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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-3-51. Grants and gifts to department.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-3-51. Grants and gifts to department.

For carrying out any of the objectives stated in Code Section 12-3-50, the department may accept grants and gifts from the federal government; the state government; any county, municipal, or local government; any board, bureau, commission, agency, or establishment of any such government; any other organization, public or private; and any individual or groups of individuals. Such grants or gifts shall be held and administered subject to Code Section 12-3-50, this Code section, and Code Sections 12-3-52 through 12-3-54.

## History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 789, § 15; Ga. L. 1952, p. 152, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 12.

## Cross References

State grants to municipalities for repair of public facilities declared by General Assembly to be of historical value, § 36-40-1.