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title: Title 36, Chapter 42. Downtown Development Authorities
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date: 2025
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heading: DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
title_heading: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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# Title 36, Chapter 42. Downtown Development Authorities

Title 36. Local Government

18 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 36-42-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-1.md
- 36-42-2, Legislative purpose, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-2.md
- 36-42-3, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-3.md
- 36-42-4, Creation of authorities; appointment and terms of directors; quorum, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-4.md
- 36-42-5, Activation of authority by resolution; filing of resolution with Secretary of State and Department of Community Affairs; comments by Department of Community Affairs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-5.md
- 36-42-6, Action by resolution subsequent to activating authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-6.md
- 36-42-7, Qualifications and reimbursement of directors; election of officers; training, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-7.md
- 36-42-8, Powers of authorities generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-8.md
- 36-42-8.1, Eminent domain by municipality or authority, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-8.1.md
- 36-42-9, Revenue bonds generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-9.md
- 36-42-10, Applicability of “Revenue Bond Law”; form and provisions for exchange and transfer of bonds; certificate of validation; specification of interest rates in notice to district attorney or Attorney General, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-10.md
- 36-42-11, Agreements and instruments of authority generally; use of proceeds; subsequent issues; bond anticipation notes, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-11.md
- 36-42-12, Obligations of authorities not public debt of state or political subdivision thereof, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-12.md
- 36-42-13, Constitutional authority for enactment of chapter; tax exemption, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-13.md
- 36-42-14, Effect of chapter on other public authorities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-14.md
- 36-42-15, Construction of chapter; applicability of the “Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008.”, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-15.md
- 36-42-16, Creation of special districts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-16.md
- 36-42-17, Assessments under Code Section 36-42-16; priority of liens regarding assessments for downtown development authorities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-42-17.md