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Senate Bill 40
By: Senators Streat of the 19th, Hooks of the 14th, Bowen of the 13th, Kemp of the 3rd, Williams of the 6th and Meyer von Bremen of the 12th

AS PASSED

AN ACT

To amend Code Section 32-4-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of the Developmental Highway System, so as to change the description of road corridors included within such system; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Code Section 32-4-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of the Developmental Highway System, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(a) There is created as a part of the state highway system a system of public roads to be known as the Developmental Highway System which shall consist of the following road corridors (not in order of priority):
(1) Appalachian;
(2) The South Georgia Parkway;
(3) U.S. 27;
(4) U.S. 82;
(5) Golden Isles;
(6) Savannah River;
(7) U.S. 441;
(8) Fall Line;
(9) U.S. 319;
(10) U.S. 19;
(11) U.S. 84;
(12) U.S. 1/SR 17;
(13) SR 72;
(14) Northern Arc further identified as the North Georgia Connector between the U.S. Highway 411 and U.S. Highway 41 interchange in Bartow County to State Highway 316 in Gwinnett County;
(15) East-west Highway from I-59 North to I-85 North;
(16) Truck access routes, including without limitation:
(A) SR 133 from Albany to Valdosta;
(B) SR 40 from Folkston to St. Marys; and
(C) SR 125 from Fitzgerald to I-75;
(17) SR 32;
(18) Power Alley, U.S. 280 from Columbus to Savannah; and
(19) SR 125 from its intersection with SR 107 in Ben Hill County (Fitzgerald Bypass) to its intersection with SR 32 in Irwin County.
Without limiting the foregoing, said system is further identified as including those roads and corridors referred to as 'the Governor´s Road Improvement Program' in that resolution adopted by the State Transportation Board dated November 17, 1988."

SECTION 2.
No state agency shall name or rename any state road, bridge, interchange, or any part of a road in honor of, or with the name of, any person unless such action is approved by a joint resolution or Act of the General Assembly which is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval. This Code section shall not apply to a political subdivision of the state naming any road which is under the jurisdiction of such political subdivision.

SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.