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HB 209 - Local governments; certain rock quarries; prohibit certain activity

Childers, E. (Buddy) M (13th)	Smith, Paul E (12th)

Status Summary	HC:	SPCA	SC:		FR:	01/26/99	LA:	01/27/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit the commencement of certain rock quarry operations under certain circumstances; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 36-60-22

HB 209                                             LC 11 9672 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative 
  1- 3  to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit 
  1- 4  the commencement of certain rock quarry operations under 
  1- 5  certain circumstances; to provide an effective date; to 
  1- 6  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-10  Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to 
  1-11  counties and municipal corporations, is amended by inserting 
  1-12  at the end thereof the following: 
 
  1-13    "36-60-22. 
 
  1-14    Any other provision of law to the contrary 
  1-15    notwithstanding, if the director of the Environmental 
  1-16    Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources 
  1-17    determines through scientific analysis that such a quarry 
  1-18    location might have significant impact on the water 
  1-19    system, no person may commence the operation of a 
  1-20    limestone or dolostone rock quarry located in the Ridge 
  1-21    and Valley Province as defined by the Physiographic Map of 
  1-22    Georgia, W. Z. Clark and A. C. Zisa, 1976, and within 
  1-23    eight miles of any well or spring accessing an underground 
  1-24    source of water which provides water to any county or 
  1-25    municipality in an amount of at least 50 percent of such 
  1-26    county's or municipality's water supply or two million 
  1-27    gallons per day, whichever is less." 
 
  1-28                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-29  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  1-30  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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