On the coastal islands of the State of Georgia, where there is no causeway or other means of land transportation and where essential services are not otherwise provided, the department is authorized to contract for or to provide essential services and water transportation for the employees of the department and their families, other state employees and their families, and any permanent residents of the islands. This authorization is applicable only to those islands owned or controlled by the State of Georgia and upon which the department has facilities located, or on other islands where an emergency condition is found to exist.
History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 866, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Chapter 2 - Department of Natural Resources
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-2-3. Departmental Purposes
§ 12-2-4. Powers and Duties of Department
§ 12-2-5. Essential Services for Inhabitants of Coastal Islands Authorized
§ 12-2-7. Duty to Advise Governor on Environmental Matters
§ 12-2-9. Accreditation of Commercial Analytical Laboratories Submitting Regulatory Data