Bill Text: GA HB726 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Peach County; board of commissioners; change description of districts

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-02-27 - Effective Date [HB726 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB726-Introduced.html

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12 LC 28 5902/AP

House Bill 726 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives James of the 135th and Dickey of the 136th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Peach County," approved March 10, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2627), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4042), so as to change the description of the districts from which members of such board are elected; to define certain terms and provide for certain inclusions; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this Act for approval pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective dates and automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act entitled "An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Peach County," approved March 10, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2627), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4042), is amended by revising subsections (a) and (b) of Section 2 as follows:

"(a) For purposes of electing a Board of Commissioners of Peach County, Peach County shall be divided into five commissioner districts as provided in this subsection. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district by the voters voting in such district. Commissioner districts one through four shall be and correspond to those four numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: peachccsb-2011 Plan Type: Local User: bak'. Commissioner district five shall consist of the whole of Peach County.

(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

(A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a 'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and

(B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(2) Any part of Peach County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(3) Any part of Peach County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Commissioners of Peach County which existed on December 31, 2012, is continued in existence but, on and after January 1, 2013, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The Board of Commissioners of Peach County so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the "board," shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that board as it existed immediately prior to January 1, 2013.

SECTION 3.

It shall be the duty of the governing authority of Peach County to submit this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 2012, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 4.

The provisions of this section and Section 3 of this Act relating to and necessary for the regular election in 2012 of members of the Board of Commissioners of Peach County shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming effective without such approval; and this Act shall otherwise become effective January 1, 2013.

SECTION 5.

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

Plan: peachccsb-2011
Plan Type: Local
User: bak

District 001
Peach County
VTD: 225B1 - BYRON #1
1000 1075 2000
VTD: 225B2 - BYRON #2
VTD: 225C1 - CLAUDE
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1050
1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063
1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1074 1114 1115
1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1123 1145 1146 1147
3078 3079 3080 3082 3106 3107 3108 3109 3110 3117 3118 3119
3120 3121 3123
VTD: 225P1 - POWERSVILLE
1026 1027 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1149

District 002
Peach County
VTD: 225C1 - CLAUDE
1047 1048 1049 1051 1073 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081
1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093
1094 1095 1096 1097 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113
1122 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1132
1090 1091 1092 1118 1119 1120 1121 1124
VTD: 225F1 - FORT VALLEY #1
1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112
1113 1115 2069 2070 2071 2072 2093 2094
1029 1064 1078 1081 1084 1085 1086 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005
1000 1001 1002 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1026 1027 1028 1029
1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1043 1044 1045 1052 1053
1054
VTD: 225F2 - FORT VALLEY #2
1037 1040 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1053
1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1061 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068
1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081
1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1093 1094 1095 1096
1097 1098 1099 1100 1114 1116 1117 1122 1123 2031 2044 2045
2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057
2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2073
2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2091 2092 2097
1022 1023 1024 1025 1065 1082 1083 1087 1088 1089
1000 1001 1002 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2010 2011
2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2057
VTD: 225F3 - FORT VALLEY #3
2095 2096
1062 1063
1003 1007 1011 1012 1093 2007 2008 2009 2013 2024 2025 2026
2027 2029 2030 2031 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042
2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054
2055 2056 2058 2059
VTD: 225P1 - POWERSVILLE
1028 1036 1037
1011 1012 1024 1026 1027 1033 1051 1052

District 003
Peach County
VTD: 225C1 - CLAUDE
1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1131 1133 1134 1135
1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1148
2000 2001 2002 2003 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2027 2036
2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2083 2084 2085
VTD: 225F1 - FORT VALLEY #1
1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1010 1011 1012 1013 1019 1020 1021
1022 1023 1024 1025 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1046 1047
1048 1049 1050 1057 1058 1059 1060 1064
VTD: 225F2 - FORT VALLEY #2
1076 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 2024 2025 2026 2028 2029 2030 2032 2033 2034
2035 2080 2081 2082 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090
1044 1045 1046 1060
VTD: 225F3 - FORT VALLEY #3
1051 1055 1056 1061
1004 1005 1006 1008 1009 1010 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018
1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030
1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042
1043 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057
1058 1059 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070
1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082
1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1094 1095
1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107
1108 1109 2028 2032 2033 2034

District 004
Peach County
VTD: 225B1 - BYRON #1
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
1013 1014 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054
1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066
1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1076 1077 1078 1079
1080 1081 1084 1085 1086 1092 1093 1094 1103 1104 1105 4000
4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012
4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4029 4030 4039 4041 4042 4043 4044
1000 1001 1002 1003
VTD: 225F1 - FORT VALLEY #1
1016 1017 1018 1027 1028 1030 1031 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037
1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049
1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061
1062 1063 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075
1076 1077 1079 1080 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
1008 1009
VTD: 225F2 - FORT VALLEY #2
1038 1039 1041 1059 1060 1062
1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014
1015 1019 1020 1021 1026 1032
VTD: 225P1 - POWERSVILLE
4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4031
4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 4040
1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017
1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1025 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032
1034 1035 1036
1000 1001 1002