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[Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025]
Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025

[Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025]
Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025

[Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025]
Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025

[Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025]
Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025

[Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025]
Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025

[Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025]
Two Georgia House bills introduced to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, February 20, 2025

HB 562: Five-year moratorium

[Summary and definition of Trail Ridge]
Summary and definition of Trail Ridge
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[(b) Beginning on July 1, 2025, and continuing through June 30, 2030, the division shall not accept any applications for new permits, nor shall the division accept any requests to modify any existing permits for any surface mining operations on Trail Ridge that seek to expand the area of affected land.]
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2025, and continuing through June 30, 2030, the division shall not accept any applications for new permits, nor shall the division accept any requests to modify any existing permits for any surface mining operations on Trail Ridge that seek to expand the area of affected land.
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HB 561: Okefenokee Protection Act

[Summary and Okefenokee Swamp as a vital part of Georgia of equal importance to all citizens of the state]
Summary and Okefenokee Swamp as a vital part of Georgia of equal importance to all citizens of the state
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[Trail Ridge]
Trail Ridge
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[(b) The director of the division shall not issue, modify, or renew any permit or accept any bond to conduct surface mining operations on Trail Ridge for any permit application or permit amendment submitted on or after July 1, 2025.]
(b) The director of the division shall not issue, modify, or renew any permit or accept any bond to conduct surface mining operations on Trail Ridge for any permit application or permit amendment submitted on or after July 1, 2025.
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[WAM 0973, Trail Ridge Road, --Wayne Morgan for WWALS, 2019-10-05, 22:15:30]
WAM 0973, Trail Ridge Road, --Wayne Morgan for WWALS, 2019-10-05, 22:15:30

[WAM 1016, Monkey Lake from Trail Ridge, --Wayne Morgan for WWALS, 2019-10-05, 22:17:43]
WAM 1016, Monkey Lake from Trail Ridge, --Wayne Morgan for WWALS, 2019-10-05, 22:17:43