The General Assembly finds that:
Equitable allocation of response costs in contribution action under § 113(f) of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USCA § 9613(f): Factors affecting response cost liability of generator, broker or arranger, and transporter in single waste stream cases, 146 A.L.R. Fed. 363.
Supreme Court’s views as to validity, construction and application of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USCA § 9601 et seq., 157 A.L.R. Fed. 291.
Amount and characteristics of wastes as equitable factors in allocation of response costs pursuant to § 113(f)(1) of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USCA § 9613(f)(1): multiple waste streams, 162 A.L.R. Fed. 371.
(1) The protection and preservation of Georgia’s diverse environment is necessary for the maintenance of the public health and welfare and the continued viability of the economy of the state and is a matter of the highest public priority;
(2) State agencies should conduct their affairs with an awareness that they are stewards of the air, land, water, plants, animals, and environmental, historical, and cultural resources;
(3) Environmental evaluations should be a part of the decision-making processes of the state; and
(4) Environmental effects reports can facilitate the fullest practicable provision of timely public information, understanding, and participation in the decision-making processes of the state.