A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to quia timet, so as to provide a procedure for clearing title to coastal marshlands; to provide for legislative findings, purpose, and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for in rem proceedings; to provide for presentation of abstracts to the State Properties Commission; to provide for service of process and filing of pleadings; to provide for special masters and trial by jury; to provide for restriction of properties for conservation purposes; to provide for rebuttable presumptions; to provide for decrees and recording of same; to provide for joinder; to provide for compensation of the special master; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Statutes affected:
LC 44 2248/a: 23-3-75, 23-3-76, 12-5-282, 23-3-77, 23-3-78, 23-3-79, 23-3-80, 23-3-81, 23-3-82, 23-3-83, 23-3-84, 23-3-85, 23-3-86, 23-3-87, 23-3-88
LC 44 2329S/hs: 23-3-75, 23-3-76, 23-3-77, 12-5-282, 23-3-78, 23-3-79, 23-3-80, 23-3-81, 23-3-82, 23-3-83, 23-3-84, 23-3-85, 23-3-86, 23-3-87, 23-3-88, 23-3-89
LC 44 2616S/hs: 23-3-63, 23-3-75, 23-3-76, 23-3-77, 12-5-282, 23-3-78, 23-3-79, 23-3-80, 23-3-81, 23-3-82, 23-3-83, 23-3-84, 23-3-85, 23-3-86, 23-3-87, 23-3-88, 23-3-89