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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-7-1. Department created.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-7-1. Department created.

There is created as a part of the executive branch of the state government the Department of Economic Development.

## History

Ga. L. 1949, p. 249, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, p. 694, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1641, § 14; Ga. L. 2004, p. 690, § 29.

## Cross References

Georgia Tourism Development Act, § 48-8-270 et seq.