Georgia Code
Article 1 - Air Quality
§ 12-9-7. Permit Required; Report of Spill or Release of Ethylene Oxide; Application; Issuance; Revocation, Suspension, or Amendment

(3.1) Permits issued for biomass boilers shall prohibit the use of railroad ties treated with creosote compounds or treated with naphthenate compounds for purposes of commercial electricity generation, unless the boiler also provides steam or electricity to any co-located forest products processing plant;
History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 275, § 9; Code 1981, § 12-9-8 ; Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Code 1981, § 12-9-7 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2886, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 12; Ga. L. 2020, p. 649, § 1/HB 857; Ga. L. 2020, p. 739, § 1/SB 426.
The 2020 amendments. —
The first 2020 amendment, effective August 4, 2020, added paragraph (c)(3.1). The second 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, added paragraph (a)(1), redesignated former subsection (a) as paragraph (a)(2) and added paragraph (a)(3).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, “article” was substituted for “chapter” throughout this Code section.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, in subsection (a) (now subsection (c)), “et seq.,” was substituted for “et seq.” in paragraphs (2) and (4) and “U.S.C.” was substituted for “U.S.C” in paragraph (4).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2020, a semicolon was substituted for a period at the end of paragraph (c)(3.1).
Editor’s notes.
Former Code Section 12-9-7, specifying factors to be considered in exercising powers and responsibilities relating to prevention, control, etc., of air pollution, was repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2886, § 1, effective July 1, 1992, and was based on Ga. L. 1967, p. 581, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1522, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 275, § 8.

Structure Georgia Code