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Georgia Code Title 31. Health § 31-13-2

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

It is the policy of this state, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the environment and the public health and safety of its citizens and, to the extent authorized under Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States:

(1) To institute and maintain programs to allow development and utilization of sources of radiation for purposes that are consistent with the protection of the environment and the health and safety of the public; and

(2) To prevent any associated harmful effects of radiation upon the environment or the health and safety of the public through the institution and maintenance of regulatory programs for radiation sources, providing for:

(A) Compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government for by-product, source, and special nuclear materials;

(B) An effective system of regulations within the state consistent with this chapter and with any environmental laws, rules, regulations, standards, or limitations; and

(C) A system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states.

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