HB1386: HB1386 Local government; county development authorities for certain counties shall not operate within certain municipalities; provide

26 LC 47 9010 House Bill 1386 By: Representatives Dawson of the 65th, Berry of the 56th, Jones of the 60th, Glaize of the 67th, McQueen of the 61st, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to1 development authorities, so as to provide that county developme nt authorities for certain2 counties shall not operate within certain municipalities; to pr ovide for related matters; to3 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 SECTION 1.6 Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development7 authorities, is amended by revising Code Section 36-62-4.1, rel ating to massively8 municipalized county and acceptance of title in connection with certain property tax9 incentive project, as follows:10 "36-62-4.1.11 (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'massively municipa lized county' means any12 county without a consolidated or unified government in which the corporate limits of two13 or more municipalities cover 95 percent or more of the land area of the county.14 (b) No county development authority for a massively municipalized county shall purchase15 or accept title to any real or personal property in connection with a property tax incentive16 H. B. 1386 - 1 - 26 LC 47 9010 project within the parts of such county that are within the cor porate limits of any17 municipality that is located north of the northernmost corporate limit of the municipality18 in which the county site of such county is located if the governing authority of the19 municipality in which such property is located has adopted a re solution to limit such20 development authority from operating within such municipality.21 (c) The provisions of this Code section shall not apply to any project approved by a22 development authority within a municipality prior to January 1, 2026, the adoption of a23 resolution pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section by s uch municipality nor shall24 any amendments, refinancing, renewals, or the transfer of any property related to such prior25 projects be affected by this Code section."26 SECTION 2.27 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.28 H. B. 1386 - 2 -