Bill Text: GA SB371 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Aviation; provide for local governments' ability to accept community improvement district funds

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-01 - Effective Date [SB371 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB371-Introduced.html

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12 LC 39 0063

Senate Bill 371

By: Senators Tippins of the 37th, Rogers of the 21st, Mullis of the 53rd, Hill of the 32nd, Williams of the 19th and others

AS PASSED

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 6-3-20, relating to the power of local governments to acquire, construct, maintain, and control airports and landing fields, so as to provide for local governments' ability to accept community improvement district funds to use for improvements to airports and landing fields within the district; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 6-3-20, relating to the power of local governments to acquire, construct, maintain, and control airports and landing fields, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:

"(a) Counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions are authorized, separately or jointly, to acquire, establish, construct, expand, own, lease, control, equip, improve, maintain, operate, regulate, and police airports and landing fields for the use of aircraft, either within or without the geographical limits of such counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions, and may use for such purpose or purposes any available property that is owned or controlled by such counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions. Counties and municipalities may enter into cooperative agreements with community improvement districts for the improvement of airports and landing fields within such community improvement districts, and community improvement districts may enter into such cooperative agreements with counties and municipalities for such purposes, in accordance with Article IX, Section VII of the Constitution."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.