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status_date: 2025-03-06
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  - Ricky Williams
  - Matt Brass
  - Ben Watson
  - Randy Robertson
  - Brandon Beach
  - Blake Tillery
  - Beth Camp
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  - Central State Hospital redevelopment
  - Milledgeville economic development
  - state authorities
  - Baldwin County
  - surplus state property
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# SB 260. Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority; create

## Text

The House Committee on Intragovernmental Coordination offers the following
substitute to SB 260:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government,
so as to create the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority; to confer powers and
impose duties on the authority; to provide for membership, appointment of members, and
terms of members of the authority; to provide for meetings; to prohibit employees and
members from having certain interests; to provide for revenue bonds; to provide for venue
and jurisdiction; to provide for the authority's purpose; to provide for rules and regulations;
to provide for tax exemptions; to provide for supplemental powers; to provide for liberal
construction; to provide for successor interests; to provide for definitions; to provide for an
effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended
by adding a new chapter to read as follows:
<ins>"Chapter 41
50-41-1.
As used in this article, the term:
(1) 'Authority' means the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority created in this
article.
(2) 'Central State Hospital' means the Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia,
now or formerly under the jurisdiction of the Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabilities.
(3) 'Cost of the project' means and embraces the cost of construction; the cost of all
lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and
equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for one year
after completion of construction; the cost of engineering, architectural, fiscal agent, and
legal expenses, and of plans and specifications and other expenses necessary or incident
to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project, administrative expenses, and
such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized in this
article; the cost of the acquisition or construction of any project; and the cost of placing
any project in operation. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing
purposes shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or
reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of
this article for such projects.
(4) 'Economic development conveyance' shall have the same meaning as provided in 32
C.F.R. Section 174.9(a).
(5) 'Local government' means, individually or in combination, the City of Milledgeville,
Baldwin County, or any development authority of either or both.
(6)(A) 'Project' includes:
</ins>
<ins>(i) The land and any one or more buildings or structures located in or on the real
property formerly occupied by Central State Hospital and the real property adjacent
thereto to be used in education, parks and recreation, transportation, healthcare,
research, housing, commerce, or the production, manufacturing, processing,
assembling, storing, or handling of any agricultural, manufactured, mining, or
industrial products or any combination of the foregoing or similar uses, in every case
with all necessary or useful furnishings, machinery, equipment, parking facilities,
landscaping, and facilities for outdoor storage, all as determined by the authority,
which determination shall be final and not subject to review; and there may be
included as part of any such project all improvements necessary to the full utilization
thereof, including site preparation, roads and streets, sidewalks, water supply, outdoor
lighting, belt line railroad sidings and lead tracks, bridges, causeways, terminals for
railroad and automotive transportation, and transportation facilities incidental to the
project;
(ii) The acquisition, construction, leasing, or equipping of new industrial facilities or
the improvement, modification, acquisition, expansion, modernization, leasing,
equipping, or remodeling of existing industrial or governmental facilities located or
to be located in or on the property formerly occupied by Central State Hospital and
the properties adjacent thereto;
(iii) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real
or personal, which any industrial concern might desire to use, acquire, or lease in
connection with the operation of any plant or facility located or to be located in or on
the property formerly occupied by Central State Hospital and the properties adjacent
thereto; and
(iv) The acquisition and development of land in or on the property formerly occupied
by Central State Hospital as the site for an educational facility, historic preservation
site, commercial enterprise, entertainment facility, park or recreational facility,
</ins>
<ins>industrial park, transportation facility, healthcare facility, research facility, residential
project, or similar uses, provided that, as used in this division, the term 'development
of land' includes the provision of water, sewage, drainage, or similar facilities or
transportation, power, or communication facilities which are incidental to use of the
site as an educational facility, historic preservation site, commercial enterprise,
entertainment facility, park or recreational facility, industrial park, transportation
facility, healthcare facility, research facility, residential project, or similar use but,
except with respect to such facilities, does not include the provision of structures or
buildings.
(B) Such term excludes real property, personal property, and fixtures within the control
of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and not
declared surplus to its needs.
50-41-2.
(a)(1) The authority is authorized to acquire, construct, operate, maintain, expand, and
improve a project for the purpose of promoting trade, commerce, industry, and
employment opportunities within this state for the public good and general welfare and,
without limitation of the foregoing, with the approval of the State Properties Commission,
to acquire land for such purposes.
(2) The authority may pay the costs of the project from any lawful fund source available
for the purpose, including, without limitation, where applicable, funds received by
appropriation, proceeds of general obligation debt, funds of local government, grants of
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, gifts, and otherwise.
(3) The authority shall consider the impact of any project on the current operations of
Central State Hospital and consult the Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabilities as needed.
</ins>
<ins>(4) The project shall be located in Baldwin County, Georgia, and shall be known as the
Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority except that any facility included within
the project may be otherwise designated.
(b) A local government and the authority are both authorized to contract with one another
whereby the local government may exercise on behalf of the authority such future
responsibility in connection with the construction, operation, management, and
maintenance of the project as is now or may be vested in the authority; and the authority
is authorized by such contract to delegate to the local government corresponding
responsibilities and powers with respect to the project and to transfer to the local
government any and all contracts, plans, documents, or other papers of the authority
relating to the project, as compensation to the local government under such contract. To
the extent provided by such contract with the authority, the local government on behalf of
the authority shall acquire, plan, construct, erect, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend,
improve, equip, operate, and manage the project.
(c) Without limiting the generality of any provision of this article, the general purpose of
the local government under this article is declared to be that of acquiring, constructing,
equipping, maintaining, and operating the project, in whole or in part, directly or under
contract with the authority and engaging in such other activities as it deems appropriate to
promote the use of the project and the use of the industrial, agricultural, educational,
historical, cultural, recreational, commercial, and natural resources of the State of Georgia
by those using the project or visiting this state.
(d) The authority shall have the power with the approval of the State Properties
Commission to lease any improved or unimproved land or other property acquired by it
under this Code section to the local government for a term not to exceed 50 years but upon
such other terms and conditions as the authority may determine necessary or convenient.
Any such lease may be for and in consideration of $1.00 annually for each calendar year
or portion thereof paid in kind to and receipted for by the Office of the State Treasurer and
</ins>
<ins>in further consideration that such property be held, constructed, operated, maintained,
expanded, or improved for the purposes for which the authority was authorized to acquire
such property. It is determined that such consideration is good and valuable and sufficient
consideration for such lease and in the interest of the public welfare of the State of Georgia
and its citizens.
50-41-3.
(a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Central State Hospital
Redevelopment Authority, which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State
of Georgia and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title, said body may
contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and bring and
defend actions in all courts. The authority shall have perpetual existence.
(b)(1) The authority shall consist of five members to be appointed in the following
manner:
(A) One member shall be appointed by the Governor;
(B) One member shall be appointed by the President of the Senate;
(C) One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(D) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the City of
Milledgeville; and
(E) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of Baldwin County.
(2) Persons so appointed shall serve for initial terms of office which shall expire on
December 31 of the fourth year after such appointment. After the initial terms of office,
members of the authority shall serve for terms of office of four years each. Members of
the authority shall serve their respective terms of office specified in this subsection and
until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Any member of the
authority may be appointed to succeed himself or herself. After such appointment, the
members of such authority shall enter upon their duties. Any vacancy on the authority
</ins>
<ins>shall be filled in the same manner as was the original appointment of the member whose
term of office resulted in such vacancy. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve
for the remainder of the unexpired term and until the appointment and qualification of a
successor. The members of the authority shall be reimbursed, upon submission of sworn
vouchers, for all actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties out of funds
of the authority, with a maximum reimbursement of $100.00 per meeting for no more
than three meetings per month. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own
government.
(3) To be eligible for appointment as a member of the authority, a person shall be at
least 21 years of age and shall not have been convicted of a felony.
(4) The members of the authority shall elect from their number a chairperson, vice
chairperson, secretary, and treasurer. The secretary may also serve as treasurer. Each of
such officers shall serve for a period of two years and until their successors are duly
elected. The chairperson of the authority shall be entitled to vote upon any issue, motion,
or resolution.
(c) The authority may create subcommittees as it deems appropriate. The authority may
appoint as members of the subcommittees such individuals from the community as the
authority deems appropriate, and such members do not have to be members of the
authority. The subcommittees shall serve in an advisory capacity to the authority. The
chairperson of the authority shall choose from among the members of each subcommittee
a person to serve as chairperson of that subcommittee. The chairpersons of the
subcommittees shall serve four-year terms and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(d) A majority of the members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on
the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform
all of the duties of the authority.
(e) A vacancy on the authority shall exist in the office of any member of the authority who
is convicted of a felony or who enters a plea of nolo contendere thereto; who is convicted
</ins>
<ins>of a crime involving moral turpitude or who enters a plea of nolo contendere thereto; who
is convicted of any act of misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance of such person's duties
as a member of the authority; or who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of
the authority without an excuse approved by a resolution of the authority.
(f) All meetings of the authority, regular or special, shall be open to the public.
(g) No member or employee of the authority shall have, directly or indirectly, any financial
interest, profit, or benefit in any contract, work, or business of the authority nor in the sale,
lease, or purchase of any property to or from the authority.
50-41-4.
The general purpose of the authority is declared to be that of executing and administering
the reuse plan for the property formerly occupied by Central State Hospital; executing
economic development conveyances for such property formerly occupied by Central State
Hospital resulting from the closure or realignment of Central State Hospital so as to
ameliorate the impact of such closure or realignment on the communities and residents of
the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County; extending and improving such projects;
acquiring the necessary property therefor, both real and personal, with the right to contract
for the use of or to lease or sell any or all of such facilities, including real property, to any
persons, firms, or corporations, whether public or private, if in the sole judgment of the
authority such use, lease, or sale supports the general purposes of the authority; and doing
all things deemed by the authority necessary, convenient, and desirable for and incident to
the efficient and proper development and operation of such type of undertakings.
50-41-5.
(a) The authority shall have the power:
(1) To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure;
</ins>
<ins>(2) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, including acquisition of land from the
state government, and to hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every
kind and character for its corporate purpose and to plan, acquire, establish, develop,
construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, and lease all projects which shall come
under the control of the authority under the provisions of this article or which it may
acquire or plan to acquire; to regulate, protect, and police such projects and all related
activities and facilities; to enter into any contracts, leases, or other charges for the use of
property or services of the authority and collect and use the same as necessary to operate
the projects under control of the authority; and to accomplish any of the purposes of this
article and make any purchases or sales necessary for such purposes;
(3) To acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions and in such
manner as it may deem proper, real property, or rights or easements therein, or franchises
necessary or convenient for its corporate purpose, and to use the same so long as its
corporate existence shall continue, and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use
of such property, or dispose of the same in any manner it deems to be to the best
advantage of the authority;
(4) To appoint, select, and employ officers, agents, and employees, including real estate,
environmental, engineering, architectural, and construction experts; fiscal agents; and
attorneys, and to fix their respective compensations;
(5) To make contracts and leases and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient,
including contracts for construction of projects and leases of projects or contracts with
respect to the use of projects which it causes to be constructed, erected, or acquired. Any
and all persons, firms, and corporations and any and all political subdivisions,
departments, institutions, or agencies of the state and federal government are authorized
to enter into contracts, leases, or agreements with the authority upon such terms and for
such purposes as they deem advisable; and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, authority is specifically granted to municipal corporations, counties, political
</ins>
<ins>subdivisions, and the authority relative to entering into contracts, lease agreements, or
other undertakings authorized between the authority and private corporations, both inside
and outside this state, and between the authority and public bodies, including counties
and cities outside this state and the federal government;
(6) To construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve,
equip, operate, and manage projects, the cost of the project to be paid in whole or in part
from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the authority or from such proceeds and any grant
or contribution from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof or from the State of Georgia or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(7) To accept loans and grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the
United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof upon such terms and
conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may
require;
(8) To accept loans and grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the
State of Georgia or any agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof upon
such terms and conditions as the State of Georgia or such agency or instrumentality or
political subdivision may require;
(9) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue negotiable revenue
bonds payable solely from funds pledged for the purpose and to provide for the payment
of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof;
(10) To exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar
functions, including the power to make short-term loans and approve, execute, and
deliver appropriate evidence of such indebtedness, provided that no such power is in
conflict with the Constitution or general laws of this state;
(11) To encourage and facilitate job training and housing rehabilitation programs for
residents surrounding Central State Hospital; and
</ins>
<ins>(12) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in
this article.
(b) The authority shall be assigned for administrative purposes to the authority as provided
for in Code Section 50-4-3.
(c) The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority in the same manner
provided for in Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16.
50-41-6.
The authority, or any authority or body which had or which may in the future succeed to
the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in the authority created by this article, is
authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds of the
authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the project of any one or
more projects. The authority shall comply with Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36, the
'Revenue Bond Law,' when issuing bonds.
50-41-7.
(a) Each year the authority shall have made an independent audit and examination of the
authority's financial records and transactions. Such audit shall be made in accordance with
established national audit and accounting standards. Such audit shall be made on or before
the one hundred-eightieth day following the end of the authority's fiscal year. Copies of
such audit shall be available for public review and provided to the state auditor.
(b) Annual audit reports of the authority shall contain at least:
(1) Financial statements prepared in conformity with generally accepted national
accounting principles, setting forth the financial condition and results of operation of each
fund and activity of the authority; and
(2) The opinion of the performing auditor with respect to the financial statement in
addition to an explanation of any qualification or disclaimers contained in the opinion.
</ins>
<ins>Such opinion shall also disclose, in accordance with generally accepted national auditing
standards, any apparent or material violation of state law discovered during the audit.
(c) The authority shall forward to the state auditor written comments on the findings and
recommendations in the report, including a plan for corrective action taken or planned and
comments on the status of the corrective action taken on prior findings.
(d) The state auditor shall review the audit report and written comments submitted to the
auditor's office to ensure that it conforms with generally accepted national auditing
principles. After review, the state auditor shall submit to the authority a list of deficiencies
to be corrected.
(e) Upon failure, refusal, or neglecting to have an annual audit made; a failure to file a
copy of the audit report with the state auditor; or a failure to correct auditing deficiencies
noted by the state auditor, the state auditor shall cause a prominent notice to be published
in the legal organ of Baldwin County and in any other newspapers of general circulation
within the City of Milledgeville. Such notice shall be a prominently displayed
advertisement or news article and shall not be placed in the section of the newspaper where
legal notices appear. Such notice shall be published twice and shall state that the authority
has failed, refused, or neglected, as the case may be, to have an annual audit made, to file
an audit report, or to correct auditing deficiencies, as the case may be, for the fiscal year
or years in question. The notice shall further state that such failure, refusal, or neglect is
a violation of law.
50-41-8.
It shall be the duty of the authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of
the project or projects constructed or acquired under the provisions of this article.
</ins>
<ins>50-41-9.
It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out
of its corporate purpose is in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state; that the
authority is an institution of purely public charity and will be performing an essential
governmental function in the exercise of the power conferred upon it by this article; that
this state covenants with the holders of the bonds; that the authority shall not be required
to pay any taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired or leased by it or under
its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation or
maintenance of the projects erected by it or any rates, fees, tolls, or other charges for the
use of such projects or other income received by the authority; and that the bonds of the
authority, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be exempt from
taxation within this state. The exemption from taxation provided for in this Code section
shall not extend to tenants or lessees of the authority and shall not include exemptions from
sales and use taxes on property purchased by the authority or for use by the authority.
50-41-10.
This article shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other
laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing.
50-41-11.
Any action to protect or enforce any rights under this article shall be brought in the
Superior Court of Baldwin County.
50-41-12.
The property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale under legal process.
</ins>
<ins>50-41-13.
All funds received by the authority pursuant to this article, whether as revenue, rents, fees,
charges, or other earnings or as grants, gifts, or other contributions, shall be deemed to be
trust funds held and applied by the authority solely as provided in this article.
50-41-14.
This article shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this article.
50-41-15.
(a) Should the authority for any reason be dissolved, title to all property of any kind and
nature, real and personal, held by the authority at the time of such dissolution shall be
conveyed to the State of Georgia; or title to any such property may be conveyed prior to
such dissolution in accordance with provisions which may be made therefor in any
resolution or trust instrument relating to such property, subject to any liens, leases, or other
encumbrances outstanding against or in respect to such property at the time of such
conveyance.
(b) All powers, duties, assets, real and personal property, liabilities, and indebtedness of
the Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority created by an Act to create the
Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority, approved February 29, 2012 (Ga.
L. 2012, p. 3837), as amended, are transferred to the authority. The authority shall be the
successor to the Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority in all contracts
entered into by the Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority which are in
existence on the effective date of this Act and to all accounts of and debts owed to the
Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority that are outstanding on the effective
date of this Act."
</ins>
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law
without such approval.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia Senate bill would create the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority, a new state body to manage and redevelop the former Central State Hospital property in Milledgeville, replacing the existing local redevelopment authority.

### Plain-language summary

Central State Hospital in Milledgeville has largely closed, and the state has been working to redevelop its land and buildings. This bill creates a new state agency, the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority, to take over that work from the existing Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority, which was created by a 2012 law.

The new authority would have five members appointed by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor as President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the governing bodies of Milledgeville and Baldwin County, each serving four-year terms. It can acquire, lease, and sell property, issue revenue bonds under Georgia's Revenue Bond Law, hire staff, and contract with local governments to manage the redevelopment project. The authority is exempt from state taxes and must have independent financial audits each year. It inherits all contracts, property, and debts of the old local authority. The law would take effect as soon as the Governor signs it.

### What it does

- Creates a new state body, the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority, to manage redevelopment of the former hospital property in Milledgeville.
- Transfers all powers, property, contracts, and debts of the existing Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority (created in 2012) to the new authority.
- Sets up a five-member board appointed by the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, Milledgeville's government, and Baldwin County's government, each serving four-year terms.
- Gives the authority power to buy, sell, lease property, issue revenue bonds, and contract with local governments to carry out redevelopment.
- Exempts the authority's property, activities, and bonds from state taxes, though tenants and lessees are not covered by this exemption.
- Requires an independent annual financial audit, with public notice if the authority fails to complete or file it.

### Who it affects

The bill directly affects the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County governments, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, members of the old and new redevelopment authorities, and any businesses, developers, or residents involved in using or leasing the former hospital property.

### Why it matters

The change determines who controls and can profit from redeveloping a large piece of state property in Milledgeville. Replacing the local authority with a new state-appointed board shifts oversight of contracts, leases, and future development decisions toward state-level appointees rather than purely local control.

### Key provisions

- Section 50-41-1 defines key terms, including what counts as a 'project' and what property is excluded (property still used by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities).
- Section 50-41-3 creates the authority as a body corporate and politic with five appointed members serving four-year terms and sets rules for meetings, vacancies, and conflicts of interest.
- Section 50-41-5 lists the authority's powers, including acquiring and selling property, issuing bonds, hiring staff, and contracting with governments and private parties.
- Section 50-41-6 requires the authority to follow Georgia's Revenue Bond Law (O.C.G.A. Title 36, Chapter 82, Article 3) when issuing bonds.
- Section 50-41-7 requires an annual independent financial audit, with public notice through Baldwin County's legal organ if the authority fails to complete or file it.
- Section 50-41-9 exempts the authority's property, income, and bonds from state taxation, except for taxes owed by tenants or lessees and sales and use taxes on its purchases.
- Section 50-41-15 transfers all powers, property, contracts, and debts from the 2012 Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority to the new authority.
- Section 2 states the Act takes effect once signed by the Governor or allowed to become law without his signature.

## Status

- Status: Engrossed (2025-03-06)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (2026-03-27)
- Sponsors: Ricky Williams, Matt Brass, Ben Watson, Randy Robertson, Brandon Beach, Blake Tillery, Beth Camp
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70798

> The history, votes, and amendments (949 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb260.md?full=1