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GA SB581
Bill
Status
Passed
5/9/2022
Primary Sponsor
Larry Walker
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AI Summary
- Consolidates the former "Georgia Coordinate System" and "Georgia Coordinate System of 1985" into a single system renamed the "Georgia State Plane Coordinate System," defined by the National Geodetic Survey based on the National Spatial Reference System
- Removes outdated technical definitions of the East and West coordinate zones (previously tied to the Clarke spheroid of 1866 and North American Datum of 1983) and instead relies on the National Geodetic Survey to provide precise zone definitions
- Transfers authority for setting accuracy standards and specifications for property surveys from the Federal Geodetic Control Committee to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Updates the meter-to-foot conversion factor from 3.2808333333⅓ feet to 3.280839895 feet per meter, and removes references to the now-obsolete "U.S. Survey foot" in favor of the "American Survey foot"
- Validates legal descriptions previously prepared under the prior Georgia Coordinate System (1945) and the Georgia Coordinate System of 1985 (1985–2022), ensuring they remain legally valid in official records
Legislative Description
Property Boundary Lines; plane coordinates for defining and stating geographic position within this state as the Georgia State Plane Coordinate System; designate
Last Action
Effective Date 2022-07-01
5/9/2022
Committee Referrals
Small Business Development3/16/2022
Science and Technology3/3/2022
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