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GA HB990
Bill
Status
Passed
5/1/2012
Primary Sponsor
Jan Jones
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AI Summary
- Qualified municipalities created by local Act on or after January 1, 2008, in counties with a metropolitan public transportation tax may purchase parks at $100 per acre and fire stations at $5,000 each (with additional costs if the fire station serves areas outside the municipality)
- Removes the requirement that the county must have activated a public safety and judicial facilities authority for the provisions to apply, broadening eligibility to any county levying a metropolitan area public transportation tax
- Prohibits counties from conveying, encumbering, moving fixtures/buildings, or entering into or renewing contracts on parks or fire stations located within a qualified municipality, and requires assignment of existing executory contracts to the municipality upon purchase
- Requires counties to disburse excess special district tax, fee, and assessment proceeds—including earnings thereon—to municipalities that incorporated portions of the special district on a pro rata basis by tax parcel value, and mandates ongoing disbursements for as long as excess proceeds continue to be received
- Disputes between a county and municipality over purchase amounts or related matters may be petitioned to superior court and must be assigned to a judge outside the circuit in which the county is located
Legislative Description
Municipal corporations; control over parks and fire stations; change certain provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
5/1/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations3/5/2012
Governmental Affairs2/16/2012
Full Bill Text
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