which a permit is required by this part to remove...
- § 12-5-378 - Inspection of Dams and Other Barriers; Administrative Orders to Enforce Compliance; Emergency Action by Director
(a) The director or any authorized agency with which the director has entered into a contract on behalf of the division is authorized to...
- § 12-5-379 - Investigations; Right of Access by Division; Right to Require Statements and Reports Regarding Construction and Operation of Dams; Refusal of Access or Interference
(a) The division shall have the right to direct and conduct such investigations as it may reasonably deem necessary to carry out its duties...
- § 12-5-380 - Administrative and Judicial Review
Any person who is aggrieved or adversely affected by an order or action of the director shall be entitled to administrative and judicial review...
- § 12-5-380.1 - Orders of Director or Administrative Law Judge Filed in Superior Court; Effect of Filing
The division may file in the superior court in the county in which the person under order resides or in the county in which...
- § 12-5-381 - Injunctive Relief
Whenever in the judgment of the director any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes...
- § 12-5-382 - Power of Commissioner of Transportation As to Contracts Relating to Part
The commissioner of transportation is authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of the Department of Transportation with the division for the purpose of...
- § 12-5-383 - Liability for Damages
(a) Nothing in this part shall be construed to constitute a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the state, the board, or the division....
- § 12-5-384 - Conformance to and Compliance With Part Required
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, construct, operate, or remove a dam or other artificial barrier dealt with in this part,...
- § 12-5-385 - Criminal and Civil Penalties
(a) Any person who engages in any action made unlawful by this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of continued violation...
Last modified: October 14, 2016