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SB 311 - Air Pollution Control - rules, regulations by Nat. Resources Bd.

Ladd, Bart (41st)	Price, Thomas E (56th)	Johnson, Eric B (1st)
Price, Richard J (28th)

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A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prevention and control of air pollution, so as to provide for additional requirements with respect to the prescribing of certain rules and regulations by the Board of Natural Resources; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 12-9-70/ 12-9-71

SB 311 00                                          LC 18 9860 
 
      SENATE BILL 311 
 
      By:  Senators Ladd of the 41st, Price of the 56th, 
           Johnson of the 1st and Price of the 28th 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to prevention and control of air 
  1- 3  pollution, so as to provide for additional requirements with 
  1- 4  respect to the prescribing of certain rules and regulations 
  1- 5  by the Board of Natural Resources; to provide an effective 
  1- 6  date; to 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 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-10  Annotated, relating to prevention and control of air 
  1-11  pollution, is amended by adding a new article at the end 
  1-12  thereof, to be designated Article 3, to read as follows: 
 
 
 
  1-13    12-9-70. 
 
  1-14    As used in this article, the term 'board' means the Board 
  1-15    of Natural Resources of the State of Georgia. 
 
  1-16    12-9-71. 
 
  1-17    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 
  1-18    contrary, in no event shall the board be authorized to 
  1-19    prescribe any rule and regulation under Article 1 or 2 of 
  1-20    this chapter which have a cost in excess of $2,000.00 per 
  1-21    ton per year of nitrogen oxide compounds unless such rule 
  1-22    and regulation has: 
 
  1-23      (1) Had a complete cost benefit analysis conducted with 
  1-24      respect thereto; and 
 
  1-25      (2) Been approved by a joint resolution of both houses 
  1-26      of the General Assembly." 
 
  1-27                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-28  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  1-29  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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