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title: O.C.G.A. § 32-7-1. Authority of department, counties, and municipalities to substitute for, relocate, or abandon public roads.
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# O.C.G.A. § 32-7-1. Authority of department, counties, and municipalities to substitute for, relocate, or abandon public roads.

Whenever deemed in the public interest, the department or a county or a municipality may substitute for, relocate, or abandon any public road that is under its respective jurisdiction, provided that a county or municipality shall first obtain the approval of the department if any expenditure of federal or state funds is required.

## History

Code 1933, § 95A-618, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey on local government law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 135 (2014).