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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-8-37.1. State grants authorized.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-8-37.1. State grants authorized.

(a) The state is authorized to make grants, as funds are available, to any county, municipality, or any combination of the same, or to any public authority, agency, commission, or institution, to assist such governmental or public body in the construction of solid waste handling systems which are consistent with local and regional solid waste management plans prepared in accordance with the requirements of this part.

(b) The director shall administer all funds granted by the state pursuant to this Code section.

(c) The corpus of the Solid Waste Trust Fund established in Code Section 12-8-27.1 may be used to make grants and loans to cities and counties, any combination of cities and counties, authorities, state agencies, or the Georgia Recycling Market Development Council for the cleanup of solid waste disposal facilities, including those used for the disposal of scrap tires; for the development and implementation of solid waste enforcement programs for the prevention and abatement of illegal dumping of solid waste, including without limitation the prevention and abatement of litter; for the funding of grants or loans, in accordance with procedures developed by the division; for the implementation of innovative technologies for the recycling and reuse of solid waste, including without limitation scrap tires; and for educational and other efforts to promote waste reduction, recycling, and recycling market development.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-8-37.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 412, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3259, § 6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1247, § 8/SB 122; Ga. L. 2021, p. 761, § 3/HB 511.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2021, p. 761, § 23/HB511, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘In accordance with the requirements of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(r) of the Constitution of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two thirds’ majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and the amount of the funds dedicated by this Act do not equal or exceed 1 percent of the previous fiscal year’s state revenues subject to appropriations.’’

## Delayed Effective Date

Code Section 12-8-37.1 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective July 1, 2022. For version effective until July 1, 2022, see the preceding version.

The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted ‘‘Solid Waste Trust Fund’’ for ‘‘solid waste trust fund’’ near the beginning of subsection (c).