{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-2-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 12-2-7","heading":"Duty to advise Governor on environmental matters.","body":"(a) The department shall have the duty of providing special counsel to the Governor concerning environmental matters affecting the state.\n(b) In providing counsel to the Governor on environmental matters, the department shall:\n(1) Advise the Governor on comprehensive environmental policy for the state;\n(2) Develop guidelines for balancing environmental quality with economic development;\n(3) Study and from time to time report to the Governor on environmental conditions and trends in the state;\n(4) Make or recommend such special environmental studies as it deems appropriate or desirable; and\n(5) Recommend environmental policies for improvement and maintenance of the quality of environmental conditions within the state.","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":"28d61b51f05bbedc9838cf0481f7ece79748e37b6b602ddc41fa3e8c39630351","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-2-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-2-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}