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# O.C.G.A. § 46-3-170. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Electric Membership Corporation Act.”

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 644, § 1; Code 1933, § 34C-101, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 1; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 46(17)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Cross References

Nonprofit corporations generally, § 14-3-101 et seq.

Extension of jurisdiction of commission over electric membership corporations to same extent as commission has jurisdiction over electric light and power companies, § 46-3-12.

## Law Reviews

For article, “The Greens’ Dilemma: Building Tomorrow’s Climate Infrastructure Today,” see 73 Emory L.J. 1 (2023).

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, inserted “shall be known and”.