07 LC 14
9587S
The
House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications offers the
following substitute to HB 107:
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 additional requirements with respect to certain franchise fees; 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)
The amount of fees collected from customers of public utilities or companies as
a result of franchise agreements or contracts authorized by this paragraph shall
be itemized on bills or invoices transmitted to customers for utility services.
The requirements of this subparagraph shall not apply to fees that are included
in the system-wide charges or 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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.