History. Code 1981, § 50-7-115 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 282, § 2/SB 417; Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 16-1/HB 553.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted “and may through purchase, easement, lease, or donation” following “department” at the end of subsection (c).