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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-12-204. Powers and duties of council.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-12-204. Powers and duties of council.

The council, at the direction of the Governor and subject to this article, shall perform the following functions:

(1) Advise the Governor on the state’s economic development policy;

(2) Coordinate, supervise, and review planning by state agencies. This shall include, but shall not be limited to, coordination of long-range planning and coordination of the location and construction of public facilities on the basis of state, regional, and local considerations identified in the comprehensive state-wide plan developed by the Governor with the assistance of the Department of Community Affairs; and

(3) Establish procedures for, and take action to require, communication and coordination among state agencies in any respect which the council deems necessary or appropriate in order to further the coordination of planning by state agencies.

## History

Code 1981, § 45-12-204, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2039, § 2.