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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-132. Effect of part.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-132. Effect of part.

(a) Nothing in this part shall affect oil and gas drilling operations covered by Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of this title.

(b) Nothing in this part shall affect the regulation of ground-water use by the division pursuant to Part 2 of this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 1506, § 4; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 12.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, ‘‘ground-water’’ was substituted for ‘‘ground water’’ in subsection (b).