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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Chapter 5. WATER RESOURCES · Article 3. WELLS AND DRINKING WATER · Part 3. WATER WELL STANDARDS

12-5-124. Powers and duties of council generally.

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

  1. In carrying out this part, the council shall have the following powers and duties:

  2. (1)

    To adopt and amend rules and regulations which may be reasonably necessary to govern the licensing of water well contractors and the regulation of proceedings before the council and to carry out such other powers and duties assigned to the council under this part. The council and all of its rules, regulations, and procedures are subject to and shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the ‘‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act’’;#

  3. (2)

    To pay into the state treasury all fees and moneys received by it;#

  4. (3)

    To adopt and have an official seal;#

  5. (4)

    To set the amount of all fees required by this part;#

  6. (5)

    To license water well contractors and certify pump contractors;#

  7. (6)

    To review the effect and practicality of standards set up in this part and recommend to the General Assembly adjustments and changes to achieve the purposes of this part;#

  8. (7)

    To review and recommend to the General Assembly any legislation which would improve the quality of relations between the water well drilling industry and the public; and#

  9. (8)

    To conduct hearings and institute and prosecute court actions as may be necessary to enforce compliance with any provisions of this part and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this part that relate to water wells.#

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. 1977, p. 1506, § 4; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1520, § 5; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 315, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 607, § 3.

Administrative rules and regulations

Organization, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Water Well Standards Advisory Council, Chapter 770-1 et seq.

Read the official page (the state's PDF, opened at the page this text was read from).

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

Text read from t12-(v10)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V10, 2021 edition, page 471; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 a1ca11f804f2.