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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.