HB387: HB387 Local government; require service delivery agreement to include a growth boundary agreement component

25 LC 47 3356 House Bill 387 By: Representatives Thomas of the 21st, LaHood of the 175th, Gullett of the 19th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Ridley of the 22nd, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 70 of Title 36 of the Official Co de of Georgia Annotated,1 relating to service delivery, so as to require service delivery agreement to include a growth2 boundary agreement component; to p rovide for circumstances when growth boundary3 agreements may be excluded; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to4 provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 SECTION 1.7 Article 2 of Chapter 70 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Geo rgia Annotated, relating to8 service delivery, is amended by revising Code Section 36-70-23, relating to required9 components, as such Code section becomes effective on January 1, 2026, as follows:10 "36-70-23.11 Each local government service delivery strategy shall include the following components:12 (1) An identification of all local government services present ly provided or primarily13 funded by each general purpose local government and each authority within the county,14 or providing services within the county, and a description of the geographic area in which15 the identified services are provided by each jurisdiction;16 H. B. 387 - 1 - 25 LC 47 3356 (2) An assignment of which local government or authority, pursuant to the requirements17 of this article, will provide each service, the geographic areas of the county in which such18 services are to be provided, and a description of any services to be provided by any local19 government to any geographic area outside its geographical boundaries. In the event two20 or more local governments within the county are assigned respon sibility for providing21 identical services within the same geographic area, the strateg y shall include an22 explanation of such arrangement;23 (3) A description of the source of the funding for each servic e identified pursuant to24 paragraph (2) of this Code section; and25 (4) An identification of the mechanisms to be utilized to facilitate the implementation of26 the services and funding responsibilities identified pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of27 this Code section.; and28 (5)(A) As used in this paragraph, the term:29 (i) 'Affected municipality' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section30 36-70-25.2; and31 (ii) 'Growth boundary agreement' means an agreement by a count y and all32 municipalities located wholly or partially within such county that outlines and defines33 future potential growth through annexation for such municipalities.34 (B) A growth boundary agreement, unless the county and each affected municipality35 agree in such service delivery strategy to exclude such a growth boundary agreement."36 SECTION 2.37 This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2026.38 SECTION 3.39 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. 40 H. B. 387 - 2 -