Title 50 — Title 50
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O.C.G.A. § 50-32-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 50-32-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 112, § 7.
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-10 Purpose of authority
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(a)(1) This chapter shall operate uniformly throughout the state. (2)(A) The initial jurisdiction of the authority for purposes of this chapter shall encompass the territory of every county which was designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in the C…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-11 Powers of authority generally
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(a) The authority shall have the following general powers: (1) To sue and be sued in all courts of this state, the original jurisdiction and venue of any such action being the superior court of any county wherein a substantial part of the business was transacted, the tortious act…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-12 Creation and activation of special districts
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Pursuant to the authority granted by Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of this state, there are created within this state 159 special districts. One such district shall exist within the geographic boundaries of each county, and the territory of each distric…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-13 Governor’s power to delegate
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(a) The Governor may delegate to the authority, by executive order, his or her powers under applicable federal transportation planning and air quality laws and regulations, including without limitation the power to resolve revision disputes between metropolitan planning organizat…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-14 Expenditure of state or federal funds
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In any case where a development of regional impact, as determined by the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 8 of this title, is planned within the geographic area over which the authority has jurisdiction which requires the expenditure of state or fe…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-15 Issuance of bonds
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(a) In furtherance of the purposes of the authority, no project of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority created by Article 9 of Chapter 9 of Title 46 which is located wholly or partly within the geographic area over which the authority has jurisdiction shall be commenced after Ma…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-16 Utilization of appropriated funds
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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, funds appropriated to or otherwise obtained by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(b) of the Constitution of this state and paragraphs (2) and (7) of subsection (a) of Code Sectio…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-17 Power of eminent domain
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(a) After the adoption by the authority of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described therein is necessary for the purposes of this chapter, the authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in Title 22; or it may exerci…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-18 Rights of authority
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The authority shall have all rights afforded the state by virtue of the Constitution of the United States, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to remove any such rights. History. — Code 1981, § 50-32-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 112, § 7. 50-32-19. Liability of autho…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-19 Liability of authority
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Neither the members of the authority nor any officer or employee of the authority acting on behalf thereof, while acting within the scope of his or her authority, shall be subject to any liability resulting from: (1) The construction, ownership, maintenance, or operation of any p…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority. (2) ‘‘Bond’’ includes any revenue bond, bond, note, or other obligation. (3) ‘‘Clean Air Act’’ means the federal Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 and codified at 42 U.S.C.A. …
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-3 Creation of authority and board; quorum; vacancies
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(a) There is created the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority as a body corporate and politic, which shall be deemed an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a public corporation thereof, for purposes of managing or causing to be managed land transportation and air qua…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-30 Funding resources
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In accomplishing its purposes pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the authority may utilize, unless otherwise prohibited by law, any combination of the following funding resources: (1) Revenue bonds as authorized by this chapter; (2) Guaranteed revenue bonds as authorized…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-31 Revenue bonds
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(a)(1) The authority shall have the power and is authorized at one time or from time to time to provide by one or more authorizing resolutions for the issuance of revenue bonds, but the authority shall not have the power to incur indebtedness under this subsection in excess of th…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-32 Guaranteed revenue bonds
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(a) The authority shall have the power and is authorized to issue guaranteed revenue bonds in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1 billion, under the terms and conditions set forth in this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 17 of this tit…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-33 Bonds are made securities
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The bonds of the authority are made securities in which all public officials and bodies of the state and all counties and municipalities, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings ba…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-34 Pledge by the state
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The State of Georgia does pledge to and agree with the owners of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this chapter that the state will not alter or limit the rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with or for the benefit of the owners of …
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-35 Applicability of Chapter 5 of Title 10
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The offer, sale, or issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations by the authority shall not be subject to regulation under Chapter 5 of Title 10, known as the ‘‘Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008.’’ No notice, proceeding, or publication except those required in this chapter…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-36 State immune from obligations or indebtedness created by authority
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No bonds, notes, or other obligations of and no indebtedness incurred by the authority, other than guaranteed revenue bonds, shall constitute an indebtedness or obligation or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State of Georgia or of its agencies; nor shall any act of the aut…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-37 Immunity of state, §50-32-36
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Limitation of indebtedness, §50-32-39. Pledge of credit of state, §50-32-33. Pledge of state, §50-32-34. Power of authority, §50-32-11. Public policy, §50-32-37. Rail passenger authority. Restrictions on issuance, §50-32-15. Revenue bonds. Defined, §50-32-2. Details of issuance, §…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-38 Borrowing of federal funds, §50-32-30
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Environmental finance authority. Subordinate jurisdiction, §50-32-15. Funding resources, §50-32-30. Georgia securities act. Applicability, §50-32-35. Guaranteed revenue bonds. Power to issue, §§50-32-30, 50-32-32. Tax-exempt status, §§50-32-32, 50-32-37. Immunity of state, §50-32-…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-39 Limitation of indebtedness
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No bonded indebtedness of any kind shall be incurred by the authority or on behalf of the authority by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority at any time when the highest aggregate annual debt service requirements of the state for the then current fiscal year or any subsequen…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-5 Short title
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Definitions. Creation of authority and board; quorum; vacancies. Membership; terms; appointment; expenses; removal; applicability of Chapter 10 of Title 45; meetings; voting; assignment. Development of the Atlanta region’s Concept 3 transit proposal; use of federal and state plann…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-50 Local government services approval and funding
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(a) Any local government which is within the geographic area over which the authority has jurisdiction or which is within any county for which a special district has been otherwise activated pursuant to this chapter may provide, subject to the authorization of the authority as pr…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-51 Lease agreements
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(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term ‘‘lease agreement’’ shall mean and include a lease, operating lease rental agreement, usufruct, sale and lease back, or any other lease agreement having a term of not more than 50 years and concerning real, personal, or mixed pr…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-52 Grants or loans to local government
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(a) The authority may make grants or loans to a local government to pay all or any part of the cost of a project. In the event the local government agrees to accept such grants or loans, the authority may require the local government to issue bonds or revenue bonds as evidence of…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-53 Local government services, §50-32-51
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Reservoirs. Increasing capacity of existing reservoirs. Loans and grants to local governments, §50-23-28.1. State road and tollway authority. Streetcar development and revitalization. Grant programs, §50-39-53. 906 INDEX GRANTS —Cont’d Water supply. Increasing capacity of existin…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-55 Vacancies, §50-32-3
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Appointment, §50-32-4. Meetings, §50-32-4. Removal, §50-32-4. Term of office, §50-32-4. RENT. State properties commission. Administrative space of state agencies. Rental charges upon lease of administrative space, §50-16-41. REINHARDT COLLEGE. Funk heritage/Bennett center. Design…
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-60 Department of Transportation’s allocation of funds unaltered
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Article 6 Article 3 Funding 50-32-30. 50-32-31. 50-32-32. 50-32-33. 50-32-34. Funding resources.
O.C.G.A. § 50-32-70 ALABAMA
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Boundary between Georgia and Alabama, §50-2-4. ALIENS. Enforcement of immigration laws in state. Federal work authorization program to verify information of all new employees. Public employers, contractors and subcontractors. Immigration compliance reporting by agencies and polit…