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O.C.G.A. § 12-6-223

Purpose of registry

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Current — August 17, 2021
As of December 1, 2018
The purpose of the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry shall be to do all of the following:
The purpose of the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry shall be to do all of the following:
(1) Encourage voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
(1) Encourage voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including, but not limited to, the construction of buildings made out of materials that sequester carbon dioxide;
(2) Enable participants to voluntarily record carbon sequestrations made after January 1, 1990, or such other beginning date as may be established by rule or regulation of the commission, in a consistent format that is certified;
(2) Enable participants to voluntarily record carbon sequestrations made after January 1, 1990, or such other beginning date as may be established by rule or regulation of the commission, in a consistent format that is certified;
(3) Ensure that sources in the state receive appropriate consideration for certified carbon sequestration results under any future federal or international regulatory regime relating to greenhouse gas emissions;
(3) Ensure that sources in the state receive appropriate consideration for certified carbon sequestration results under any future federal or international regulatory regime relating to greenhouse gas emissions;
(4) Recognize, publicize, and promote participants in the registry; and
(4) Recognize, publicize, and promote participants in the registry; and
(5) Recruit broad participation in the process from all economic sectors and regions of the state.
(5) Recruit broad participation in the process from all economic sectors and regions of the state.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.