The Act creates the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund with monies collected from fees on generators and importers of hazardous and solid waste. The fund is to be used for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. The Act also identifies categories of persons jointly, severally, and strictly liable to the state
The Act strikes the Georgia Air Quality Act of 1978 in its entirety and replaces it with the new Georgia Air Quality Act, which substantially revises a number of provisions and adds one new section. The Act includes: new provisions regarding the powers and duties of both the Board of
The Act makes numerous amendments to the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act. The Act provides additional powers to the Board of Natural Resources relating to "recovered materials"; changes provisions relating to permits for biomedical waste thermal treatment technology facilities; extends the deadline for new permit applications for
These Acts recognize that the coastal marshlands, sand dunes, beaches, sandbars, and shoals of Georgia comprise important natural resources systems. The Acts provide for management and regulation of these systems by requiring permits for construction in these areas. The Acts provide for committees appointed by the Board of Natural Resources
The Act provides procedures for the removal of floating structures used for habitation which have been fastened to the banks of, or embedded in, the beds of tidewaters of the state which are held in public trust or are navigable streams or rivers. The Act also directs the Department of
The Act amends the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act and allows certain solid waste disposal facilities to vertically expand their existing facilities beyond their originally permitted capacity during a twenty-four month period. The Act requires classifications of modifications as either major or minor modifications for public notice purposes. It
The Act provides for protection of certain mountain slopes and river corridors by limiting development and placing restrictions on the land owners. The mountain protection portion of the bill protects all mountain slopes at an elevation of over 2,200 feet with a grade of more than twenty-five percent. The
The Act provides for the comprehensive studies of lakes of 1000 or more acres; the adoption of water quality standards for each lake and its major tributaries; and the monitoring of each lake on a regular basis to ensure it reaches and maintains such standards.
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The Act revises the provisions relating to low phosphorus household laundry detergents; prohibits, under certain conditions, the retail sale or use of cleaning agents containing phosphorus; and makes compliance with the phosphorus reduction program mandatory.
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The Acts provide for a Georgia Register of Historic Places, for the creation of property tax incentives to rehabilitate historic structures, and for allowing local governments to continue to regulate zoning and historical plans without legislative interference.
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The Act amends the Georgia Code provisions relating to water resources by authorizing the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to acquire or construct water supply reservoirs. The Act also authorizes the DNR to operate and maintain any project that embraces a water source or that distributes or sells water and
The Act authorizes local governmental entities in Georgia to mandate that retailers sell only low phosphorus household laundry detergents under certain circumstances. The Act provides for local ordinances and the contents of such ordinances.
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The Act implements a good neighbor policy by requiring that a county obtain approval from a neighboring county before constructing a solid waste disposal site within one-half mile of the county line. Initially, the Act will apply only to counties with a population of at least 350,000 but in
The Act establishes a negligence standard for farmers who pollute the land, waters, air, or other resources of the state through application or use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides.
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