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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-62-12. Previously created authority not affected by chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-62-12. Previously created authority not affected by chapter.

Any public corporation, industrial development authority, or payroll authority created prior to March 28, 1969, by legislative Act or constitutional amendment shall not be affected by this chapter but shall be entitled to continue in existence and exercise all powers heretofore or hereafter granted thereto.

## History

Ga. L. 1969, p. 137, § 12.