05 HB 186/AP
House
Bill 186 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Mitchell of the
88th,
Mosley of the
178th,
Floyd of the
99th,
Meadows of the
5th,
and Henson of the
87th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 36-87-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the authority of counties and municipal corporations to participate in
federal programs, so as to expand the purposes for which federal funds may be
used by a county or municipal corporation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 36-87-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
authority of counties and municipal corporations to participate in federal
programs, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a
new subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a)
Each county and municipal corporation of the State of Georgia is authorized to
participate in federal programs which provide federal grants and federal loans
for such
purposes including but not limited to
housing, transportation, and water and waste-water treatment and distribution
purposes. Supplementary to any existing authority granted by law, counties and
municipal corporations shall be authorized to exercise the following
powers:
(1)
To expend revenues, but shall not impose any new form of taxation;
and
(2)
To contract:
(A)
With the United States, its departments and agencies;
(B)
With the State of Georgia, its departments, agencies, and
authorities;
(C)
With regional development centers, political subdivisions of the state, and
public authorities of such subdivisions; and
(D)
With private nonprofit entities organized for the purpose of providing services
to persons of low and moderate income when such entities are exempt from federal
income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986
when
the exercise of such powers is necessary to comply with the conditions
established by federal law and federal regulations for eligibility for
participation in such federal
programs."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.