Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 1179 - Mass transit; contracting services to local governments

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

Code Sections - 32-9-11

1. McKinney  51st         2. Ashe  46th


House Comm: SPCA       /                Senate Comm: SLGO       /                                   
House Vote: Yeas 119   Nays 39          Senate Vote: Yeas     Nays                                  
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               House          Action         Senate                                                 
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              1/8/96   Read 1st Time         2/6/96                                                 
              1/9/96   Read 2nd Time                                                                
              1/26/96  Favorably Reported                                                           
              2/5/96   Read 3rd Time                                                                
              2/5/96   Passed/Adopted                                                               
              2/5/96   Notice to Reconsider                                                         
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Rules Suspended to Introduce                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Code Sections amended: 32-9-11                                                                      


HB 1179                                            LC 11 8808






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to mass transportation, so as to
  1- 3  authorize certain public agencies, public bodies corporate,
  1- 4  public corporations, and public authorities to provide
  1- 5  transit services or transit facilities by contract to
  1- 6  counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions; to
  1- 7  provide for legislative purpose; to provide an effective
  1- 8  date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 9       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-10  Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1-11  Annotated, relating to mass transportation, is amended by
  1-12  adding at the end a new Code section to read as follows:

  1-13    "32-9-11. (Index)

  1-14    (a) As used in this Code section, the term:

  1-15      (1) 'Local government' means any county, municipality,
  1-16      or political subdivision of this state, or any
  1-17      combination thereof.

  1-18      (2) 'Transit agency' means any public agency, public
  1-19      corporation, or public authority existing under the laws
  1-20      of this state that is authorized by any general,
  1-21      special, or local law to provide any type of transit
  1-22      services within any area of this state.

  1-23      (3) 'Transit facilities' means everything necessary and
  1-24      appropriate for the conveyance and convenience of
  1-25      passengers who utilize transit services.

  1-26      (4) 'Transit services' means all modes of transportation
  1-27      serving the general public which are appropriate to
  1-28      transport people and their personal effects by highway,
  1-29      rail, or other ground or fixed guideway conveyance.

  1-30    (b) Any transit agency may, by contract with any local
  1-31    government for any period not exceeding 50 years, provide


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                                                  LC 11 8808

  2- 1    transit services or transit facilities for, to, or within
  2- 2    that local government or between that local government and
  2- 3    any area in which such transit agency provides transit
  2- 4    services or transit facilities.

  2- 5    (c) The purpose of this Code section is to facilitate the
  2- 6    exercise of the power to provide public transportation
  2- 7    services conferred by Article IX, Section II, Paragraph
  2- 8    III of the Constitution.  This Code section does not
  2- 9    repeal any other law conferring the power to provide
  2-10    public transportation services or prescribing the manner
  2-11    in which such power is to be exercised."

                         SECTION 2.

  2-12  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
  2-13  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

                         SECTION 3.

  2-14  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-15  repealed.





























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