07 LC
14 9696
Senate
Bill 324
By:
Senators Thompson of the 5th, Unterman of the 45th, Weber of the 40th, Shafer of
the 48th, Butler of the 55th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
authorize Gwinnett County to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under
Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of
Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide
for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal
under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Gwinnett
County shall be and is authorized to exercise all redevelopment and other powers
under Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as
amended. The intention of this Act is to authorize Gwinnett County to undertake
and carry out community redevelopment, to create tax allocation districts, to
issue tax allocation bonds, and to incur other obligations within the meaning of
and as fully permitted under the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraph
VII(b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, as amended, and to
authorize Gwinnett County to exercise redevelopment powers as fully as the
"Redevelopment Powers Law" may now or hereafter permit and not to limit any
redevelopment powers permitted under the "Redevelopment Powers
Law."
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of Gwinnett County shall call and conduct an election as provided
in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of
Gwinnett County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall
conduct that election on the earliest practical date on which an election will
otherwise be held for another purpose in Gwinnett County and shall issue the
call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent
shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for
two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of
Gwinnett County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Act be approved which authorizes Gwinnett County for the purpose of
improving economic and social conditions in depressed areas within the county to
exercise redevelopment powers under the 'Redevelopment Powers
Law'?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than
one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then
Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If
Section 1 of this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as
provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and
this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately
following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by
Gwinnett County. It shall be the election superintendent´s duty to certify
the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION
3.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective
upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such
approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.