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1622/AP
House
Bill 526 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Bryant of the
160th,
Stephens of the
164th,
Carter of the
159th,
Jackson of the
161st,
Day of the
163rd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center
Authority, approved April 21, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4499), as amended by an Act
approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3791), so as to change the provisions
relating to the membership of such authority; to provide an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center Authority,
approved April 21, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4499), as amended by an Act approved
April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3791), is amended by striking subsection (b) of
Section 3 and inserting in its place a new subsection (b) to read as
follows:
"(b)
The authority shall consist of the following membership: one member appointed by
each member of the Georgia General Assembly representing a portion of Chatham
County; one member appointed by the majority vote of the Board of Commissioners
of Chatham County; one member appointed by the majority vote of the mayor and
aldermen of the City of Savannah; one member appointed from within the
membership of the Georgia Ports Authority by the majority vote of the members of
the Georgia Ports Authority; and the President of the Savannah Area Convention
and
VisitorśBureau,
who shall serve ex officio and shall have a vote. Except for the ex officio
member and the member who is appointed by the Georgia Ports Authority, who shall
serve for a term of three years (with the initial term ending May 1, 2008), for
the initial term, four members shall be appointed for one year, three members
shall be appointed for two years, and three members shall be appointed for three
years. Selection of term length shall be by lot. After expiration of the
initial term, the terms of all members except the ex officio member shall be for
three years, except that the appointment of any person selected to fill an
unexpired term shall be only for the remainder of such
term."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.