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Existing Rules and Corresponding Laws
Below are links to Georgia's environmental rules as published on the Georgia Secretary of State's website and to corresponding laws on the LexisNexis® website, the official publisher of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) Please note that rules recently adopted by the Board of Natural Resources, but not yet published on the Secretary of State's website, are available on the Proposed Rules page.
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Environmental Rule |
Authorizing Statute (Law) |
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| 391-1-1 Organization and Public Participation | OCGA 50-13-3 Georgia Administrative Procedures Act |
| 391-1-2 Procedures for Disposition of Contested Cases | OCGA 50-13-13 Georgia Administrative Procedures Act |
| 391-1-3 Public Participation in Enforcement of Environmental Statutes | OCGA 50-13-1 Georgia Administrative Procedures Act |
| 391-3-1 Air Quality Control | OCGA 12-9-1 Georgia Air Quality Act |
| 391-3-2 Groundwater Use | OCGA 12-5-90 Georgia Ground-Water Use Act |
| 391-3-3 Surface Mining | OCGA 12-4-70 Georgia Surface Mining Act of 1968 |
| 391-3-4 Solid Waste Management | OCGA 12-8-20 Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act of 1990 |
| OCGA 16-7-40 Georgia Litter Control Law OCGA 16-7-50 Georgia Waste Control Law |
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| 391-3-5 Safe Drinking Water | OCGA 12-5-170 Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977 OCGA 12-5-470 Georgia Water Supply Act OCGA 12-5-120 Georgia Water Well Standards Act |
| 391-3-6 Water Quality Control | OCGA 12-5-20 Georgia Water Quality Act OCGA 12-5-520 Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Planning Act |
| 391-3-7Erosion and Sedimentation |
OCGA 12-7-1 Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act [amended 2003] |
| 391-3-8 Dam Safety | OCGA 12-5-370 Georgia Safe Dams Act of 1978 |
| 391-3-11 Hazardous Waste Management |
OCGA 12-8-60 Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Act OCGA 12-8-90 Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act OCGA 12-8-200 Georgia Brownfield Act |
| OCGA 12-14-1 Oil or Hazardous Spills or Releases OCGA 12-8-140 Mitigating Effect of Hazardous Materials Discharge |
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| 391-3-12Underground Gas Storage | OCGA 46-4-50 Georgia Underground Gas Storage Act of 1972 |
| 391-3-13 Oil and Gas and Deep Drilling | OCGA 12-4-40 Georgia Oil and Gas and Deep Drilling Act of 1975 |
| 391-3-14 Asbestos Removal and Encapsulation | OCGA 12-12-1 Georgia Asbestos Safety Act |
| 391-3-15 Underground Storage Tank Management | OCGA 12-13-1 Georgia Underground Storage Act |
| 391-3-16 Environmental Planning Criteria | OCGA 12-2-8 Georgia Planning Act of 1989 OCGA 12-16-1 Georgia Environmental Policy Act |
| 391-3-17 Radioactive Materials | OCGA 31-13-1 Georgia Radiation Control Act |
| 391-3-18 Environmentally Sensitive Property | OCGA 48-5-7 Georgia Tax Code |
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391-3-19 Hazardous Site Response |
OCGA 12-8-60 Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Act OCGA 12-8-90 Georgia Hazardous Site Response Act OCGA 12-8-200 Georgia Brownfield Act OCGA 12-8-100 Georgia Voluntary Remediation Program Act OCGA 44-16-1 Uniform Environmental Covenants Act |
| 391-3-20 Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance | OCGA 12-9-40 Georgia Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| 391-3-23 Petroleum Pipeline Eminent Domain Permit Procedures | OCGA 22-3-84 Georgia Petroleum Pipeline and Facilities |
| 391-3-24 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Management | OCGA 31-41-1 Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1994 |
| 391-3-25 Low Emission Vehicle Certification | OCGA 48-7-40.16 Georgia Tax Code |
| 391-3-26 Commercial Environmental Laboratories | OCGA 12-2-9 Georgia Commercial Analytical Laboratory Act |
| 391-3-28 Flint River Drought Protection | OCGA 12-5-540 Georgia Flint River Drought Protection Act |
| 391-3-30 Rules for Drought Management | OCGA 12-5-20 Georgia Water Quality Act OCGA 12-5-90 Ground-Water Use Act OCGA 12-5-170 Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977 |
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391-3-31 Rules for Water Conservation and Carwash Best Management Practices |
OCGA 12-5-20 Georgia Water Quality Act OCGA 12-5-90 Ground-Water Use Act |
| 391-3-32 Rules for Regional Water Planning | OCGA 12-5-20 Georgia Water Quality Act OCGA 12-5-90 Ground-Water Use Act OCGA 12-5-520 Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Planning Act |
| 391-3-33 Rules for Public Water Systems to Improve Water Supply Efficiency |
OCGA 12-5-4 Programs for Voluntary Water Conservation and Enhancing Water Supply OCGA 12-5-20 Georgia Water Quality Act OCGA 12-5-90 Ground-Water Use Act OCGA 12-5-170 Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977 |