§ 52-3-4. Cooperation With Federal Government; Acquisition of Property and Rights
The Department of Transportation shall work in cooperation with the officers and departments of the United States government in acquiring rights of way, spoil disposal areas, and other necessary property and rights for the intracoastal waterway and may in its own name acquire, by purchase, gift, or condemnation, property and rights to such lands as […]
§ 52-3-5. Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain
If for any reason the Department of Transportation is unable to secure any such property or rights required by the United States government for the construction and maintenance of the intracoastal waterway from the Savannah River to Cumberland Sound by voluntary agreement with the owner or owners thereof on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, […]
§ 52-3-7. Right of Department of Transportation to Receive and Use Gifts and Donations of Money and Property
The Department of Transportation may receive gifts and donations of money or property from individuals, firms, corporations, and political subdivisions and may use the same in defraying expenses of the department and the costs of acquiring the property and rights necessary for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of the intracoastal waterway. History. Ga. L. 1939, […]
§ 52-3-8. Procedure in Cases Where Property Required for Right of Way or Spoil Disposal Areas Has Been Leased for Cultivation and Gathering of Oysters
If any of the lands or property, the use of which is required for right of way and spoil disposal areas, shall have been leased by the Department of Natural Resources to any individual, firm, or corporation for the cultivation and gathering of oysters, the department is authorized and directed to substitute for such leased […]
§ 52-3-9. Claims for Damages to Oysters
Any person, firm, or corporation or their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns who may be compensated for damages to oysters during construction of the intracoastal waterway shall be estopped from making further claims for damage to oysters in or upon the same area on account of dredging operations during maintenance of the intracoastal waterway. […]
§ 52-3-11. Right of Department of Transportation to Enter Lands in Order to Locate Rights of Way
For the purpose of determining the lands, easements, and property necessary for the uses set out in this chapter, the Department of Transportation, the United States government, or the agents of either shall have the right to enter upon any lands along the general line of the rights of way for the purpose of locating […]
§ 52-3-12. Effect of Chapter on State’s Jurisdiction Over Lands Affected by Chapter; Effect on Service of Process on Such Lands
Neither this chapter, nor any part thereof, nor any grant or deed made under the authority hereof shall operate to divest the State of Georgia of jurisdiction over any lands; and all civil and criminal process issued under the authority of any laws of this state may be executed in or on any part of […]
§ 52-3-1. Purpose of Chapter
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to provide for the construction and maintenance by the United States government of the intracoastal waterway and its salt-water tributaries, hereinafter referred to as the intracoastal waterway, from the state boundary line in the Savannah River to the state boundary line in Cumberland Sound, as authorized […]