05 LC 9 1574
House
Bill 228
By:
Representatives Bridges of the
10th,
Amerson of the
9th,
and Knox of the
24th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 44-12-300 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to tribes, bands, groups, or communities recognized by the state as legitimate
American Indian Tribes, so as to delete the address of one such tribe; to
provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 44-12-300 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tribes,
bands, groups, or communities recognized by the state as legitimate American
Indian Tribes, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting in its place
the following:
"(a)
The State of Georgia officially recognizes as legitimate American Indian tribes
of Georgia the following tribes, bands, groups, or communities:
(1)
The Georgia Tribe of Eastern
Cherokee;
P.O.
Box 1993
Dahlonega,
Georgia 30533;
(2)
The Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe
Route
2, Box 370
Whigham,
Georgia 31797; and
(3)
The Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Council
Saint
George, Georgia
31646."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.