In the issuance of a marine event permit, the Commissioner
may, based on the application submitted, the magnitude of the event, the water
body on which it will be held, the capability of the applicant or his agents,
representatives or employees to comply with the public safety and natural
resource protection requirements contained in these regulations, the
applicant's previous experience, the Department's previous experience in
regulating similar events and such other information as may be pertinent,
require of the applicant the following additional information for the purpose
of determining his eligibility to receive such a permit:
(a) for marine events likely to attract
10,000 or more participants and/or spectators, the ability to meet the bonding
requirements of subsection (c) of Section 6 of the Georgia Boat Safety Act and
rule 391-45-.18 herein;
(b)
assurance that the public safety requirements listed in Rule
391-4-5-.04 can be provided, each
listed service, the type and amount of services and manpower to be provided by
such persons and the plan for coordinating the activities of the public safety
authorities assisting in the conduct of the event;
(c) the ability to notify participants of the
boating safety requirements contained in Rule
391-4-5-.05, including a plan for
disseminating these requirements to participants and water-borne
spectators;
(d) the ability to
assure that all vessels entered in the event will be restricted to those
constructed in such a manner and having buoyancy materials complying with Rule
391-4-5-.06;
(e) the submittal of an agenda indicating the
schedule of activities which will take place during the time allotted for the
permitted event as provided in Rule
391-4-5-.07;
(f) the ability to meet the solid waste
disposal requirements contained in Rule
391-4-5-.08, including plans
specifying the types of containers which will be used to accommodate solid
waste generated during the event, the location of such containers during the
event and plans for the disposition of the solid waste at the conclusion of the
event, explanations of how participants and sponsor-approved food and beverage
concessionaires will be notified of the requirements of the Georgia Litter
Control Law;
(g) the ability to
meet the requirements for sanitary facilities as required in Rule
391-4-5-.09, including plans for
determining an adequate number of facilities for a permitted event, plans for
the placement of the facilities in the area of the permitted event and plans
for removal of sanitary facilities and disposal of waste materials;
(h) plans for debris recovery as required in
Rule
391-4-5-.10
including provisions for the recovery of sunken and floating debris in the area
of the permitted event, plus all debris generated by the event down-stream of
the finish point if the event is to be held on a river or stream;
(i) the ability to meet the site restoration
requirements contained in Rule
391-4-5-.11, including plans for
restoring areas within the permitted event to their pre-event condition when
such areas have been negatively impacted by large crowds which disrupt
vegetation, soils and other natural or man-made features present at the event
site; and
(j) overall ability to
coordinate the requirements contained in this subsection into a single
comprehensive plan for the conduct of a marine event.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R.
& Regs. R. 391-4-5-.15
Ga. L. 1937, p. 264
and Ga. L. 1973, p. 1427 et seq., as
amended.
Original Rule entitled
"Criteria for Issuing Marine Event Permits" was filed on
December 12, 1979; effective
January 1, 1980.
Amended: Filed July 1,
1982; effective July 21,
1982.
