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title: O.C.G.A. § 52-3-7. Right of Department of Transportation to receive and use gifts and donations of money and property.
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# O.C.G.A. § 52-3-7. Right of Department of Transportation to receive and use gifts and donations of money and property.

The Department of Transportation may receive gifts and donations of money or property from individuals, firms, corporations, and political subdivisions and may use the same in defraying expenses of the department and the costs of acquiring the property and rights necessary for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of the intracoastal waterway.

## History

Ga. L. 1939, p. 331, § 3; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1017, § 1.