Georgia § 12-8-101 - Policy declaration.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 12-8-101 — Policy declaration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-8-101. Policy declaration.
It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Georgia to encourage the voluntary and timely investigation and remediation of properties where there have been releases of regulated substances into the environment for the purpose of reducing human and environmental exposure to safe levels, to protect current and likely future use of groundwater, and to ensure the cost-effective allocation of limited resources that fully accomplish the provisions, purposes, standards, and policies of this part. The General Assembly declares its intent to encourage voluntary and cost-effective investigation and remediation of qualifying properties under this part and that provisions of this part shall apply and take precedence over any conflicting provisions, regulations, or policies existing under Part 2 of this article with regard to any properties properly enrolled in the voluntary remediation program created under this part. (Code 1981, § 12-8-101 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 714, § 1/HB 248.) Editor's notes. - Former Code Section 12-8-101, formerly part of Article 4, concerning definitions, was repealed by Ga. L. 2001, p. 873, § 5, effective July 1, 2001, and was based on Ga. L. 1981, p. 462, § 3; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1934, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1740, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2234, § 6.
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