HB849: HB849 Randolph County Airport Authority Act; enact

25 LC 62 0047/AP House Bill 849 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Greene of the 154th and Cheokas of the 151st A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority, approved1 May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4422), as amended, particularly by an Act approved2 May 28, 2010 (Ga. L. 2010 p. 3570) and an Act approved April 11 , 20123 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5050), so as to rename the authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other4 purposes.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 SECTION 1.7 An Act creating the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Author ity, approved8 May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4422), as amended, particularly by an Act approved9 May 28, 2010 (Ga. L. 2010 p. 3570) and an Act approved April 11 , 201210 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5050), is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:11 "SECTION 1.12 Short title.13 This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Randolph County Airport Authority Act.'"14 H. B. 849 - 1 - 25 LC 62 0047/AP SECTION 2.15 Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 3 as follows:16 "SECTION 317 Randolph County Airport Authority.18 (a) There is created a body corporate and politic, to be known as the 'Randolph County19 Airport Authority,' which shall be deemed to be a political sub division of the State of20 Georgia and a public corporation and by that name, style, and title said body may contract21 and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and bring and defend22 actions in all courts. The authority shall have perpetual existence."23 SECTION 3.24 Said Act is further amended by revising paragraph (2) of subsec tion (a) of Section 4 as25 follows:26 "(2) 'Authority' means the Randolph County Airport Authority created by this Act."27 SECTION 4.28 Said Act is further amended by revising Section 6 as follows:29 "SECTION 6.30 Successor to former airport authority.31 The Randolph County Airport Authority shall be the successor in interest to the Lower32 Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority created by an Act appr oved May 5, 200633 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4422), as amended, and shall by operation of law acquire and assume all34 H. B. 849 - 2 - 25 LC 62 0047/AP assets, interest, obligations, debts, and liabilities of the Lo wer Chattahoochee Regional35 Airport Authority."36 SECTION 5.37 Said Act is further amended by revising Section 21 as follows:38 "SECTION 21.39 Validation.40 Bonds of the authority shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure41 of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known42 as the 'Revenue Bond Law.' The petition for validation shall also make party defendant to43 such action the State of Georgia or any municipality, county, a uthority, political44 subdivision, or instrumentality of the State of Georgia which h as contracted with the45 authority for the services and facilities of the project for which bonds are to be issued and46 sought to be validated, and the state or such municipality, cou nty, authority, political47 subdivision, or instrumentality shall be required to show cause , if any exists, why such48 contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof should not be inquired into by49 the court and the contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof should not be50 inquired into by the court and the contract or contracts adjudicated as part of the basis for51 the security for the payment of any such bonds of the authority . The bonds, when52 validated, and the judgment of validation shall be final and conclusive with respect to such53 bonds, and the security for the payment thereof and interest th ereon and against the54 authority issuing the same and the state and any municipality, county, authority, political55 subdivision, or instrumentality, if a party to the validation proceedings, contracting with56 the Randolph County Airport Authority."57 H. B. 849 - 3 - 25 LC 62 0047/AP SECTION 6.58 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.59 H. B. 849 - 4 -