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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-5. Local water authorities allowed to establish program for voluntary contributions to conservation and environmental projects.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-5. Local water authorities allowed to establish program for voluntary contributions to conservation and environmental projects.

Any local water authority created pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly shall have the authority to solicit and receive from its customers voluntary donations to be used for such programs and projects as the authority may designate designed to protect and improve the quality of the waters of the state. Each such authority shall have the authority to establish and operate one or more such programs or projects.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-5-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 892, § 1.