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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-9-10. Effect of chapter upon rights, titles, powers, or interests of facility owners or operators.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-9-10. Effect of chapter upon rights, titles, powers, or interests of facility owners or operators.

This chapter does not affect and is not intended to affect any right, title, power, or interest that any facility owner or operator may have with relation to any underground facility or to any easement, right of way, license, permit, or other interest in or with respect to the land on which the underground facility is located.

## History

Ga. L. 1969, p. 50, § 8; Code 1981, § 25-9-9; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1069, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 805, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 780, § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 325, § 1/HB 1372.

The 2022 amendment, effective September 1, 2022, substituted “that” for “which”, and “underground” for “utility” twice.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section formerly provided for the effect of this chapter on local and state government rights, duties, etc. as to facilities on public right of ways. Ga. L. 1986, p. 1069, § 1 in effect renumbered the former Code section as Code Section 25-9-11.

Ga. L. 1986, p. 1069, § 1 in effect renumbered former Code Section 25-9-9 as this Code section.