05 SB4/AP
Senate
Bill 4
By:
Senators Seabaugh of the 28th, Williams of the 19th, Stephens of the 27th,
Hamrick of the 30th, Hill of the 32nd and
others
AS PASSED
AS PASSED
AN
ACT
To
amend Code Section 32-5-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to allocation of state and federal funds, so as to remove certain projects
exempt from the allocation provisions of said Code section; to provide for
budgeting periods; to change the portion to be divided equally; to remove a
provision for expenditures incidental to economic development purposes; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 32-5-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
allocation of state and federal funds, is amended by striking in its entirety
subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(a)(1)
The total of expenditures from the State Public Transportation Fund under
paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of Code Section 32-5-21 plus expenditures of
federal funds appropriated to the department, not including any federal funds
specifically designated for projects that have been earmarked by a member of
Congress in excess of appropriated funds shall be budgeted by the department
over two successive budgeting periods every decade.
(2)
The first budgeting period shall commence immediately following redistricting of
congressional districts and shall be for a duration of five years. The second
budgeting period shall continue until the beginning of the budgeting period
following the next redistricting of congressional districts after each decennial
census; provided, however, if the congressional districts have been redrawn
prior to a new decennial census, but after the approval of an existing map based
on the last decennial census, the budgeting period shall include two successive
budgeting periods. The first budgeting period shall end upon approval of the new
redistricting and the second budgeting period shall commence from the date such
redrawn congressional districts have been approved and shall continue until the
next budgeting period following the next redistricting of congressional
districts. The department shall budget such expenditures such that at the end of
such budgeting period funding obligations equivalent to at least 80 percent of
such total for such budgeting period shall have been divided equally among the
congressional districts in this state, as those districts existed at the
commencement of such budgeting period, for public road and other public
transportation purposes in such
districts."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.