05 LC 28
2406/AP
House
Bill 853 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Harbin of the
118th,
Fleming of the
117th,
and Burmeister of the
119th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
authorize the governing authority of Columbia County to exercise all
redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII of
the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment
Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective
dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
The
governing authority of Columbia County shall be and is authorized to exercise
all redevelopment and other powers under Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A.,
the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended. The intention of this Act is to
authorize the governing authority of Columbia County to undertake and carry out
community redevelopment, to create tax allocation districts, to issue tax
allocation bonds, and to incur other obligations within the meaning of and as
fully permitted under the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII of
the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, as amended, and to authorize
the governing authority of Columbia County to exercise redevelopment powers as
fully as the "Redevelopment Powers Law" may now or hereafter permit, and not to
limit any redevelopment powers permitted under the "Redevelopment Powers Law."
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of the governing authority of Columbia County shall call and
conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting
this Act to the electors of Columbia County for approval or rejection. The
election superintendent shall conduct that election on the earliest date
therefor permissible under Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A. and shall issue
the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The
superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published
once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official
organ of Columbia County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Act be approved which authorizes the governing authority of Columbia County
to exercise redevelopment powers under the 'Redevelopment Powers Law,' as it may
be amended from time to time?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than
one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then
Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If the
Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this
section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be
automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that
election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Columbia County.
It shall be the election
superintendent́s
duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION
3.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective
upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such
approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.