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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-31-11. Removal of new municipal corporations from county special districts for provision of local government services.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-31-11. Removal of new municipal corporations from county special districts for provision of local government services.

When a municipal corporation is created by local Act within a county which has a special district for the provision of local government services consisting of the unincorporated area of the county, the territory within the new municipal corporation shall be removed from the special district except to the extent otherwise provided by Code Section 36-31-8 during a transition period and except that the county may continue to levy within such territory any previously imposed tax for the purpose of retiring any special district debt until such time as such debt is retired.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-31-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 185, § 3/HB 36.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2005, p. 185, § 5/HB 36, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.

Ga. L. 2005, p. 185, § 6/HB 36, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall apply with respect to any local Act enacted at the 2005 regular session of the General Assembly or any future session.