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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-325. Additional duties of department.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-325. Additional duties of department.

The department shall, in addition to its other duties prescribed by law, coordinate and cooperate with other state agencies, as necessary, as provided in paragraph (1) of Code Section 12-5-323, and to make reasonable inspections within the coastal area where activities have been proposed to determine whether the proposed activities are consistent with this part and the policies of the Georgia coastal management program as provided in paragraph (4) of Code Section 12-5-323.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-5-325, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1037, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1997, ‘‘of subsection (a)’’ was deleted following ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and following ‘‘paragraph (4)’’.