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Title 2 - Agriculture (Chs. 1 — 24)
Chapter 6 - Soil and Water Conservation (Arts. 1 — 2)
Article 2 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts (§§ 2-6-20 — 2-6-52)
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Opinion Notes
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Soil and Water Conservation Districts are agencies of this state.1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-319.
Merit system rules violated by employee elected as supervisor. —A state merit system employee holding public office as an elected Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor would be in violation of the merit system rules. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-45.
Soil and water conservation district supervisors are eligible for comprehensive general liability insurancethrough the Department of Administrative Services. 1981 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 81-35.
Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Construction of dams, § 12-5-370 et seq.
Law reviews.For article, “Selected Oddities in Georgia Municipal Law,” see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 783 (1975).
For comment, “The Right to Rainwater: An Unlikely Fairy Tale,” see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 575 (2018).
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Validity and construction of statutes regulating strip mining, 86 A. L. R.3d 27.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 2
O. C. G. A. Title 2, Ch. 6
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O.C.G.A. Title 2, Ch. 6, Art. 2
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- § 2-6-20. Short title
- § 2-6-21. Legislative determinations and declarations of policy
- § 2-6-22. Definitions
- § 2-6-23. State Soil and Water Conservation Commission — Established; composition; terms of office; ex officio advisers; seal; rules and regulations
- § 2-6-24. State Soil and Water Conservation Commission — Chairperson; quorum; compensation; surety bonds; records; audits
- § 2-6-25. State Soil and Water Conservation Commission — Employment of administrative officer, experts, agents, and employees; legal services; delegation of powers and duties; furnishing of information; agency cooperation
- § 2-6-26. State Soil and Water Conservation Commission — Merit and retirement systems for employees
- § 2-6-27. State Soil and Water Conservation Commission — Additional duties and powers
- § 2-6-28. Number and boundaries of soil and water conservation districts; alteration of existing districts or formation of new districts
- § 2-6-29. District supervisors — Number; appointment, qualifications, and terms of appointive supervisors; county basis of election of elected supervisors
- § 2-6-30. District supervisors — Election procedure for elected supervisors
- § 2-6-31. District supervisors — Chairman; terms of office of elected supervisors; filling vacancies; quorum; compensation and expenses
- § 2-6-32. District supervisors — Services of county agricultural agents; employees and agents; copies of rules, orders, and other documents; surety bonds; removal of supervisor; consultation
- § 2-6-33. Powers of districts and supervisors; prerequisites to exercise
- § 2-6-34. Conditions to extending benefits or performing work
- § 2-6-35. Land use regulations — Adoption authorized; public hearings
- § 2-6-36. Land use regulations — Referendum
- § 2-6-37. Land use regulations — Provisions authorized; uniformity required; availability of copies
- § 2-6-38. Land use regulations — Binding effect
- § 2-6-39. Land use regulations — Inspections to determine observance; petition; judicial proceedings; costs and expenses
- § 2-6-40. Land use regulations — Amendment or repeal
- § 2-6-41. Right of eminent domain for small watershed project; conditions precedent; procedure
- § 2-6-42. Cooperation between districts
- § 2-6-43. State agencies to cooperate with districts and observe land use regulations
- § 2-6-44. Exemption from taxation
- § 2-6-45. Discontinuance of district — Petition of landowners; hearings
- § 2-6-46. Discontinuance of district — Referendum
- § 2-6-47. Discontinuance of district — Publication of referendum results; determination of feasibility of continuance
- § 2-6-48. Discontinuance of district — Certification from committee; termination of affairs; application for dissolution; certificate of dissolution
- § 2-6-49. Discontinuance of district — Effect of dissolution
- § 2-6-50. Discontinuance of district — Frequency of discontinuance attempts
- § 2-6-51. District not liable for loss, damage, injury, or death
- § 2-6-52. Creation of Agricultural Water Conservation Incentive Program; purpose; participation; funding
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