07 LC 18
6111
House
Bill 207
By:
Representatives Jones of the
46th,
Hembree of the
67th,
Maxwell of the
17th,
Casas of the
103rd,
and Sellier of the
136th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 36-34-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general powers regarding administration of municipal government, so as to
provide for an exemption with respect to certain fees; 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 36-34-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
powers regarding administration of municipal government, is amended by revising
paragraph (7) as follows:
"(7)(A)
The power to grant franchises to or make contracts with railroads, street
railways, or urban transportation companies, electric light or power companies,
gas companies, steam-heat companies, telephone and telegraph companies, water
companies, and other public utilities for the use and occupancy of the streets
of the city, for the purpose of rendering utility services, upon such conditions
and for such time as the governing authority of the municipal corporation may
deem wise and subject to the Constitution and the general laws of this
state.
(B)
Public entities including, but not limited to, this state, state agencies,
departments, boards, bureaus, the university system, counties, municipalities,
school districts, other subdivisions of this state, and authorities and other
instrumentalities of public entities shall be exempt from fees collected
pursuant to this paragraph other than fees that are included in the system-wide
base rates of a public utility or company subject to a franchise agreement or
contract."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2008.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.