Bill Text: GA HB319 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Douglasville, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-06 - Effective Date [HB319 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB319-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 319 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Bruce of the
64th,
Hembree of the
67th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
and Bearden of the
68th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
authorize the City of Douglasville 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.
The
City of Douglasville 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 City of Douglasville 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
the City of Douglasville 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 municipal
election superintendent of the City of Douglasville shall call and conduct an
election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to
the electors of the City of Douglasville for approval or rejection. The
municipal election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, 2009, and shall issue the call and conduct
that election as provided by general law. The municipal election 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
Douglas County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
"( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the Act be approved which authorizes Douglasville to exercise redevelopment
powers under the '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 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
the City of Douglasville. It shall be the municipal 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.