07 HB 784/AP
House
Bill 784 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Jordan of the
77th,
Abdul-Salaam of the
74th,
Johnson of the
75th,
Starr of the
78th,
and Sinkfield of the
60th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
authorize the City of Riverdale to exercise all redevelopment and other powers
under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter
44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to
provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic
repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
The
City of Riverdale shall be and is authorized to exercise all redevelopment and
other powers under Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment
Powers Law," as amended. The intention of this Act is to authorize the City of
Riverdale to undertake and carry out community redevelopment, to create tax
allocation districts, to issue tax allocation bonds, and to incur other
obligations within the meaning of and as fully permitted under the provisions of
Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia of 1983, as amended, and to authorize the City of Riverdale to exercise
redevelopment powers as fully as the "Redevelopment Powers Law" may now or
hereafter permit and not to limit any redevelopment powers permitted under the
"Redevelopment Powers Law."
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the municipal
election superintendent of the City of Riverdale shall call and conduct an
election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to
the electors of the City of Riverdale for approval or rejection. The municipal
election superintendent shall conduct that election on the third Tuesday in
September, 2007, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided
by general law. The municipal election superintendent shall cause the date and
purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately
preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Clayton County. The ballot
shall have written or printed thereon the words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Act be approved which authorizes the City of Riverdale to exercise
redevelopment powers under the 'Redevelopment Powers Law,' as it may be amended
from time to time?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than
one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then
Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If
Section 1 of this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as
provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and
this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately
following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by
the City of Riverdale. It shall be the municipal election superintendent´s
duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION
3.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective
upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such
approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.