SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation: Amend Duties of State Authorities; Revise State Control of Erosion and Sedimentation

The Act establishes an education program for persons involved in land development design, review, permitting, construction, monitoring, or inspection or any land-disturbing activity, to be administered by the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission. The Act extensively revises [Code] Chapter 12-7, the \u27Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975.\u27 Among other changes to Code Chapter 12-7, the Act authorizes a new state-imposed permit fee of up to $80 per acre of disturbed land, establishes a Stakeholder Advisory Board to work in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Division and the Soil Conservation Commission, and authorizes a study to evaluate the effectiveness of erosion and sedimentation control measures currently employed by the State of Georgia