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GA HB775
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/19/2014
Primary Sponsor
John Carson
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AI Summary
- Repeals the population-based provision for creating transit authorities within metropolitan areas and replaces it with a definition of "metropolitan area" as any city and its suburban area as delimited by special Act of the General Assembly
- Requires a new transit authority to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with any existing transit authority or county public transit provider already operating within the new authority's territory before commencing operations
- Clarifies outdoor advertising sign restrictions: maximum size of 1,200 square feet, 30 feet in height, and 60 feet in length, with an absolute cap of 3,500 square feet for oversized signs grandfathered at locations where such signs existed prior to July 1, 1973
- Repeals a population provision related to outdoor advertising restrictions under Code Section 32-6-75
- Effective date of July 1, 2014
Legislative Description
Highways, bridges and ferries; creation of transit authority within metropolitan areas; repeal population provision
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/13/2014
Full Bill Text
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