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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-3-6. Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 — Creation of office for administration of federal funds.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-3-6. Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 — Creation of office for administration of federal funds.

The commissioner of natural resources, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to implement the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, by creating within the Department of Natural Resources or within any other department of the executive branch an office to administer the federal funds available to the state and its departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, and political subdivisions.

## History

Ga. L. 1969, p. 855, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 183, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1532.

## U.s. Code.

The federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 16 U.S.C. § 460l-4 et seq.