05 HB
496/RCSFA/AP
House
Bill 496 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Smith of the
70th,
McCall of the
30th,
Manning of the
32nd,
Jones of the
46th,
Reese of the
98th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 12-5-375 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to inventory and classification of dams, investigations, technical assistance to
local government, artificial barriers, and requirements, so as to provide that
the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of
Natural Resources shall provide the clerk of the superior court of each county
with information relating to dams; to provide that the clerk shall maintain such
information; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 12-5-375 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
inventory and classification of dams, investigations, technical assistance to
local government, artificial barriers, and requirements, is amended by inserting
at the end thereof the following:
"(h)
Not later than December 31, 2005, and annually thereafter, the director shall
provide the clerk of the superior court of each county with information relating
to each category I and category II dam in the county. Such information shall
include, without limitation, the exact location of the dam and the name and
address of the owner of the dam. The clerk shall maintain the information in an
easily accessible location near the
countýs
land records for information purposes
only."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.