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Existing Rules and Corresponding Laws

Following are links to Georgia environmental rules published on the Georgia Secretary of State web site and to corresponding laws on the LexisNexis® web site, which is 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 to the Secretary of State web site, are available on the Proposed Rules page.

Environmental Rule	Authorizing Statute (Law)
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
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 Georgia River Basin Management Planning Act
391-3-7 Erosion 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
391-3-9 Radioactive Waste Material Disposal	OCGA 31-13-1 Georgia Radiation Control Act
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 Hazardous Site Reuse and Redevelopment Act
	OCGA 12-14-1 Oil or Hazardous Spills or Releases OCGA 12-8-140 Mitigating Effect of Hazardous Materials Discharge
391-3-12 Underground 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
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 Hazardous Site Reuse and Redevelopment Act
391-3-20 Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance	OCGA 12-9-40 Georgia Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Act
391-3-22 Clean Fueled Fleets	OCGA 12-9-1 Georgia Air Quality 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 Poisioning 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 Lower Flint River Basin Drought Protection	OCGA 12-5-540 Georgia Flint River Drought Protection Act
391-3-30 Rules for Outdoor Water Use	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
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 State-wide Water Management Planning Act

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Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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