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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
provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to
provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
IN HOUSE
Read 151 time
Read 2nd time
Read 3 rd time
2-14-06
2-15-06
2-16-06
And Passed
Yeas 122 Nays 0
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IN SENATE
Read 151 time
Read 2nd time
Read 3rd time
2-21-06
Yeas
And
52
Passed 3-14-06
Nays 0
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. secreh of the Senate
By: Reps. Warren of the 122nd, Murphy of the 120th,
Burmeister of the 119th, and others
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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 ofthe 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 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 government 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 permitted 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
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 Augusta, Georgia, shall, subject to the
approval of the governing authority of the consolidated government 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 a practicable date in 2006 provided for in subparagraph
(c)(l)(B) of Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A., which date shall be determined by
resolution of the governing authority of the consolidated government of Augusta, Georgia;
provided, however, that if the conducting of the election on earlier authorized dates is
impracticable, then the election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the
November, 2006, state-wide general election and shall issue the call and conductthat election
as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the
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election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof
in the official organ of the consolidated government of Augusta, Georgia. The ballot shall
have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) 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." 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 the 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 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 oflaws 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, Pete
Warren, who on oath deposes and says that he is the Representative from District 122 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 2,2006, and
that the notice requirements of Code Section 28-1-14 have been met.
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Pete Warren
Representative, District 122
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 2nd day of February 2006.
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Deana Mosher
Notary Public, Henry County, Georgia
My Commission Expires Aug. 25, 2007
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APPROVED
MAY 5 2006
BY GOVERNOR
H. B. 1327