06 LC 35
0137
House
Bill 1618
By:
Representatives Oliver of the
83rd,
Benfield of the
85th,
Chambers of the
81st,
Jacobs of the
80th,
Jennings of the
82nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act so as to remove ad valorem taxes levied by DeKalb County to finance
the provision of certain governmental services, known as the "DeKalb County
Special Services Tax Districts Act," approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p.
4396), as amended, so as to remove ad valorem taxes for district services for
all districts; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act to remove ad valorem taxes levied by DeKalb County to finance the provision
of certain governmental services, known as the "DeKalb County Special Services
Tax Districts Act," approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4396), as amended,
is amended in Section 6 by striking subsection (b.1) and inserting in its place
new subsections (b.1) and (b.2) to read as follows:
"(b.1)
For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1996, and prior to January 1,
2007, the adjusted ad valorem tax millage rate for district services for each
special services tax district shall be the percentage of the district services
ad valorem tax millage rate determined under paragraph (4) of Section 5 which is
shown below for each special services tax district:
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(1)
Atlanta in DeKalb 0 percent
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(2)
Avondale Estates 32 percent
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(3)
Chamblee 13 percent
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(4)
Clarkston 27 percent
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(5)
Decatur 17 percent
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(6)
Doraville 18 percent
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(7)
Lithonia 28 percent
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(8)
Pine Lake 32 percent
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(9)
Stone Mountain 24 percent
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(b.2)
For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, the adjusted ad valorem
tax millage rate for district services for each special services tax district
shall be removed from each of the districts as shown below:
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(1)
Atlanta in DeKalb 0 percent
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(2)
Avondale Estates 0 percent
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(3)
Chamblee 0 percent
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(4)
Clarkston 0 percent
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(5)
Decatur 0 percent
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(6)
Doraville 0 percent
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(7)
Lithonia 0 percent
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(8)
Pine Lake 0 percent
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(9)
Stone Mountain 0
percent"
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SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.