{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-2-3","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 12-2-3","heading":"Departmental purposes.","body":"It shall be the objectives of the department:\n(1) To have the powers, duties, and authority formerly vested in the Division of Conservation and the commissioner of conservation;\n(2) By means of investigation, recommendation, and print or electronic publication, to aid:\n(A) In the promotion of the conservation and development of the natural resources of the state;\n(B) In promoting a more profitable use of lands and waters;\n(C) In promoting the development of commerce and industry; and\n(D) In coordinating existing scientific investigations with any related work of other agencies for the purpose of formulating and promoting sound policies of conservation and development;\n(3) To collect and classify the facts derived from such investigations and from the work of other agencies of the state as a source of information accessible to the citizens of the state and to the public generally, which facts set forth the natural, economic, industrial, and commercial advantages of the state; and\n(4) To establish and maintain perfect cooperation with any and every agency of the federal government interested in or dealing with the subject matter of the department.","path":["TITLE 12 Conservation And Natural Resources","CHAPTER 2 Department of Natural Resources","Article 1 General Provisions"],"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":"e02babbe537bcc166e1f3a48b83f8344dc6cdf51d7d34e96208e92480e7aebf8","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-2-2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-2-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}