07 LC 18
5998
House
Bill 275
By:
Representatives Henson of the
87th,
Stephenson of the
92nd,
Watson of the
91st,
Drenner of the
86th,
Mosby of the
90th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to incorporation of municipalities, so as to provide for additional requirements
with respect to local Acts of the General Assembly proposing the creation of new
municipal corporations; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
incorporation of municipalities, is amended by adding a new Code section as
follows:
"36-31-13.
(a)
Local Acts of the General Assembly proposing the creation of a new municipal
corporation in any county in which 50 percent or more of the total population of
the county, as determined by the most recent United States decennial census,
resides in the unincorporated area of the county shall be adopted pursuant to
the procedures of this Code section.
(b)
Such bill shall include a requirement for referendum approval of the creation of
the municipal corporation in both proposed corporate limits of the new
municipality and the entire county."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.