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title: Title 12, Chapter 16. Environmental Policy and Regulations
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date: 2025
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heading: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND REGULATIONS
title_heading: CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
section_count: 13
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# Title 12, Chapter 16. Environmental Policy and Regulations

Title 12. Conservation and Natural Resources

13 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 12-16-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-1.md
- 12-16-2, Legislative findings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-2.md
- 12-16-3, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-3.md
- 12-16-4, Determination of adverse effect on quality of environment; environmental effects report; consultation with other agencies; publication of notice of proposed action, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-4.md
- 12-16-5, Public hearing; notice of decision; challenge to decision, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-5.md
- 12-16-6, Reconciliation of existing authority required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-6.md
- 12-16-7, Effect of article on federal environmental policy requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-7.md
- 12-16-8, Director to issue guidelines to assist government agencies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-8.md
- 12-16-9, Limitation on requirement for environmental evaluation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-9.md
- 12-16-20, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-20.md
- 12-16-21, Detailed statement of rationale for regulatory change required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-21.md
- 12-16-22, Exceptions allowed for public health and welfare, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-22.md
- 12-16-23, Construction with Administrative Procedure Act, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/12-16-23.md