The North Georgia Mountains Authority is empowered by law to conduct business in any county in Georgia that the (Department of Natural Resources) board adopts to do so by resolution.

The authority was the perfect legal vehicle to do that. Legal in that it had the powers to enter into public/private partnerships. That is, I guess, a very popular, and probably very palatable way, of handling development in today's time.

They accused Commonwealth Ports Authority of violating the law which they themselves passed.

The coalfield authority was designed to be an economic development organization, ... The board of directors is made up of business people who have made intelligent decisions about how to invest our funds. We’re not ashamed of that.

Baker Mountain is one of the few wild, trail-less mountains. Just take a map and a compass, you won't find anyone.

One benefit of the law is that it gives schools the authority to do things they've wanted to do for a long time but couldn't.