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GA SB255

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/24/2014

Primary Sponsor

Hunter Hill

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Enacts the "Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act" to authorize public-private partnerships for the acquisition, design, construction, renovation, maintenance, and operation of public infrastructure and government facilities in Georgia
  • Creates a 12-member Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act Guidelines Committee—appointed by the Governor (6), Speaker of the House (3), and Lieutenant Governor (3)—to develop model guidelines for public entities by July 1, 2015, with updates every two years
  • Requires responsible public entities to issue guidelines and solicit competing proposals through a competitive process with at least 90 days' public notice on the Georgia Procurement Registry before entering into interim or comprehensive agreements with private entities
  • Excludes projects involving electric energy generation, communications services, cable/video services, water reservoir projects, and any projects of the Department of Transportation or State Road and Tollway Authority; explicitly prohibits delegating eminent domain power to private entities
  • Establishes a joint legislative oversight committee composed of the House Committee on State Properties and the Senate Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations to periodically review the program's operations and effectiveness

Legislative Description

"Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act"; enact

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

3/5/2014

Full Bill Text

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