History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 994, § 7; Ga. L. 1980, p. 942, § 5; Ga. L. 1988, p. 269, § 26; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1295, § 4; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1650, §§ 3, 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 224, § 5; Ga. L. 2020, p. 488, § 2/SB 445.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, substituted “counties, municipalities, and service areas for water or water and sewer authorities” for “counties and municipalities” in subsection (b); deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(2); added paragraph (b)(3) and redesignated former paragraph (b)(3) as present paragraph (b)(4); in subsection (c), substituted “counties, municipalities, and service areas for water or water and sewer authorities” for “counties and municipalities” and substituted “counties, municipalities, and service areas for water or water and sewer authorities” for “counties or municipalities” at the end; in subsection (e), substituted “jurisdiction or entity that is certified pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 12-7-8” for “governing authority of a county or municipality”, substituted “jurisdiction or entity that is certified pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 12-7-8” for “governing authority” twice in the second sentence, and substituted “any jurisdiction or entity that” for “the governing authority of any county or municipality which” in the third sentence.
Cross references.
Powers of the commission generally, § 2-6-27 .
Powers of districts generally, § 2-6-33 .
Structure Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Chapter 7 - Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation
§ 12-7-2. Legislative Findings; Policy of State and Intent of Chapter
§ 12-7-5. Adoption of Rules and Regulations for Localities Without Ordinances
§ 12-7-7.1. Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Prepared; Completion; Implementation
§ 12-7-10. Referral of Application and Plan to District; Time for Action
§ 12-7-12. Orders Directed to Violators; Stop Work Order Procedures
§ 12-7-16. Hearings and Review
§ 12-7-18. Effect of Chapter on Requirements of the “Georgia Water Quality Control act.”
§ 12-7-20. Creation of Stakeholder Advisory Board; Responsibilities; Procedures