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House
Bill 867
By:
Representative Stephens of the
164th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to regional commissions, so as to create the Commission on
Regional Planning; to provide for the membership and duties for such commission;
to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to regional commissions, is amended by designating Code Sections 50-8-30 through
50-8-47 of said article as Part 1 and adding a new part to read as
follows:
"Part
2
50-8-50.
There
is created a Commission on Regional Planning. The Commission on Regional
Planning shall coordinate state contract terms, identify appropriate state and
federal funding for commissions in the pursuit of shared service delivery goals,
coordinate planning of state and federal resource allocation and state service
delivery, and identify issues and opportunities requiring state, regional, or
local action.
50-8-51.
(a)
The Commission on Regional Planning shall be governed by a board of directors
that shall initially consist of the following members:
(1)
The Governor;
(2)
The chairperson of each council governing each commission as defined in Code
Section 50-8-31;
(3)
The president or executive director of the Association County Commissioners of
Georgia;
(4)
The president or executive director of the Georgia Municipal
Association;
(5)
The commissioner of community affairs;
(6)
The commissioner of economic development;
(7)
The commissioner of human resources;
(8)
The commissioner of natural resources;
(9)
The commissioner of transportation;
(10)
The director of the Environmental Protection Division;
(11)
The director of the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority;
(12)
A designee of the Lieutenant Governor; and
(13)
A designee of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b)
The Governor shall serve as chairperson of the Commission on Regional Planning.
The Governor is authorized to appoint other members to the Commission on
Regional Planning as appropriate. The commissioner of community affairs shall
serve as executive director of the Commission on Regional Planning. The
chairperson of the appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, as determined by the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, respectively, may serve as ex-officio nonvoting
members of the Commission on Regional Planning.
50-8-52.
Each
executive director of each commission established pursuant to Part 1 of this
article shall act as an adviser to the Commission on Regional
Planning."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.