Competitive bidding on contracts not required

A project financed under this chapter is not subject to any statutory requirement of competitive bidding or other restriction imposed on the procedure for award of contracts or the lease, sale, or other disposition of property with regard to any action taken under authority of this chapter. 561 50-26-22 History. — Code 1981, § 50-26-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 738, § 18. 50-26-21. Transfer of assets and obligations of Hospital Financing Authority to authority. The authority shall receive all assets of and the authority shall be responsible for any contracts, leases, agreements, or other obligations of the Hospital Financing Authority created by Article 10 of Chapter 7 of Title 31. The authority is substituted as a party to any such contract, agreement, lease, or other obligation and is responsible for performance thereon as if it had been the original party and is entitled to all benefits and rights of enforcement by any other parties to such contracts, agreements, leases, or other obligations. History. — Code 1981, § 50-26-21, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 738, § 18. 50-26-22. Transfer of personnel to Department of Community Affairs. Effective July 1, 1996, without diminishing the powers of the authority pursuant to Code Section 50-26-8, all personnel positions authorized by the authority in fiscal year 1996 shall be transferred to the Department of Community Affairs. All employees of the authority on June 30, 1996, whose positions are transferred by the authority to the Department of Community Affairs shall become employees of the Department of Community Affairs and shall become employees in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2. History. — Code 1981, § 50-26-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 872, § 13; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 50; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-110/HB 642.