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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The state holds the legal title to or is the beneficial owner of:
(1) The several institutions operated by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, including all real and personal property belonging to the several institutions or used in connection therewith, and all other property conveyed to the board for the use of any of the institutions or for educational purposes or conveyed to any of the boards of trustees of which the board of regents is the successor or to any of the institutions under its control;
(2) The several institutions operated by the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, or the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, including all real and personal property belonging to the several institutions or used in connection therewith, and all other property conveyed to any such department for the use of any of the institutions or conveyed to any of the boards of trustees of which such department is the successor or to any of the institutions under its control;
(3) The rights of way of the state highway system and all buildings, lands, quarries, equipment, and other property of the Department of Transportation; and
(4) All lands and other property conveyed to or held by the Department of Natural Resources and the State Forestry Commission, or their predecessors, for forestry or park purposes.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-16-3 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-50-state-government/ga-code-sect-50-16-3/
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