08 LC 21
9847
House
Bill 1430
By:
Representatives Setzler of the
35th,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
Wix of the
33rd,
Cooper of the
41st,
Teilhet of the
40th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved April 10,
1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3620), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5,
2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4497), so as to provide for the provision of Internet
services within the city; to provide for matters related to such authority; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved April 10, 1971
(Ga. L. 1971, p. 3620), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2006
(Ga. L. 2006, p. 4497), is amended by adding a new subsection at the end of
Section 1.03 to read as follows:
"(x)
Internet Service Provider and Wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet Service Provider. The
city shall have the power and authority to construct, acquire, own, hold, lease,
sell, resell, build, maintain, operate, and contract for an Internet systems
network in order to provide Internet services, including but not limited to
wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet service and other associated and related technologies;
to interconnect its system to community needs; to finance such system, from time
to time, through the issuance of revenue bonds as may be permitted by the
Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia or through public or private
contracts or both; to make any contract for and furnish the services of any said
system to consumers within the city limits or pursuant to intergovernmental
agreement for locations outside the city limits; and to recoup and defray the
costs associated with providing such services through the leasing, selling, or
sponsoring of web space for advertisement purposes."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.