07 LC 18
6124
House
Bill 428
By:
Representatives Lewis of the
15th,
Meadows of the
5th,
Harbin of the
118th,
Rogers of the
26th,
Smith of the
131st,
and others
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 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 system-wide rate base of any electric utility or gas company as defined in
Code Section 46-1-1 shall include franchise
fees."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.