--- title: HB 380. Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority; repeal Act collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb380 cite_as: HB 380, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb380 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb380.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb380/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70180 date: 2025-05-14 status: vetoed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority; repeal Act ## Text 25 LC 62 0018/AP House Bill 380 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representative Greene of the 154th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To repeal an Act creating the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority, approved1 May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4422), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 28,2 2010 (Ga. L. 2010, p. 3570) and an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5050); to3 provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to repeal confl icting 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, approved May 5,8 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4422), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 28, 2010 (Ga.9 L. 2010, p. 3570) and an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 20 12, p. 5050), is hereby10 repealed in its entirety.11 SECTION 2.12 Any and all assets of the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority shall devolve13 automatically and without further action to Randolph County, Ge orgia. The Board of14 Commissioners of Randolph County, Georgia, is authorized to exe cute any deeds or15 H. B. 380 - 1 - 25 LC 62 0018/AP instruments of conveyance required to place title of such assets into the name of Randolph16 County and is authorized to do so in the name of the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport17 Authority. The obligations of the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority shall be18 transferred to and assumed by Randolph County, Georgia, by such instruments as may be19 required to maintain the same. The Board of Commissioners of Randolph County, Georgia,20 is authorized to execute any such instruments required to transfer such obligations into the21 name of Randolph County and is authorized to do so in the name of the Lower22 Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority.23 SECTION 3.24 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.25 H. B. 380 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. House Bill 380 would abolish the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority and shift all of its property and debts to Randolph County, Georgia. The Governor vetoed the bill in May 2025. ### Plain-language summary The Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority was created by a 2006 state law and later amended in 2010 and 2012. This bill would repeal that original law entirely, ending the authority as a legal entity. Instead of leaving the authority's property and debts unresolved, the bill automatically transfers all of its assets and obligations to Randolph County, Georgia. The county's Board of Commissioners is given authority to sign deeds, conveyances, and other documents needed to move title of the assets and formally take on the authority's debts, including doing so in the authority's own name if necessary. The bill also repeals any other state laws that conflict with it. Although the House and Senate passed the bill, the Governor vetoed it, so the authority remains in existence for now. ### What it does - Repeals in its entirety the 2006 state law that created the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority, along with its 2010 and 2012 amendments. - Automatically transfers all assets of the airport authority to Randolph County, Georgia, without requiring any additional legal action. - Authorizes the Randolph County Board of Commissioners to sign deeds or other documents to move asset titles into the county's name, including signing in the authority's name if needed. - Transfers the airport authority's debts and obligations to Randolph County and lets county commissioners execute documents to formally assume them. - Repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with this Act. ### Who it affects The bill directly affects the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority, which would cease to exist, and Randolph County, Georgia, which would take over its property, debts, and legal responsibilities. County commissioners and anyone with existing contracts or claims involving the authority would also be affected. ### Why it matters If enacted, Randolph County would become directly responsible for airport property and any outstanding debts once handled by a separate authority, changing who residents and businesses deal with for airport-related matters. Because the Governor vetoed the bill, the authority currently continues to operate under existing law. ### Key provisions - Section 1 repeals the 2006 Act that created the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority and its 2010 and 2012 amendments, eliminating the authority. - Section 2 transfers all of the authority's assets and obligations to Randolph County and authorizes the county commissioners to execute deeds and other instruments to complete the transfer. - Section 3 repeals any other state laws that conflict with this Act. - The bill passed the House and Senate but was vetoed by the Governor on May 14, 2025. ## Status - Status: Vetoed (2025-05-14) - Last action: Veto V2 (2025-05-14) - Sponsors: Gerald Greene - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70180 > The history, votes, and amendments (842 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb380.md?full=1