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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-7-30. Purpose of article; authority of department.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-7-30. Purpose of article; authority of department.

The principal activities of the Department of Economic Development under this article are to promote participation in and arrange for the location of marine research and industrial activities. The department may delegate to its officers, agents, and employees such duties as it may deem proper to carry out the purposes of this article. The department may contract with any department, board, or agency of the state, local, or federal government; the University System of Georgia or any of its component units; other public or private colleges and universities; nonprofit organizations; foundations; corporations; private business firms; and individuals as shall be consonant with the purposes of this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1967, p. 12, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 754, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 705; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1641, § 14; Ga. L. 2004, p. 690, § 37.

## Cross References

Powers and duties of Department of Natural Resources relating to development and utilization of coastal and offshore waters, § 12-5-210 et seq.

Authority of board of regents to establish and operate marine resources extension centers and an institute for oceanographic studies, § 20-12-1 et seq.