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~-------- IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this
18th day of
April
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Two Thousand
and Five
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
Two Hundred and Twenty-ninth.
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ENROLLMENT
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The Committee of the House on Information and Audits
has examined the within and finds the same properly
enrolled.
Chainnan
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Secretary of the Senate
Secretary, Executive Department
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H.B. No. 77'),
General
AC't Nn '31
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AN ACT
To authorize the consolidated government of Augusta,
Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers
under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII of the
Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the a.c.G.A.,
the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to
ovide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to
provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Read I" time
Read 2Dd time
Read 3nl time
IN HOUSE
3-11-05
3-12-05
3-14-05
And Passed
Yeas~
Clerk of House
. IN SENATE
Read }" time 3 - 15 - 0 5
Read 2Dd time
Read 3nl time
And Passed 3-29-05
Yeas 40
Nays 0
Passed Both Houses
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- By: Reps. Murphy of the 120th, Howard of the 121'1,
Warren of the 122Dd, and others
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AN ACT
To authorize the consolidated goverrunent of Augusta, Georgia, to exercise all
redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII of the
Constitution and Chapter 44 ofTitle 36 of the O.C.GA., 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 TIlE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
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The consolidated goverrunent of Augusta, 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 goverrunent of Augusta, 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 pennitted under the provisions of Article
IX, Section II, Paragraph VII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, as
amended, and to authorize the consolidated government of Augusta, Georgia, to exercise
redevelopment powers as fully as the "Redevelopment Powers Law" may now or hereafter
pennit, and not to limit any redevelopment powers pennitted under the "Redevelopment
Powers Law."
SECfION 2.
Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of the consolidated goverrunent of Augusta, Georgia, shall, subject to the
approval of the governing authority of the consolidated goverrunent of Augusta, Georgia,
call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act
to the electors of Augusta, Georgia, for approval or rejection. The election superintendent
shall conduct that election on June 21, 2005, or on the earliest date therefor pennissible under
Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.GA. and shall issue the call and conduct that election as
provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election
to be published once 8 week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the
official organ of the consolidated goverrunent of Augusta, Georgia. The ballot shall have
written or printed thereon the words:
H. B. 773
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"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which authorizes the consolidated government
of Augusta, Georgia, to exercise redevelopment powers under the
( ) NO 'Redevelopment Powers Law,' as it may be amended from time to time?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons
desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." Ifmore than one-half of the votes
. cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Section I of this Act shall become of
full force and effect immediately. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not
conducted as provided in this section, Section I 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 Augusta, 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.
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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to administer oaths,
Quincy Murphy, who on oath deposes and says that he is the Representative from District 120 and
further deposes and says that the attached Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was
published in the Augusta Chronicle which is the official organ of Richmond County on February 10,
2005, and that the notice requirements of Code Section 28-1-14 have been met.
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I Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 10th day of March 2005.
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Susan Gordon
Notary Public, Rockdale County, Georgia
My Commission Expires Nov. 18, 2005
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BY GO'/ERNOR
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