06 LC 18
5025/AP
House
Bill 1329 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Holt of the
112th,
Mumford of the
95th,
and Lunsford of the
110th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
authorize the City of Covington 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
City of Covington 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 City of
Covington to undertake and carry out community redevelopment, create tax
allocation districts, issue tax allocation bonds, and incur other obligations
within the meaning of and as fully permitted under the provisions of Article IX,
Section II, Paragraph VII of the Constitution, as amended, and to authorize the
City of Covington 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 City of Covington shall call and conduct an election as
provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors
of the City of Covington for approval or rejection. The election superintendent
shall conduct that election on a practicable date in 2006 provided for in
subpargraph (c)(1)(B) of Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A. which date shall
be determined by resolution of the governing authority of the City of Covington;
provided, however, that if the conducting of the election on earlier authorized
dates is impracticable, then the election superintendent shall conduct that
election on the date of the November, 2006, state-wide general election 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 Newton 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 City of Covington 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
Section 1 of this 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 the
City of Covington. 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.