Environmental Protection Division; authorize director to investigate and consider out-of-state regulatory history when processing applications for certain permits

Summary

The bill lets the director of the Environmental Protection Division investigate an applicant’s environmental violations or civil and criminal penalties in other states when processing permits under Chapters 4, 5, 7, or 9. If the out‑of‑state record warrants it, the director may deny the permit and can require a compliance‑history disclosure form with the application. This is intended to prevent companies with poor environmental records elsewhere from obtaining permits in Georgia.

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