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Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Chapter 2. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

12-2-7. Duty to advise Governor on environmental matters.

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  1. (a)

    The department shall have the duty of providing special counsel to the Governor concerning environmental matters affecting the state.#

  2. (b)

    In providing counsel to the Governor on environmental matters, the department shall:#

    1. (1)

      Advise the Governor on comprehensive environmental policy for the state;#

    2. (2)

      Develop guidelines for balancing environmental quality with economic development;#

    3. (3)

      Study and from time to time report to the Governor on environmental conditions and trends in the state;#

    4. (4)

      Make or recommend such special environmental studies as it deems appropriate or desirable; and#

    5. (5)

      Recommend environmental policies for improvement and maintenance of the quality of environmental conditions within the state.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1971, p. 788, §§ 1, 2.

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