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HB 699 - Local government; service delivery strategies; criteria; funding

Royal, A. Richard (164th)	Shanahan, Tom E (10th)	Smith, Paul E (12th)
Stancil, Steve (16th)	Sauder, Randy (29th)	Houston, Penny (166th)

Status Summary	HC:	SPCA	SC:	SLGO	FR:	02/22/99	LA:	04/28/99	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 70 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal service delivery strategies, so as to change certain provisions regarding criteria in developing such service delivery strategies; to change certain provisions regarding limitation of funding for projects which are not included in or which are inconsistent with a service delivery strategy; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 36-70-27

HB 699                                              HB 699/AP 
 
      H. B. No. 699 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) 
      By:  Representatives Royal of the 164th, Shanahan of the 
      10th, Smith of the 12th, Stancil of the 16th, Sauder of the 
      29th and others 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 2 of Chapter 70 of Title 36 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal 
  1- 3  service delivery strategies, so as to change certain 
  1- 4  provisions regarding criteria in developing such service 
  1- 5  delivery strategies; to change certain provisions regarding 
  1- 6  limitation of funding for projects which are not included in 
  1- 7  or which are inconsistent with a service delivery strategy; 
  1- 8  to amend Code Section 50-4-7 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1- 9  Annotated, relating to state service delivery regions, so as 
  1-10  to change the boundaries of certain such regions; to amend 
  1-11  Code Section 50-8-4 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-12  Annotated, relating to the Board of Community Affairs, so as 
  1-13  to change provisions relating to ratification of changes in 
  1-14  the boundaries of regional development centers; to repeal 
  1-15  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-16       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-17                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-18  Article 2 of Chapter 70 of Title 36 of the Official Code of 
  1-19  Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal service 
  1-20  delivery strategies, is amended by striking subparagraph (C) 
  1-21  of paragraph (4) of Code Section 36-70-24, relating to 
  1-22  service delivery strategy criteria, and inserting in its 
  1-23  place a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows: 
 
  1-24        "(C) A process shall be established by July 1, 1998, 
  1-25        by each county and every municipality located within 
  1-26        each county, regardless of population, to resolve land 
  1-27        use classification disputes when a county objects to 
  1-28        the proposed land use of an area to be annexed into a 
  1-29        municipality within the county." 
 
  1-30                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-31  Said article is further amended by striking Code Section 
  1-32  36-70-27, relating to limitation of funding for projects 
  1-33  which are not included in or which are inconsistent with a 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  service delivery strategy, and inserting in its place a new 
  2- 2  Code Section 36-70-27 to read as follows: 
 
  2- 3    "36-70-27. 
 
  2- 4    (a) On and after July 1, 1999, no state administered 
  2- 5    financial assistance or grant, loan, or permit shall be 
  2- 6    issued to any local government or authority which is not 
  2- 7    included in a department verified strategy or for any 
  2- 8    project which is inconsistent with such strategy. 
 
  2- 9      (b)(1) If a municipality containing fewer than 500 
  2-10      persons within the county fails to establish a process 
  2-11      to resolve disputes as required by subparagraph (C) of 
  2-12      paragraph (4) of Code Section 36-70-24, the sanctions 
  2-13      specified in subsection (a) of this Code section shall 
  2-14      not be imposed upon: 
 
  2-15        (A) The county within which any such municipality or 
  2-16        portion of any such municipality is located; or 
 
  2-17        (B) Any other municipality located in such county. 
 
  2-18      (2) The provisions of this subsection shall apply only 
  2-19      if a process to resolve disputes required by 
  2-20      subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of Code Section 
  2-21      36-70-24 has been established between the county and 
  2-22      each municipality containing 500 or more persons within 
  2-23      the county. 
 
  2-24    (c) Any local government or authority which is subject to 
  2-25    the sanctions specified in subsection (a) of this Code 
  2-26    section shall become eligible for state administered 
  2-27    financial assistance or grants, loans, or permits on the 
  2-28    first day of the month following verification by the 
  2-29    department that the requirements of Code Section 36-70-26 
  2-30    have been met." 
 
  2-31                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-32  Code Section 50-4-7 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  2-33  Annotated, relating to state service delivery regions, is 
  2-34  amended by striking paragraphs (7), (9), and (12) of 
  2-35  subsection (a) and inserting in their respective places new 
  2-36  paragraphs to read as follows: 
 
  2-37      "(7) State Service Delivery Region 7 shall be composed 
  2-38      of Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, 
  2-39      Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, 
  2-40      Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes counties;" 
 
 
 
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  3- 1      "(9) State Service Delivery Region 9 shall be composed 
  3- 2      of Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, 
  3- 3      Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, 
  3- 4      Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilcox 
  3- 5      counties;" 
 
  3- 6      "(12) State Service Delivery Region 12 shall be composed 
  3- 7      of Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, 
  3- 8      Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh, Screven, and 
  3- 9      Tattnall counties." 
 
  3-10                           SECTION 4. 
 
  3-11  Code Section 50-8-4 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  3-12  Annotated, relating to the Board of Community Affairs, is 
  3-13  amended by adding at the end a new subsection (g) to read as 
  3-14  follows: 
 
  3-15    "(g) In addition to ratification by resolution, the 
  3-16    General Assembly may ratify regional development center 
  3-17    boundary changes by Act; and the particular changes 
  3-18    adopted by the Board of Community Affairs on January 13, 
  3-19    1999, and February 10, 1999, and affecting Johnson and 
  3-20    Emanuel counties are ratified to become effective July 1, 
  3-21    1999." 
 
  3-22                           SECTION 5. 
 
  3-23  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  3-24  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  3-25                           SECTION 6. 
 
  3-26  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  3-27  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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