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07 LC 18 6197S

The House Committee on Ways and Means offers the following substitute to HB 148:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use tax, so as to provide for an exemption with respect to the sale of tangible property to or in construction or expansion of an aquarium in this state for a limited period of time; 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 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use tax, is amended by revising paragraph (76) as follows:
"(76) Notwithstanding any provision of Code Section 48-8-63 to the contrary, from the effective date of this paragraph June 4, 2003, until January 1, 2007 2011, sales of tangible personal property to, or used in the construction or expansion of, an aquarium in this state owned or operated by an organization which is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;"

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All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.