Bill Text: GA HB1347 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Henry County; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-06-02 - Effective Date [HB1347 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1347-Comm_Sub.html
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The
Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee offered the following
substitute to HB 1347:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
authorize Henry County 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.
Henry
County 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 Henry County 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 Henry County 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 Henry County shall call and conduct an election as provided in
this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Henry
County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct
that election on a practicable date in 2010 authorized under subparagraph
(c)(2)(B) of Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A.; provided, however, that if
conducting the election under this Act on earlier authorized dates is
impracticable, then the election superintendent shall conduct the election under
this Act on the date of the November, 2010 , state-wide general election. The
election superintendent shall issue the call and conduct such election as
provided by general law. The 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 Henry County. The ballot shall have
written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Act be approved which authorizes Henry County 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
Henry County. 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.