---
title: Title 10, Chapter 9. Geo. L. Smith Ii Georgia World Congress Center
collection: code
id: code:chapter:10-9
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/10/chapter/9
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9.md
date: 2025
status: active
corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68
license: CC0-1.0
publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice.
up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/10.md
previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-8.md
next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-10.md
index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md
heading: GEO. L. SMITH II GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER
title_heading: COMMERCE AND TRADE
section_count: 50
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9.md?full=1
---

# Title 10, Chapter 9. Geo. L. Smith Ii Georgia World Congress Center

Title 10. Commerce and Trade

50 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 10-9-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-1.md
- 10-9-2, Re-creation of “Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority.”, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-2.md
- 10-9-3, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-3.md
- 10-9-4, Purpose of authority; powers generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-4.md
- 10-9-4.1, Adoption and enforcement of ordinances relating to property, affairs, and administration of authority; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-4.1.md
- 10-9-5, Transfer of duties of Department of Economic Development; actions to be performed by authority under contract with and on behalf of department; costs; ratification of past actions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-5.md
- 10-9-6, Appointment and terms of members of board of governors; vacancies; travel expenses and per diem, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-6.md
- 10-9-7, Management of business and affairs of authority; bylaws, rules, and regulations; quorum; delegation of authority to committees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-7.md
- 10-9-8, Meetings of board; notice; removal of members from board, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-8.md
- 10-9-9, Officers of board; terms; authority; compensation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-9.md
- 10-9-10, Exemption of authority from taxation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-10.md
- 10-9-11, Venue and jurisdiction of actions under chapter, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-11.md
- 10-9-12, Acceptance of grants, contributions, and gifts of money, property, or services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-12.md
- 10-9-13, Moneys received considered trust funds; exception, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-13.md
- 10-9-14, Authority to fix charges for use; use of earnings; terms and conditions for use of project; contract required; penalty for violation of commercial activity prohibition, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-14.md
- 10-9-14.1, Bylaws, resolutions, regulations, or ordinances governing use of facilities; exclusion of persons; grants for particular uses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-14.1.md
- 10-9-15, Power of authority with regard to ensuring maximum use of project; rules and regulations for operation and use; security guards, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-15.md
- 10-9-16, Duties of Attorney General, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-16.md
- 10-9-16.1, Authority to contract with local entities with regard to local trade and convention center; provision of goods and services; costs, liabilities, and expenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-16.1.md
- 10-9-16.2, Disposition of real property not required by authority; excepted property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-16.2.md
- 10-9-17, Powers declared supplemental and additional, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-17.md
- 10-9-18, Liberal construction of chapter, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-18.md
- 10-9-19, Accounts and audits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-19.md
- 10-9-20, Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee created; composition; officers; duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-20.md
- 10-9-21, Cooperation of other state agencies; staff members and independent consultants, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-21.md
- 10-9-22, Authority to cooperate with committee; enforcement actions; annual committee reports, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-22.md
- 10-9-23, Criteria for evaluating authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-23.md
- 10-9-24, Expenditure of funds; expenses of committee members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-24.md
- 10-9-40, Issuance of bonds authorized; purpose, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-40.md
- 10-9-41, Terms and conditions of bonds; form, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-41.md
- 10-9-42, Signatures; seal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-42.md
- 10-9-43, Tax exemption, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-43.md
- 10-9-44, Sale of bonds; interest rate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-44.md
- 10-9-45, Use of proceeds; issuance of additional bonds in case of deficit; use of surplus, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-45.md
- 10-9-46, Interim revenue receipts, certificates, or bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-46.md
- 10-9-47, Replacement of mutilated, destroyed, or lost bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-47.md
- 10-9-48, Proceedings and conditions for issuance; resolution, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-48.md
- 10-9-49, Lease of facilities; terms and conditions; contracts with public entities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-49.md
- 10-9-50, Enforceability against authority; limitation on state liability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-50.md
- 10-9-51, Security; provisions in resolution or trust indenture for protection of bondholder rights and remedies; sinking fund, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-51.md
- 10-9-52, Enforcement of rights by bondholder, receiver, or indenture trustee, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-52.md
- 10-9-53, Payment of sale proceeds to trustee, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-53.md
- 10-9-54, Use of services of Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; professional services for projects, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-54.md
- 10-9-55, Refunding bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-55.md
- 10-9-56, Bonds made securities for investment and deposit purposes, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-56.md
- 10-9-57, Validation of bonds; applicability of “Revenue Bond Law.”, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-57.md
- 10-9-58, Legislative findings; state covenants, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-58.md
- 10-9-59, Inapplicability of “Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008.”, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-59.md
- 10-9-60, Jurisdiction over actions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-60.md
- 10-9-61, Cumulative nature of authority powers; power to pledge or assign rents, revenues, earnings, and funds as security for indebtedness, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/10-9-61.md