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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-8-61. Legislative policy.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-8-61. Legislative policy.

It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Georgia, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health, safety, and well-being of its citizens and to protect and enhance the quality of its environment, to institute and maintain a comprehensive state-wide program for the management of hazardous wastes through the regulation of the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes.

## History

Ga. L. 1979, p. 1127, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2234, § 5.