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08 LC 36 0857/AP
House Bill 1002 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representative Cheokas of the 134th


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To repeal an Act creating the Americus-Sumter County Parks and Recreation Authority, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4099); to provide for the transfer of all real and personal property, operating expenses, and contractual obligations of the Americus-Sumter County Parks and Recreation Authority to the City of Americus and Sumter County; to remove from office the appointed members of the authority; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act creating the Americus-Sumter County Parks and Recreation Authority, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4099), is repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 2.
The appointed members of the Americus-Sumter County Parks and Recreation Authority shall not serve until the regular expiration of the respective terms of office to which they were appointed, and their terms of office shall expire on July 1, 2008.

SECTION 3.
(a) The Americus-Sumter County Parks and Recreation Authority shall convey all of its real and personal property and all buildings, fixtures, equipment, supplies, and all other real and personal property which is vested in the authority to the City of Americus and Sumter County in such manner as shall be determined and agreed upon in an agreement between the City of Americus and Sumter County prior to such transfer.
(b) The City of Americus and Sumter County shall assume all operating expenses of the authority and shall pay in due course and, at the times such obligations are due, in such manner and in such amounts as may be determined and agreed upon in an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Americus and Sumter County.
(c) The City of Americus and Sumter County shall assume all contractual obligations of the authority in effect prior to July 1, 2008, in such manner as shall be determined and agreed upon in an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Americus and Sumter County.

SECTION 4.
(a) Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2008.
(b) The remaining Sections of this Act shall become effective upon this Act´s approval by the Governor or upon this Act becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.