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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 50. STATE GOVERNMENT · Chapter 7. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · Article 5. CIVIL WAR COMMISSION

50-7-63. Acquisition of lands within boundaries of Civil War battlefields for public access; maintenance, protection, and interpretation of sites.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Within the boundaries of Civil War battlefields as provided in the State of Georgia Civil War Sites Heritage Plan, the commission may, with the consent of the owner, acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange lands and interest in Civil War battlefields and memorials together with lands and interest in lands necessary to provide adequate public access to the battlefields and memorials.#

  2. (b)

    The commission may make funds available, subject to appropriations for such purpose, for the maintenance, protection, and interpretation of the battlefields and memorials which may be subject to agreements as provided in Code Section 50-7-61.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 50-7-63, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 95, § 3/SB 445.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, “Code Section 50-7-61” was substituted for “Section 2 of this resolution” at the end of subsection (b).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t49-t50-ch1-12-(v38)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V38, 2023 edition, page 691; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 b1a50b0e3917.