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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources (Chs. 1 — 17)
Chapter 16 - Environmental Policy and Regulations (Arts. 1 — 2)
Article 1 - Environmental Policy (§§ 12-16-1 — 12-16-9)
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Editor’s notes.Ga. L. 2004, p. 329, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, designated the existing provisions of Chapter 16 as Article 1, effective July 1, 2004.
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Law reviews.For comment, “NEPA and Gentrification: Using Federal Environmental Review to Combat Urban Displacement,” see 70 Emory L. J. 711 (2021).
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O. C. G. A. Title 12, Ch. 16
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- § 12-16-1. Short title
- § 12-16-2. Legislative findings
- § 12-16-3. Definitions
- § 12-16-4. Determination of adverse effect on quality of environment; environmental effects report; consultation with other agencies; publication of notice of proposed action
- § 12-16-5. Public hearing; notice of decision; challenge to decision
- § 12-16-6. Reconciliation of existing authority required
- § 12-16-7. Effect of article on federal environmental policy requirements
- § 12-16-8. Director to issue guidelines to assist government agencies
- § 12-16-9. [Effective July 1, 2026] Limitation on requirement for environmental evaluation
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