Bill Text: GA HB1024 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Budget commission; certain counties; population and census application; revise and change

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-01 - Effective Date [HB1024 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1024-Introduced.html

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House Bill 1024 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Rice of the 51st and Harrell of the 106th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for a budget commission in certain counties based upon classification by population, approved March 2, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess. p. 2815), as amended, so as to revise and change the population and census application; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act providing for a budget commission in certain counties, approved March 2, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess. p. 2815), as amended, is amended by striking therefrom wherever the same shall appear the figure "600,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "900,000", and by striking therefrom wherever the same shall appear "census of 1930" and inserting in lieu thereof "United States decennial census of 2010" so that said Act, as amended, when amended by this Act, shall be applicable only to counties having a population of 900,000 or more according the United States decennial census of 2010 or any future such census.

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.