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02 LC 19 5179
Senate Bill
379
By: Senators Guhl of the 45th, Lamutt of the 21st,
Stephens of the 51st, Thomas of the 54th, Ladd of the 41st and others
A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state
property, so as to prohibit the naming or renaming of state property for any
living elected state or local public official; to provide an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state property, is
amended by adding at the end thereof a new Code section to read as
follows:
"50-16-20.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term 'state agency' means any branch,
department, agency, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other unit of state
government, by whatever name called.
(b) On and after
July 1, 2002, no property owned by the state including, but not limited to,
parks, highways, roads, streets, bridges, bodies of water, buildings,
structures, facilities, or other geographical landmarks shall be officially
designated or redesignated by any state agency or state official by the name and
in honor of any living elected state or local public official, and no signs or
markers shall be erected which so designate any such state owned
property."
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on July 1,
2002.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.