08 LC 34
1839
House
Bill 1470
By:
Representative Ramsey of the
72nd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 50-32-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to expenditures of state and federal funds and developments of regional impact,
so as to provide for counties and municipalities outside of the area in which
the development of regional impact is planned to reverse the decision of the
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority; to provide for related matters; 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 50-32-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
expenditures of state and federal funds and developments of regional impact, is
revised to read as follows:
"50-32-14.
In
any case where a development of regional impact, as determined by
the
Department of Community Affairs pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 8 of this
title, is planned within the geographic area over which the authority has
jurisdiction which requires the expenditure of state or federal funds by the
state or any political subdivision, agency, authority, or instrumentality
thereof to create land transportation services or access to such development,
any expenditure of such funds shall be prohibited unless and until the plan for
such development and such expenditures is reviewed and approved by the
authority. The decision of the authority to allow or disallow the expenditure
of such funds shall be final and nonreviewable, except that such decision shall
be reversed where a resolution for such purpose is passed by vote of
three-fourths of the authorized membership of the county commission of the
county in which the development of regional impact is planned or, if such
development is within a municipality, by vote of three-fourths of the authorized
membership of the city council.
If such
decision of the authority to allow or disallow the expenditure of such funds
pertains to land transportation services or access within a municipality or
county other than the county or municipality in which the development of
regional impact is planned, such decision shall be reversed where a resolution
for such purpose is passed by vote of three-fourths of the authorized membership
of the county commission or city council other than the county or municipality
where the development of regional impact is planned. Any such county or
municipality shall not be required to take such action until such time as the
authority votes to deny such funding.
Such a vote shall not constitute failure or refusal by the local government for
purposes of Code Section 50-32-53."
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.