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HB 1539 - Atlanta, City of; community improvement districts; amend provs

Martin, Jim (47th)

Status Summary	HC:	LLeg	SC:	SLGO	FR:	02/17/00	LA:	04/28/00	Signed by Governor

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A BILL to amend an Act entitled the "Atlanta Community Improvement District Act," so as to change certain provisions relating to governmental services; and for other purposes.

HB 1539                                            LC 25 1509 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend an Act entitled the "Atlanta Community Improvement 
  1- 2  District Act," approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 
  1- 3  3653), as amended, so as to change certain provisions 
  1- 4  relating to governmental services; to redefine a term; to 
  1- 5  change certain provisions relating to taxes; to repeal 
  1- 6  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  An Act entitled the "Atlanta Community Improvement District 
  1-10  Act," approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3653), as 
  1-11  amended, is amended by striking paragraph (5) of subsection 
  1-12  (a) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the 
  1-13  following: 
 
  1-14      "(5) Public transportation, including, but not limited 
  1-15      to, services intended to reduce the volume of automobile 
  1-16      traffic, to transport two or more persons in 
  1-17      conveyances, to improve air quality, or to provide 
  1-18      bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and the operation of 
  1-19      a Traffic Management Association or similar entity." 
 
  1-20                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-21  Said Act if further amended by striking paragraph (9) of 
  1-22  Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
 
  1-23      "(9) 'Electors' means the owners of real property within 
  1-24      the district which is then subject to taxes, fees, and 
  1-25      assessments levied by the board, as appear on the most 
  1-26      recent ad valorem real property tax return records of 
  1-27      Fulton or DeKalb counties, or both, or one officer or 
  1-28      director of a corporate elector, one trustee of a trust 
  1-29      which is an elector, one partner of a partnership 
  1-30      elector, or one designated representative of an elector 
  1-31      whose designation is made in writing.  An owner of 
  1-32      property subject to taxes, fees, or assessments levied 
  1-33      by the board shall have one vote for an election based 
 
 
 
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  2- 1      on numerical majority, and one vote for each $1,000.00 
  2- 2      (or fraction thereof) in assessed value of the owner's 
  2- 3      property for an election based on value majority.  An 
  2- 4      owner of multiple parcels has one vote, not one vote per 
  2- 5      parcel, for an election based on numerical majority, and 
  2- 6      one vote for each $1,000.00 (or fraction thereof) in 
  2- 7      assessed value of the aggregate of the owner's 
  2- 8      properties subject to taxes, fees, or assessments levied 
  2- 9      by the board, for an election based on value majority. 
  2-10      Multiple owners of one parcel have one vote for 
  2-11      elections based on numerical majority, and one vote for 
  2-12      each $1,000.00 (or fraction thereof) in assessed value 
  2-13      of the owners' property for elections based on value 
  2-14      majority, which must be cast by one of their number who 
  2-15      is designated in writing." 
 
  2-16                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-17  Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of 
  2-18  Section 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
 
  2-19    "(b) The board shall levy the above-provided taxes and 
  2-20    notify in writing the collecting governing bodies so they 
  2-21    may include the levy on their regular ad valorem tax 
  2-22    bills." 
 
  2-23                           SECTION 4. 
 
  2-24  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-25  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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