§ 8-6-4. Permit Required for Construction of Building or Enclosed Structure; Exception
No person shall construct any building or enclosed structure of any type, kind, or design on any real property on which a landfill on the public records has been located without first obtaining a permit for such construction from the local governing authority. This Code section shall not apply to construction activity by public service […]
§ 8-7-1. Use or Application of Pesticides in Public Buildings; Notice; Material Safety Data Sheets; Penalty
As used in this Code section, the term: “Agency” means the State of Georgia and any branch, department, agency, division, board, bureau, entity, official, employee, or agent of the state and any county, municipality, school district, consolidated government, or authority created by or pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Georgia or any general […]
§ 8-5-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Acquisition” means acquisition by purchase, lease, or commission. “Council” means the Georgia Council for the Arts. “State buildings” means state office buildings, hospitals, prisons, buildings of state authorities, and such other state buildings which the Georgia Council for the Arts deems appropriate for the inclusion of art as […]
§ 8-5-4. Gifts and Appropriations
Financing of works of art in state buildings shall be subject to appropriations by the General Assembly. The Governor shall include a budget item for art in state buildings in the budget of the Office of Planning and Budget in the annual budget submitted to the General Assembly. The council may accept grants, gifts, donations, […]
§ 8-5-5. Duties of the Art Council
In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the council shall do all of the following: Determine and implement procedures for the purchase or lease by written contract of existing works of art from an artist or the artist’s authorized agent. Works of art to be purchased or leased shall be selected by […]
§ 8-5-6. Purchases and Commissions Exempt From Bidding Requirements
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the selection and commissioning of artists and the purchase and execution of works of art for state buildings shall be exempt from the provisions of law relating to bidding requirements in connection with state buildings. History. Code 1981, § 8-5-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 891, […]
§ 8-5-7. Ownership Rights; Rights of Artists
The state shall receive sole ownership of each work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter, including all tangible rights and privileges thereof, subject to the following intangible rights retained by the artist: The right to claim authorship of the work of art; The right to reproduce such work of art, including all rights to […]
§ 8-5-8. Annual Report
In consultation with the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the council shall prepare an annual report relative to the art in state buildings program pursuant to this chapter. The council shall not be required to distribute copies of the annual report to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the […]
§ 8-4-5. Approval of Redevelopment Projects by Cities
An authority shall not initiate any redevelopment project under this chapter until the governing body, planning agency, or other legally designated and empowered public agency of each city in which any of the area to be covered by the project is situated has approved the redevelopment plan for the redevelopment project area. History. Ga. L. […]
§ 8-5-9. Sale of Works of Art by State
If a work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter is to be sold by the state, such sale shall be made to the highest bidder, conditioned on the work of art first being offered to the artist at the bid price. History. Code 1981, § 8-5-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 891, […]