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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-70-27. Limitation of funding; sanctions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-70-27. Limitation of funding; sanctions.

(a)(1) No state administered financial assistance or grant, loan, or permit shall be issued to any local government or authority which is not included in a local government service delivery strategy that the department has verified as meeting the requirements of Code Section 36-70-26, or for any project which is inconsistent with such strategy; provided, however, that a municipality or authority located or operating in more than one county shall be included in a department verified strategy for each county wherein the municipality or authority is located or operating.

(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to any:

(A) Drinking water or wastewater project of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority;

(B) Public safety or Environmental Protection Division permits; or

(C) County, municipality, or authority that establishes to the satisfaction of the department through the adoption of a resolution that such county, municipality, or authority does not have any outstanding disagreements related to the service delivery strategy and is not otherwise responsible for such service delivery strategy not being verified by the department.

(b) Any local government or authority which is subject to the sanctions specified in subsection (a) of this Code section shall become eligible for state administered financial assistance or grants, loans, or permits on the first day of the month following verification by the department that the requirements of Code Section 36-70-26 have been met.

(c) The sanctions specified in subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any state administered financial assistance or grant, loan, or permit that the applicable state agency or department determines is intended to address any of the following:

(1) A state of emergency declared by any federal, state, or local emergency management agency, official, or authority;

(2) A natural disaster;

(3) Any set of conditions or circumstances that pose a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of any person or property; or

(4) The order of any federal or state agency or court.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-70-27, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1567, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 789, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1439, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1088, § 1/HB 406; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1044, § 1/HB 1407, effective January 1, 2026.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, “Georgia Environmental Finance Authority” was substituted for “Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority” in the first sentence of paragraph (a)(2).

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective January 1, 2026, rewrote this Code section.

## Delayed Effective Date

This Code section is set out twice in this Code. See the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.