This part shall not apply to surface mining activities of the Department of Transportation incident to its activities in constructing, repairing, and maintaining the public road system in Georgia. The provisions of this Code section shall also extend to any person, firm, or corporation contracting with the Department of Transportation to construct, repair, or maintain public roads, provided that such contracts contain standards for the reclamation of the affected surface mining area; provided, further, that such standards have been approved by the division.
History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 9, § 12.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Chapter 4 - Mineral Resources and Caves
Article 2 - Mining and Drilling
§ 12-4-71. Legislative Purpose; Duty of Environmental Protection Division to Administer Part
§ 12-4-74. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Board of Natural Resources
§ 12-4-76. Substitution of Mined Areas
§ 12-4-77. Renewal or Replacement of Revoked Permit; Mining on Unauthorized Site
§ 12-4-78. Appeal to Superior Court
§ 12-4-81. Judgment Pursuant to Order