{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-16-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 12-16-2","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The General Assembly finds that:\n(1) The protection and preservation of Georgia’s diverse environment is necessary for the maintenance of the public health and welfare and the continued viability of the economy of the state and is a matter of the highest public priority;\n(2) State agencies should conduct their affairs with an awareness that they are stewards of the air, land, water, plants, animals, and environmental, historical, and cultural resources;\n(3) Environmental evaluations should be a part of the decision-making processes of the state; and\n(4) Environmental effects reports can facilitate the fullest practicable provision of timely public information, understanding, and participation in the decision-making processes of the state.","path":["TITLE 12 Conservation And Natural Resources","CHAPTER 16 Environmental Policy and Regulations","Article 1 Environmental Policy"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.12.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"622b00e7303b2a931d971b037fdacdf08e2a255fe4e0e09c220a125dcc94fed8","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-16-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-16-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}