06 LC
21 8712S/AP
House
Bill 1067 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Forster of the
3rd,
Davis of the
109th,
Manning of the
32nd,
and Fludd of the
66th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 6 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to interstate cooperation, so as to change certain provisions relating to the
membership of the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation; to define a
certain term; to provide for allowances; to change certain provisions relating
to functions of the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation; to change
certain provisions relating to a declaration that the Council of State
Governments, Council of State Governments–Clairmont Road, L.L.C., and
Southern Legislative Conference are joint governmental agencies of this state;
to provide that certain organizations are joint governmental agencies of this
state; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
6 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interstate
cooperation, is amended by striking Code Section 28-6-2, relating to creation
and membership of the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation, and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"28-6-2.
(a)
There is established the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation. The
commission shall be composed of 15 regular members:
(1)
The five members of the Senate Committee on Interstate Cooperation;
(2)
The five members of the House Committee on Interstate Cooperation;
and
(3)
The five members of the
Governoŕs
Committee on Interstate Cooperation.
(b)
The
chairperson of the Senate Committee on Interstate Cooperation and the
chairperson of the House Committee on Interstate Cooperation shall be
cochairpersons of the commission.
(c)
The Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives shall be ex officio honorary nonvoting members of this
commission.
The
chairman of the
Governoŕs
Committee on Interstate Cooperation shall be ex officio chairman of this
commission."
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by inserting following Code Section 28-6-1 a new Code
section to read as follows:
"28-6-1.1.
As
used in this chapter, the term 'nonpartisan legislative organization' means an
organization whose membership is limited to legislators and which does not align
itself with and is not funded by a political
party."
SECTION
3.
Said
chapter is further amended by striking Code Section 28-6-3, relating to
functions of the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation, and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
"28-6-3.
It
shall be the function of the commission to:
(1)
Carry forward the participation of this state as a member of
the Council
of State Governments and of the Southern Legislative
Conference
any regional,
national, or international nonpartisan legislative organization that promotes
interstate or international
cooperation;
(2)
Encourage and assist the legislative, executive, administrative, and judicial
officials and employees of this state to develop and maintain friendly contact
by correspondence, by conference, and otherwise with officials and employees of
the other states, of the federal government, and of local units of
government;
(3)
Endeavor to advance cooperation between this state and other units of government
whenever it seems advisable to do so by formulating proposals for and by
facilitating:
(A)
The adoption of compacts;
(B)
The enactment of uniform or reciprocal statutes;
(C)
The adoption of uniform or reciprocal administrative rules and
regulations;
(D)
The informal cooperation of governmental offices with one another;
(E)
The personal cooperation of governmental officials and employees with one
another;
(F)
The interchange and clearance of research and information; and
(G)
Any other suitable process; and
(4)
Do all such acts as will, in the opinion of the commission, enable this state to
do its part or more in forming a more perfect union among the various
governments in the United States and in
promoting
international relations by developing
the Council
of State Governments
nonpartisan
legislative organizations for
that
purpose
such
purposes."
SECTION
4.
Said
chapter is further amended by striking Code Section 28-6-7, relating to a
declaration that the Council of State Governments, Council of State
Governments–Clairmont Road, L.L.C., and Southern Legislative Conference
are joint governmental agencies of this state, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"28-6-7.
Any
nonpartisan legislative organization in which this state is a participant
pursuant to paragraph (1) of Code Section 28-6-3 and which has its regional or
national headquarters located in this state
is
The Council
of State Governments, the Council of State Governments - Clairmont Road, L. L.
C. (of which the Council of State Governments is the sole member), and the
Southern Legislative Conference are each
declared to be a joint governmental agency of this state and of the other states
which cooperate through
them
it."
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.