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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Chapter 3. PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION · Article 3. HISTORIC AREAS · Part 2. HERITAGE TRUST PROGRAM

12-3-72. Definitions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. As used in this part, the term:

  2. (1)

    ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Natural Resources.#

  3. (2)

    ‘‘Heritage area’’ means an area of land, marsh, or water which has been identified by the board as having significant historical, natural, or cultural value.#

  4. (3)

    ‘‘Heritage preserve’’ means a heritage area to which the state holds fee simple title or some lesser estate and which has been dedicated under this part.#

  5. (4)

    ‘‘Private entity’’ means any natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited liability company, limited partnership, joint venture, business trust, public benefit corporation, nonprofit entity, or other business entity.#

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. 1975, p. 962, § 4; Ga. L. 2021, p. 599, § 1/HB 619. The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, added paragraph (4).

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