Conservation; shore protection and coastal marshlands protection; revise various provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coastal waters, beaches, and sand dunes, so as to revise various provisions relative to shore protection and coastal marshlands protection; to revise and add definitions; to establish authority and powers of the Department of Natural Resources; to revise provisions relating to permit activities and procedures; to repeal provisions relating to local shore assistance programs; to provide for marine contractor licenses; to repeal provisions relating to the leasing of state-owned marshland or water bottoms; to provide for applicability; to strike obsolete language and correct cross-references; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.