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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-2-3. Departmental purposes.
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# O.C.G.A. § 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 the commissioner of conservation;

(2) By means of investigation, recommendation, and print or electronic publication, to aid:

(A) In the promotion of the conservation and development of the natural resources of the state;

(B) In promoting a more profitable use of lands and waters;

(C) In promoting the development of commerce and industry; and

(D) In coordinating existing scientific investigations with any related work of other agencies for the purpose of formulating and promoting sound policies of conservation and development;

(3) To collect and classify the facts derived from such investigations and from the work of other agencies of the state as a source of information accessible to the citizens of the state and to the public generally, which facts set forth the natural, economic, industrial, and commercial advantages of the state; and

(4) To establish and maintain perfect cooperation with any and every agency of the federal government interested in or dealing with the subject matter of the department.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 264, § 4; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 11/SB 388.