Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources
| Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $225,000 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $355,431,135 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the Board of Natural Resources |
| Authority: | Georgia Code, 12-2-1 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the Board of Natural Resources |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources
Walter Rabon | |
| Other Georgia Executive Offices | |
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The Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources is a state executive position in the Georgia state government. The commissioner heads the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and carries out the policies of the Georgia Board of Natural Resources, which is responsible for regulating the use of Georgia's natural resources and managing state parks and the state's historical places. The board appoints the commissioner subject to the approval of the governor.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources is Walter Rabon (nonpartisan). Rabon assumed office in 2023.
Authority
The office of natural resources commissioner is established by state law.[2]
Georgia Code, 12-2-1
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There is created the position of commissioner of natural resources. |
Qualifications
There are no particular qualifications required of natural resources commissioners.
Appointments
Commissioners are appointed by the state board of natural resources and confirmed by the governor. The board itself is an 18-member body appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate.
Term limits
There are no term limits associated with the office of natural resources commissioner.
Vacancies
State law does not prescribe any particular procedure for dealing with vacancies in the office.
Duties
- See Energy policy in Georgia for information on the state's energy portfolio and goals.
The commissioner of natural resources is directed to "supervise, direct, account for, organize, plan, administer, and execute the functions vested in the Department of Natural Resources..."[2] The department regulates the exploration and use of Georgia's natural resources, as well as managing state parks and the state's historical places.
Divisions
- Updated January 13, 2021
- Coastal Resources
- Environmental Protection
- Law Enforcement
- Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites
- Wildlife Resources[3]
State budget
- See also: Georgia state budget and finances
The budget for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources in Fiscal Year 2025 was $355,431,135.[4]
Compensation
See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $225,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the commissioner received a salary of $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the commissioner received a salary of $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the commissioner received a salary of $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the commissioner received a salary of $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the commissioner received a salary of $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the commissioner received a salary of $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2015
In 2015, the commissioner received a salary of $155,227, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2014
In 2014, the commissioner received a salary of $141,103, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2013
In 2013, the commissioner received a salary of $141,103. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.[15]
2010
In 2010, the commissioner received a salary of $141,103.
Historical officeholders
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Contact info
Address:
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SE
Suite 1252 - East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-3500
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Department of Natural Resources, "Inside the DNR," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Code, "12-2-1," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Georgia Department of Natural Resources, "Divisions," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Georgia.gov, "HB 916 - FY 2025 Appropriations Bill," accessed January 16, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed January 13, 2021
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