07 LC
37 0290/AP
House
Bill 320 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Smyre of the
132nd,
Smith of the
129th,
Hugley of the
133rd,
Buckner of the
130th,
and Smith of the
131st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
authorize the consolidated government of Columbus, Georgia, 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
consolidated government of Columbus, Georgia, 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 consolidated government of Columbus, Georgia, 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 consolidated government of Columbus, Georgia, 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 election
superintendent of the consolidated government of Columbus, Georgia, shall call
and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of
submitting this Act to the electors of the consolidated government of Columbus,
Georgia, for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct
that election on a date as determined by the governing authority of the
consolidated government of Columbus, Georgia, and as provided under Code Section
21-2-54 of the O.C.G.A. and shall issue the call and conduct that election as
provided by general law. The 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 the consolidated government
of Columbus, Georgia. 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 consolidated government of Columbus,
Georgia, 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 consolidated government of Columbus, Georgia. It shall be the 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.