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Home My WebLink AboutAmend the Augusta Port Authority Augusta Richmond GA DOCUMENT NAME: (1 yY\ IE:, 1\J1) +1-1 ~ Av ~ US T A Po~ ~ {J, <JT (-10 R. IT 'f DOCUMENT TYPE: YEAR: I qarq BOX NUMBER: 1 FILE NUMBER: J ~ I q r NUMBER OF PAGES: 5' OfFICE OF SECRETI\RY OF STI\TE ~ C(]athy C(]OX" /Y~ of /Ytde of tIte /Ytde of rrJ~" do ~ ~ tIid" the four pages of photocopied matter hereto attached contains a true and correct copy of an Act approved by the Governor on April 16, 1999 numbered Act Number 175(H.B. 729); all as same appear of file and record in this office. N TEsTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 19th day of April , in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the Two Hundred and Twenty-third. ~ 19L examined the within and find~ the same properly sw,,">~~~. R"'I"dD- Secretary, Executive Depanment Thl, ~ d" of ~ 19 JJ- This / to d" i1~ 19 9q H. B. No. 729 /7S Act '0. (firllrral Assrmh1u A' ACT To amend an Act creating the Augusta Port Authority, so as to change the provisions relating to the membership of the authority; to provide for the appointment, terms, and vacancies of members; and for other purposes. Read 15t time Read 2nd lim~ Read 3rd tlm~ I' UOlSt-: ~'~~'~~Q ~ . :;)4. o.~ ~. ~. qq ,\nd CU~~ c.~ ~<l: ~ 2;.. Ayes \% I' st-:,:\ TF. ,- Read ISltiml' ~,~. ctq \' :3( A,N IL';'.J.- I~ la'! Ayes i5 4- "ay~ 0 ~ . I ~ ~ ,_ ~_ ~ (\ :fL._. S~d~t.H~ '~l' Read 2nd liml' Read 3rd lime B~: Reps. ~illia~s of the l14th, Ho~ard of the 118th, DeLoach of the 119tl1 and others -- \ ( ( AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Augusta Port Authority, approved March 10, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2761), as amended, so as to change the provisions relating to the membership of the authority; to provide for the appointment, terms, and vacancies of members; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. An Act 10, 1959 striking creating the Augusta Port Authority, approved March (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2761), as amended, is amended by Section 3 and inserting in its place the following: "SECTION 3. Membership. I ! II I' I II Ii , 'I i I' :1 ;1 The authority shall consist of 12 members who shall serve for a term of four years and who shall be eligible for reappointment. The members shall be residents and qualified voters of Augusta, Georgia. Except as hereinafter provided, ten members of the authority shall be appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, which shall designate each member to be a representative of one of the ten commission districts for the Augusta-Richmond County Commission. Three current members of the authority shall continue to serve as members for terms expiring March 31, 2000, and shall be deemed to be representatives for the Augusta-Richmond County Commission Districts as follows: District 4 John P. Timmerman, District 6 Stovall Walker, and District 10 - Dr. Carl Nechtman. Three current members of the authority shall continue to serve as members for terms expiring March 31, 2002, and shall be deemed to be representatives for the Augusta-Richmond County Commission Districts as follows: District 1 - Virginia Fox, District 3 - Richard Toole, and District 7 - Jack Barber. New authority members shall be appointed as above set forth to be representatives for Districts 2 and 8 respectively for terms expiring March 31, 2000, and to be representatives for Districts 5 and 9 for terms expiring on March 31, 2002. In addition, two members shall be recommended by the Augusta-Richmond H. B. No. 729 -1- County delegation in the General Assembly of Georgia and appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, which shall designate one such member's term to expire March 31, 2000, and the other such member's term to expire March 31, 2002. Following expiration of the initial terms as set 'forth above, members of the authority shall serve four-year terms e:(piring on March 31 of the year of expiration. Vacancies shall be filled for any unexpired term. If, at the end of any term of office of any member, a successor to such member has not been appointed, the member whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until a successor is appointed and assumes office. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum and a majority may act for the authority in any matter. No vacancy shall impair the power of the authority to act. No member shall be a member of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, but there shall be no other disqualification to hold public office by reason of membership in the authority." SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1999. SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. H. B. No. 729 -2- . . II I , GEORGIA f1JL TON COUNTY '! Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to 'I administer oaths, R. L. Wi 11 i ams . who on oath ;i deposes and says that he is the Representative from the 114 th District I , and further deposes and says as follows: ! (I) That the attached Notice of Intention ,to Introduce Local Legislation was 'published in the Auqusta Chronicle which is the official I: organ of Ri chmond County on the following date: IIOne. ., ..,.. 1fT TO ......-. . . LOCAl. U".....~ ' , _......._---..~ -.... ~'" _Ion <11"._ ~=:,.,.,,.., ~::; ~~". 1761, . _ ... "" 0.. ....... .. ';;t. ~ ~... -~.., - A_,. -n;t;.o;;o,---._, , : . ~~.. -Alr--- ..... , ~~....~~....... ; ~. - -.. : February 17. 1999 : (2) That the laws requiring notice of local legislation were further complied with : in the manner checked below: A copy of the notice of intention was mailed, transmitted by facsimile. or otherwise provided to ths governing authority of any county. municipality. or consolidated government whose charter or enabling Act is amended, as required by subsection (b) of Code Section 28-1-14. The notice requirement of subsection (b) of Code Section 28-1-14 does not apply because the bill was requested by resolution or other written noli1ication of the governing authority of the affected county, municipality, or consolidated government and a copy of such resolution or other written nOAifi~n is attached hereto, -J!L- The notice requirement of subsection (b) of Code Section 28-1-14 does not apply because the bill does not CD11end the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of a county or consolidated government or the bill affects a local school system. The notice requirement of subsection (b) of Code Section 28-1-14 does not apply because the bill is an annexation bill and a copy of the bill was provided to the county governing authority within which the area proposed to be annexed is located at the time the notice was published. as required by Code Section 28.1.14.1. @ iJI.- __ ijR.L. WnLIAMS Representative. 114 th District \ worn to and subscribed before me. this 17th day of February r~~ $&i6 'I s7Ter'esa Adk~ns : ..,~ c:s..- 0-,. ~ : '" c:-..-. bpi. .loo. I, 2001 " APPROVF~ 'APR 1 6 199~ BY GOVERNOR (SEAL) B. B. No. 729