Legal Opinion
Nix v. Long Mountain Resources, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1992No. S92A1058PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
This appeal raises the issue whether the affirmance of a final decision of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources by operation of law is unconstitutional. When construed with the Administrative Procedures Act, OCGA § 12-2-1 (c) does not violate the equal protection or due process provisions of either the Federal or State constitutions. We affirm.
The Environmental Protection Division of the Department issued air quality, surface mining, and water discharge permits to Long Mountain Resources, Inc. to construct and operate a quarry for the processing of granite as crushed…
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