Environmental

In Georgia, the 'Hazardous Site Response Act' (HSRA) establishes the framework for:

AA. Emergency response to natural disasters

BB. Identification, assessment, and cleanup of hazardous waste sites in Georgia✓ Correct

CC. Regulation of pesticide use in agriculture

DD. Management of solid waste landfills only

Explanation

Georgia's HSRA establishes the state's program for identifying, investigating, and cleaning up hazardous waste sites. It provides liability provisions similar to CERCLA and allows EPD to pursue responsible parties for cleanup costs.

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Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.