Georgia CommonsTitle 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Chapter 3. PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION · Article 13. VINCE DOOLEY BATTLEFIELD TRUST FUND
12-3-714. Guidelines for applications, evaluations, and awards from fund.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
The department shall establish guidelines for applications, evaluations, and awards from the fund in consultation with relevant battlefield preservation interests. In awarding grants, the department shall give primary consideration to the following factors:
- (1)
Significance of the battlefield that is the subject of the project proposal;#
- (2)
Degree to which the property or interest therein to be acquired falls within the core and study areas of the battlefield, as described in the relevant report of the American Battlefield Protection Program;#
- (3)
Proximity of the property to other protected lands;#
- (4)
Threats to the integrity of features associated with the relevant battle;#
- (5)
The financial capacity of the applicant to complete the project; and#
- (6)
The administrative capacity of the applicant to maintain and manage the property in a manner that is consistent with public interests, such as recreation, research, heritage tourism promotion, and orderly community development.#
History
Code 1981, § 12-3-714, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 429, § 1/HB 454, effective July 1, 2025.
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Text read from t12-(v10)-pdf.pdf, Volume V10, 2021 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 30 to 31; merge action: added; file SHA-256 61b02cff0a12.
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