Document Type
Peach Sheet
Abstract
The Act establishes a twelve-person Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council to assist the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) in formulating policies, evaluating problems, and administering an effective roadside management program for the State of Georgia. Additionally, the Act defines the authority of the DOT Commissioner to issue trimming permits for the removal of trees and vegetation along state rights-of-way. The Act also establishes a Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Fund to promote improvement projects along Georgia's public roads. Finally, the Act establishes the requirements and procedures for application and renewal of trimming permits, the regulation of use fees, the development of landscape plans, and the imposition of remedies and penalties for violations of the Act.
Recommended Citation
David C. Moulds,
HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES Regulations of Maintenance and Use: Change Provisions Relating to the Outdoor Advertising Citizens Advisory Council; Provide for a Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council; Change Authority for the Issuance of Permits for Trimming and Removing Trees and Vegetation Along State Rights-of-Way; Provide for a Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Fund; Change Provisions for the Application of Tree Trimming and Removal Permits and Renewals; Provide Penalties and Remedies for Violations; Change Provisions Relating to the Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by the Department of Transportation,
15
Ga. St. U. L. Rev.
(1998).
Available at:
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol15/iss1/7