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House Bill 1521 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representative Porter of the 143rd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Dublin, Georgia, in the County of Laurens, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3568), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4810), an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4073), and an Act approved October 1, 2001 (Ga. L. Ex. Sess. 2001, p. 665), so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act providing a new charter for the City of Dublin, Georgia, in the County of Laurens, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3568), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4810), an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4073), and an Act approved October 1, 2001 (Ga. L. Ex. Sess. 2001, p. 665), is amended by adding at the end of Section 1.2 a new subsection (f) to read as follows:
"(f) The corporate limits of the City of Dublin shall also include the following described tracts of land:
(1) All that portion of Ga. S.R. 31/U.S. Highway 441 beginning at the center line of Long Branch Creek, the same being the present city limits of the City of Dublin, where Long Branch Creek intersects and crosses under Ga. Highway 31/U.S. Highway 441, then extending in a southerly direction a distance of one and one tenths (1.1) miles for the uniform width of the right of way of said highway to the most easterly right of way of Southern Pines Road, (County Road #354), said section of road way lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia. Also, all that portion of Ga. S.R. 31/U.S. Highway 441 beginning at the most easterly right of way of Fire Tower Road (County road #337), then extending in a southerly direction a distance of one half (0.5) mile for the uniform width of the right of way of said highway to the most southerly right of way of United States Interstate Highway 16, said section of roadway lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia
(2) Two contiguous tracts both fronting on Highway 441 South and more particularly described as follows:
Tract I
All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the First Land District of Laurens County, Georgia, located on the northwestern side of U.S. Highway 441 and fronting 150 feet on the northwest side of said highway and extending back northwesterly in uniform width a distance of 550 feet. Said tract is known as Tract 5 according to a plat of survey of a subdivision of property of Charles H. McMillan by Jack C. Brantley, Land Surveyor, dated September 24, 1959, and recorded in Deed Book 175, page 134, Laurens County Records, which plat is by this reference incorporated as part of this description. This is the same property conveyed to the Department of Transportation in a Right of Way Deed dated June 1, 1989 and recorded in Deed Book 547, page 49, Laurens County Records.
Tract II
All that tract or parcel of land, lying and being in Land Lot 135 of the First Land District of Laurens County, Georgia, which parcel of land fronts 150 feet on the northwesterly side of the Dublin-McRae Highway (U.S. Highway 441, south), and extending back in even width in a northwesterly direction a distance of 550 feet. Said parcel of land is more particularly described as Lot 6 of subdivision of Charles H. McMillan, as per plat of survey prepared by Jack Brantley, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 541, dated September 24, 1959, said plat of survey being recorded in Deed Book 175, Page 134, Laurens County, Georgia Records. Said plat of survey is incorporated herein by reference for a more complete description. This is the same property purchased by the Department of Transportation in a Deed recorded in Deed Book 548, page 174, Laurens County Records.
(3) All that portion of Firetower Road (County Road #337), beginning at its intersection with Ga. S.R. 31/U.S. Highway 441 and extending in a southerly direction a distance of one and two tenths (1.2) miles for the uniform width of the right of way to its intersection with Southern Pines Road (County Road #156), said section of road way lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia.
(4) All of County Farm Road (County Road #155), beginning at its intersection with Firetower Road and extending in a northeasterly direction a distance of .6 miles for the uniform width of the right of way to the intersection of County Farm Road (County Road #155) and Southern Pines Road (County Road #156), said section of road way lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia.
(5) All of Southern Pines Road (County Road #156), beginning at its most northerly intersection with County Farm Road (County Road #155), and extending in a southerly direction from the centerline of County Farm Road (County Road #155) a distance of five thousand four hundred and six feet (5,406 feet) for the uniform width of the right of way to a point on said road, said section of road way lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia.
(6) Industrial Boulevard (County Road #493) beginning at its intersection with Ga.State Highway 26/U.S. Highway 80 extending in a southerly direction a distance of 2.9 miles for the uniform width of the right of way to its intersection with Ga. Highway 31/U.S. Highway 441, said section of road way lying and being the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia.
(7) All that portion of Ga. State Route 26/U.S. Highway 80 beginning at Walke Dairy Road (County Road #338)/Mall Road with State Route 26/U.S. Highway 80 extending in a westerly direction a distance of one and nine tenths (1.9) miles for the uniform width of the right of way to the center line of Sandy Ford Creek, said section of road way lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia.
(8) All that portion of Springdale Drive beginning at its intersection with Ga. State Highway 26/U.S. Highway 80 extending in a northeasterly direction a distance of .8 miles for the uniform width of the right of way to the intersection of Springdale Drive with Jeffery Drive said section of road way lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia.
(9) All that portion of Claxton Dairy Road (County Road #530), beginning at the most easterly intersection of Claxton Dairy Road with the land described as follows:
All those tracts or parcels of land situate lying and being in land lot 216 of the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia being known and described as lots B, C, D, E and F as more particularly described on a plat of survey prepared by Marvin D. Clements, Land Surveyor, dated October 11, 1976 and recorded in Deed Book 390, page 57 and in Deed Book 365, page 187 in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Laurens County, Georgia said plat and records being herein incorporated and made a part hereof;
and from said beginning point extending a distance of nine tenths (0.9) mile for the full width of the Right of Way to Pinehurst Drive, said section of road way lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia.
(10) All those tracts or parcels of land situate lying and being in land lot 216 of the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia being known and described as lots B, C, D, E and F as more particularly described on a plat of survey prepared by Marvin D. Clements, Land Surveyor, dated October 11, 1976 and recorded in Deed Book 390, page 57 and in Deed Book 365, page 187 in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Laurens County, Georgia said plat and records being herein incorporated and made a part hereof.
(11) All that tract or parcel of land located in land lot 170 of the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia containing 95.39 acres being the same property acquired by the Dublin-Laurens Development Authority from Mary Faith Scarborough Sally, Warranty Deed dated 1/5/99 and recorded in Deed Book 1019, page 322, Laurens County Records, as shown on a plat of survey by Billy Flanders, Land Surveyor, dated November 13, 1998 and recorded in Plant Book 7, page 628, Laurens County Records.
(12) All that portion of Airport Road (County Road #399), beginning at its intersection with Ga. State Route 26/U.S. Highway 80 and extending in a northerly direction for the distance of 1.5 miles for the uniform width of the right of way and ending at the point where the most northerly property line of the property acquired by the Dublin-Laurens Development Authority in a Deed recorded in Deed Book 1019, page 322 intersects with the northerly right of way Airport Road (County Road #399, said section of road way lying and being in the first land district of Laurens County, Georgia.
(13) All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 208 of the First Land District of Laurens County, Georgia, containing 40.44 acres, more or less, as particularly shown on a plat of survey under seal of Billy Flanders, Land Surveyor, dated September 28, 1990, and recorded in Plat Book 6, page 205, Laurens County Records, which plat is by reference incorporated as part of this description."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.