HB735: HB735 Lyons, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum

25 LC 62 0125/AP House Bill 735 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representative Hagan of the 156th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To authorize the City of Lyons, Georgia, to exercise all redeve lopment and other powers1 provided for under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and2 Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to3 provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to pr ovide for automatic repeal4 under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 SECTION 1.7 The City of Lyons, Georgia, shall be and is authorized to exerc ise all redevelopment and8 other powers provided for under Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment9 Powers Law," as amended. The intention of this Act is to autho rize the City of Lyons to10 undertake and carry out community redevelopment, to create tax allocation districts, to issue11 tax allocation bonds, and to incur other obligations within the meaning of and as fully12 permitted under the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution13 of the State of Georgia of 1983, as amended, and to authorize the City of Lyons to exercise14 redevelopment powers as fully as the "Redevelopment Powers Law" may now or hereafter15 H. B. 735 - 1 - 25 LC 62 0125/AP permit and not to limit any redevelopment powers permitted unde r the "Redevelopment16 Powers Law."17 SECTION 2.18 The election superintendent of the City of Lyons shall call and conduct an election, as19 provided in this section, for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of20 Lyons for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on21 the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2025, and shall issue the call and conduct22 that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and23 purpose of the election to be published once at least 90 days immediately preceding the date24 thereof and once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official25 organ of Toombs County, Georgia. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the26 words:27 "( ) YES28 29 ( ) NO30 Shall the Act be approved which authorizes the City of Lyons, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment powers allowed under the 'Redevelopm ent Powers Law,' as it may be amended from time to time?" All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring31 to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on32 such question are for approval of the Act, then Section 1 of th is Act shall become of full33 force and effect immediately. If this Act is not so approved o r if the election is not34 conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and35 this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of Ja nuary immediately following36 such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Lyons. It shall37 be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.38 H. B. 735 - 2 - 25 LC 62 0125/AP SECTION 3.39 Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon40 its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.41 SECTION 4.42 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.43 H. B. 735 - 3 -