Georgia Code, Title 12, Chapter 5, Article 9 - Flint River Drought Protection

• § 12-5-540 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Flint River Drought Protection Act."
• § 12-5-541 - Legislative Intent
  (a) The General Assembly declares its intent and the public policy of this state that the state plans, regulates, and controls the withdrawal and...
• § 12-5-542 - Definitions
  As used in this article, except where otherwise specifically provided, the term: (1) "Acceptable Flint River basin stream flows" means the quantity of stream...
• § 12-5-543 - Establishment of Drought Abatement Program; Rules and Regulations
  (a) The board is authorized and directed to establish by rule and regulation for a drought abatement program for the Flint River basin in...
• § 12-5-544 - Powers of Director
  In the performance of his or her duties, the director shall have and may exercise the power to: (1) Exercise general supervision over the...
• § 12-5-545 - Administration of Fund
  The authority shall administer the drought protection funds provided to it for purposes of this article and shall make expenditures from said funds in...
• § 12-5-546 - Prediction of Drought; Irrigation Reduction Auction; Agreement
  (a) On or before March 1 of each year, the division may issue a prediction as to whether severe drought conditions are expected during...
• § 12-5-546.1 - Enhancement of Programming and Incentives; Scheduling Irrigation Efficiencies; Modifying Water Withdrawal Permits; Coordination of Efforts
  (a) The Department of Agriculture and the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall coordinate with the division in examining current practices, programs, policies,...
• § 12-5-546.2 - Notification in Advance of Any State Funded Augmentation Projects
  (a) As used in this Code section, "permittee" means any person holding a valid permit issued pursuant to Code Section 12-5-31 which provides for...
• § 12-5-547 - Director's Orders
  If the director determines that the total number of nonirrigated acres needed during a given year cannot be sufficiently obtained through the irrigation reduction...
• § 12-5-548 - Investigations and Inspections
  (a) The division shall have the right, in accordance with rules adopted by the board, to conduct such investigations and inspections as may reasonably...
• § 12-5-549 - Compliance; Violations
  (a) Except as may otherwise be provided in this article, whenever the director has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of...
• § 12-5-550 - Repayment Penalty; Notice of Violation; Time Limit to Respond to Notice of Violation; Failure to Respond to Notice of Violation
  (a) A repayment penalty in the amount of three times the dollar amount of payments received from the drought protection funds shall be paid...

Last modified: October 14, 2016