07 LC 18
6032
House
Bill 305
By:
Representatives Fludd of the
66th
and Beasley-Teague of the
65th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 37 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to acquisition and disposition of property by municipalities, so as to provide
for limitations with respect to the amount of real property one municipality may
acquire within another municipality; to provide for an effective date; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
SECTION
1.
Chapter
37 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
acquisition and disposition of property by municipalities, is amended by adding
a Code section to read as follows:
"36-37-11.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, no
municipality shall be authorized to purchase or acquire right, title, or
interest in real property located within the corporate limits of another
municipality which in the aggregate exceeds 20 percent of the total area of
such other municipality.
(b)
The limit specified in subsection (a) of this Code section may be exceeded upon
the adoption of a joint resolution by the governing authorities of the affected
municipalities."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.