2021 Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life
Article 5 - Carbon Sequestration Registry
§ 12-6-223. Purpose of Registry

The purpose of the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry shall be to do all of the following:

1. Encourage voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including, but not limited to, the construction of buildings made out of materials that sequester carbon dioxide;
2. Enable participants to voluntarily record carbon sequestrations made after January 1, 1990, or such other beginning date as may be established by rule or regulation of the commission, in a consistent format that is certified;
3. Ensure that sources in the state receive appropriate consideration for certified carbon sequestration results under any future federal or international regulatory regime relating to greenhouse gas emissions;
4. Recognize, publicize, and promote participants in the registry; and
5. Recruit broad participation in the process from all economic sectors and regions of the state.

(Code 1981, §12-6-223, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 343, § 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 589, § 1/HB 355.)

The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, inserted ", including, but not limited to, the construction of buildings made out of materials that sequester carbon dioxide" in paragraph (1).