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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-520. Short title.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-520. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Comprehensive State-wide Water Management Planning Act.’’

## History

Code 1981, § 12-5-520, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 711, § 2.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Sharing Water Through Interbasin Transfer and Basis of Origin Protection in Georgia: Issues for Evaluation in Comprehensive State Water Planning for Georgia’s Surface Water Rivers and Groundwater Aquifers,’’ see 21 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 339 (2004).

For note, ‘‘The Problem of Reallocation in a Regulated Riparian System: Examining the Law in Georgia,’’ see 40 Ga. L. Rev. 207 (2005).