O.C.G.A. § 50-22-4 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 22 / Section 50-22-4
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-22-4
Status: in_force

(a) Any person desiring to provide professional services to a state agency shall submit to the agency a statement of qualifications and performance data and such other information as may be required by the agency. The agency may request such person to update such statement periodically in order to reflect changed conditions in the status of such person.

(a) Any person desiring to provide professional services to a state agency shall submit to the agency a statement of qualifications and performance data and such other information as may be required by the agency. The agency may request such person to update such statement periodically in order to reflect changed conditions in the status of such person.

(b) For each proposed project for which professional services are required, the principal representative or his or her designee of the state agency for which the project is to be done shall evaluate statements of qualifications and performance data as required in the public notice provided for in Code Section 50-22-3 and shall conduct discussions with not less than three persons regarding their qualifications, approaches to the project, abilities to furnish the required professional services, anticipated design concepts, and use of alternative methods of approach for furnishing the required professional services. The principal representative or his or her designee shall then select not less than three nor more than five persons deemed to be most highly qualified to perform the required professional services after considering, and based upon, such factors as the ability of professional personnel, past performance, willingness to meet time requirements, project location, office location, the professional's current and projected workloads, the professional's approach, quality control procedures, the volume of work previously awarded to the person by the state agency, and the extent to which said persons have and will involve minority subcontractors, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified persons as long as such distribution does not violate the principle of selection of the most highly qualified person. In selection, as mentioned in this Code section, persons who maintain an office in Georgia shall be given preference when qualifications appear to be equal.

(b) For each proposed project for which professional services are required, the principal representative or his or her designee of the state agency for which the project is to be done shall evaluate statements of qualifications and performance data as required in the public notice provided for in Code Section 50-22-3 and shall conduct discussions with not less than three persons regarding their qualifications, approaches to the project, abilities to furnish the required professional services, anticipated design concepts, and use of alternative methods of approach for furnishing the required professional services. The principal representative or his or her designee shall then select not less than three nor more than five persons deemed to be most highly qualified to perform the required professional services after considering, and based upon, such factors as the ability of professional personnel, past performance, willingness to meet time requirements, project location, office location, the professional's current and projected workloads, the professional's approach, quality control procedures, the volume of work previously awarded to the person by the state agency, and the extent to which said persons have and will involve minority subcontractors, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified persons as long as such distribution does not violate the principle of selection of the most highly qualified person. In selection, as mentioned in this Code section, persons who maintain an office in Georgia shall be given preference when qualifications appear to be equal.
O.C.G.A. § 50-17-23 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17 / Section 50-17-23
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-17-23
Status: in_force

(a) General obligation debt. General obligation debt may not be incurred until the General Assembly has enacted legislation stating the purposes, in general or specific terms, for which such issue of debt is to be incurred, specifying the maximum principal amount of the issue, and appropriating an amount at least sufficient to pay the highest annual debt service requirements for the issue. Appropriations made in each fiscal year, as provided in this subsection, for debt service purposes shall not lapse for any reason and shall continue in effect until the debt for which such appropriation was authorized shall have been incurred; but the General Assembly may repeal any such appropriation at any time prior to the incurring of such debt. Following the incurring of debt in any fiscal year for any purpose for which an appropriation has been made, there shall be deposited in the sinking fund provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection an amount equal to the highest annual debt service requirements for such debt coming due in any succeeding fiscal year. On or prior to the end of such fiscal year, the commission shall certify to the fiscal officer of the state the amount of the appropriation for any purpose which has been transferred to the sinking fund and the amount of the anticipated highest annual debt service requirement of debt authorized to be issued in such fiscal year for any purpose by resolution of the commission but which actually will be incurred in the next succeeding fiscal year. The remaining appropriation for any purpose, after deducting the aggregate amounts described in the preceding sentence, shall lapse, except that any such amount attributable to an appropriation to general obligation debt for the construction and improvement of public roads and bridges shall not lapse but shall be paid to the Department of Transportation. The General Assembly may provide in an appropriation of highest annual debt service requirements that if the commission determines not to incur the debt so authorized, the commission may expend the appropriation as capital outlay for the purposes specified in the appropriation. The appropriation as capital outlay shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year of the appropriation unless committed as provided by law. The appropriation as highest annual debt service shall expire as authorization for debt when the funds are committed as capital outlay but shall otherwise lapse as provided by law. (1) SINKING FUND.The General Assembly shall appropriate to a special trust fund designated “State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund” such amounts as are necessary to pay annual debt service requirements on all general obligation debt incurred hereunder. The sinking fund shall be used solely for retirement of general obligation debt payable therefrom. (2) FAILURE TO APPROPRIATE; INSUFFICIENT MONEYS IN SINKING FUND.If the General Assembly shall fail to make any appropriation or if for any reason the moneys in the sinking fund are insufficient to make all payments required with respect to such general obligation debt as and when the same becomes due, the state treasurer shall set apart from the first revenues thereafter received, applicable to the general fund of the state, such amounts as are necessary to cure any such deficiencies and shall immediately deposit the same into the sinking fund. The state treasurer may be required to set aside and apply such revenues as aforesaid at the action of any holder of any general obligation debt incurred under this article. The obligation to make such sinking fund deposits shall be subordinate to the obligation imposed upon the fiscal officers of the state pursuant to the second paragraph of Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph I(a) of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976 . (3) SINKING FUND INVESTMENTS.The moneys in the sinking fund shall be as fully invested as practical, consistent with the requirements to make current principal and interest payments. Any such investments shall be restricted to obligations constituting direct and general obligations of the United States government or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States government, maturing no longer than 12 months from date of purchase. (4) HIGHWAY APPROPRIATIONS.Appropriations to the sinking fund for debt service requirements attributable to public debt incurred or to be incurred for construction, reconstruction, and improvement of public roads and bridges shall be considered as an appropriation for activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this state for the purpose of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(b) of the Constitution.

(a) General obligation debt. General obligation debt may not be incurred until the General Assembly has enacted legislation stating the purposes, in general or specific terms, for which such issue of debt is to be incurred, specifying the maximum principal amount of the issue, and appropriating an amount at least sufficient to pay the highest annual debt service requirements for the issue. Appropriations made in each fiscal year, as provided in this subsection, for debt service purposes shall not lapse for any reason and shall continue in effect until the debt for which such appropriation was authorized shall have been incurred; but the General Assembly may repeal any such appropriation at any time prior to the incurring of such debt. Following the incurring of debt in any fiscal year for any purpose for which an appropriation has been made, there shall be deposited in the sinking fund provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection an amount equal to the highest annual debt service requirements for such debt coming due in any succeeding fiscal year. On or prior to the end of such fiscal year, the commission shall certify to the fiscal officer of the state the amount of the appropriation for any purpose which has been transferred to the sinking fund and the amount of the anticipated highest annual debt service requirement of debt authorized to be issued in such fiscal year for any purpose by resolution of the commission but which actually will be incurred in the next succeeding fiscal year. The remaining appropriation for any purpose, after deducting the aggregate amounts described in the preceding sentence, shall lapse, except that any such amount attributable to an appropriation to general obligation debt for the construction and improvement of public roads and bridges shall not lapse but shall be paid to the Department of Transportation. The General Assembly may provide in an appropriation of highest annual debt service requirements that if the commission determines not to incur the debt so authorized, the commission may expend the appropriation as capital outlay for the purposes specified in the appropriation. The appropriation as capital outlay shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year of the appropriation unless committed as provided by law. The appropriation as highest annual debt service shall expire as authorization for debt when the funds are committed as capital outlay but shall otherwise lapse as provided by law.

(1) SINKING FUND.The General Assembly shall appropriate to a special trust fund designated “State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund” such amounts as are necessary to pay annual debt service requirements on all general obligation debt incurred hereunder. The sinking fund shall be used solely for retirement of general obligation debt payable therefrom.

(1) SINKING FUND.The General Assembly shall appropriate to a special trust fund designated “State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund” such amounts as are necessary to pay annual debt service requirements on all general obligation debt incurred hereunder. The sinking fund shall be used solely for retirement of general obligation debt payable therefrom.

(2) FAILURE TO APPROPRIATE; INSUFFICIENT MONEYS IN SINKING FUND.If the General Assembly shall fail to make any appropriation or if for any reason the moneys in the sinking fund are insufficient to make all payments required with respect to such general obligation debt as and when the same becomes due, the state treasurer shall set apart from the first revenues thereafter received, applicable to the general fund of the state, such amounts as are necessary to cure any such deficiencies and shall immediately deposit the same into the sinking fund. The state treasurer may be required to set aside and apply such revenues as aforesaid at the action of any holder of any general obligation debt incurred under this article. The obligation to make such sinking fund deposits shall be subordinate to the obligation imposed upon the fiscal officers of the state pursuant to the second paragraph of Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph I(a) of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976 .

(2) FAILURE TO APPROPRIATE; INSUFFICIENT MONEYS IN SINKING FUND.If the General Assembly shall fail to make any appropriation or if for any reason the moneys in the sinking fund are insufficient to make all payments required with respect to such general obligation debt as and when the same becomes due, the state treasurer shall set apart from the first revenues thereafter received, applicable to the general fund of the state, such amounts as are necessary to cure any such deficiencies and shall immediately deposit the same into the sinking fund. The state treasurer may be required to set aside and apply such revenues as aforesaid at the action of any holder of any general obligation debt incurred under this article. The obligation to make such sinking fund deposits shall be subordinate to the obligation imposed upon the fiscal officers of the state pursuant to the second paragraph of Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph I(a) of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976 .

(3) SINKING FUND INVESTMENTS.The moneys in the sinking fund shall be as fully invested as practical, consistent with the requirements to make current principal and interest payments. Any such investments shall be restricted to obligations constituting direct and general obligations of the United States government or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States government, maturing no longer than 12 months from date of purchase.

(3) SINKING FUND INVESTMENTS.The moneys in the sinking fund shall be as fully invested as practical, consistent with the requirements to make current principal and interest payments. Any such investments shall be restricted to obligations constituting direct and general obligations of the United States government or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States government, maturing no longer than 12 months from date of purchase.

(4) HIGHWAY APPROPRIATIONS.Appropriations to the sinking fund for debt service requirements attributable to public debt incurred or to be incurred for construction, reconstruction, and improvement of public roads and bridges shall be considered as an appropriation for activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this state for the purpose of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(b) of the Constitution.

(4) HIGHWAY APPROPRIATIONS.Appropriations to the sinking fund for debt service requirements attributable to public debt incurred or to be incurred for construction, reconstruction, and improvement of public roads and bridges shall be considered as an appropriation for activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this state for the purpose of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(b) of the Constitution.

(b) Guaranteed revenue debt. Guaranteed revenue debt may not be incurred until the General Assembly has enacted legislation authorizing the guarantee of the specific issue of revenue obligations then proposed, reciting that the General Assembly has determined such obligations will be self-liquidating over the life of the issue, which determination shall be conclusive, specifying the maximum principal amount of such issue, and appropriating an amount at least equal to the highest annual debt service requirements for such issue. After the General Assembly has enacted legislation authorizing the guarantee of a specific issue of revenue bonds by an instrumentality of the state or state authority, the commission shall approve the issuance of such bonds and thereafter such instrumentality or state authority shall actually authorize the issuance of its revenue bonds in accordance with the Act of the General Assembly, including amendments thereto, authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by such instrumentality or state authority and the applicable provisions of this article. (1) COMMON RESERVE FUND.Appropriations made in connection with guaranteed revenue debt shall be paid, upon the issuance of the obligations, into a special trust fund to be designated “State of Georgia Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund” to be held together with all other sums similarly appropriated as a common reserve for any payments which may be required by virtue of any guarantee entered into in connection with any issue of guaranteed revenue obligations. This Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund shall be held and administered by the state treasurer. All such appropriations for the benefit of guaranteed revenue debt shall not lapse for any reason and shall continue in effect until the debt for which the appropriation was authorized shall have been incurred; but the General Assembly may repeal any such appropriation at any time prior to the payment of the same into the common reserve fund. (2) INSUFFICIENT MONEYS IN COMMON RESERVE FUND.If any payments are required to be made from the State of Georgia Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund to meet debt service requirements on guaranteed revenue obligations by virtue of an insufficiency of revenues, the state treasurer shall pay to the designated paying agent, upon certification by the issuing instrumentality as to the insufficiency of such revenues, from the common reserve fund, the amount necessary to cure such deficiency. The state treasurer shall then reimburse such fund from the general funds of the state within ten days following the commencement of any fiscal year of the state for any amounts so paid. The state treasurer may be required to apply such funds as aforesaid with respect to guaranteed revenue debt at the action of any holder of any such guaranteed revenue obligations. The obligation to make any such reimbursements shall be subordinate to the obligation imposed upon the fiscal officers of the state pursuant to the second paragraph of Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph I(a) of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976 and shall also be subordinate to the obligation hereinabove imposed upon the state treasurer to make sinking funds deposits for the benefit of general obligation debt. (3) MINIMUM BALANCE REQUIRED; EXCESS MONEYS; INVESTMENTS.The amount to the credit of the common reserve fund shall at all times be at least equal to the aggregate highest annual debt service requirements on all outstanding guaranteed revenue obligations entitled to the benefit of such fund. If at the end of any fiscal year of the state the fund is in excess of the required amount, the state treasurer, upon certification of the state accounting officer, shall transfer such excess to the general funds of the state, free of such trust. The funds in the common reserve shall be as fully invested as is practical, consistent with the requirements of guaranteeing the principal and interest payments on the revenue obligations guaranteed by the state. Any such investments shall be restricted to obligations constituting direct and general obligations of the United States government or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States government, maturing no longer than 12 months from the date of purchase.

(b) Guaranteed revenue debt. Guaranteed revenue debt may not be incurred until the General Assembly has enacted legislation authorizing the guarantee of the specific issue of revenue obligations then proposed, reciting that the General Assembly has determined such obligations will be self-liquidating over the life of the issue, which determination shall be conclusive, specifying the maximum principal amount of such issue, and appropriating an amount at least equal to the highest annual debt service requirements for such issue. After the General Assembly has enacted legislation authorizing the guarantee of a specific issue of revenue bonds by an instrumentality of the state or state authority, the commission shall approve the issuance of such bonds and thereafter such instrumentality or state authority shall actually authorize the issuance of its revenue bonds in accordance with the Act of the General Assembly, including amendments thereto, authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by such instrumentality or state authority and the applicable provisions of this article.

(1) COMMON RESERVE FUND.Appropriations made in connection with guaranteed revenue debt shall be paid, upon the issuance of the obligations, into a special trust fund to be designated “State of Georgia Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund” to be held together with all other sums similarly appropriated as a common reserve for any payments which may be required by virtue of any guarantee entered into in connection with any issue of guaranteed revenue obligations. This Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund shall be held and administered by the state treasurer. All such appropriations for the benefit of guaranteed revenue debt shall not lapse for any reason and shall continue in effect until the debt for which the appropriation was authorized shall have been incurred; but the General Assembly may repeal any such appropriation at any time prior to the payment of the same into the common reserve fund.

(1) COMMON RESERVE FUND.Appropriations made in connection with guaranteed revenue debt shall be paid, upon the issuance of the obligations, into a special trust fund to be designated “State of Georgia Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund” to be held together with all other sums similarly appropriated as a common reserve for any payments which may be required by virtue of any guarantee entered into in connection with any issue of guaranteed revenue obligations. This Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund shall be held and administered by the state treasurer. All such appropriations for the benefit of guaranteed revenue debt shall not lapse for any reason and shall continue in effect until the debt for which the appropriation was authorized shall have been incurred; but the General Assembly may repeal any such appropriation at any time prior to the payment of the same into the common reserve fund.

(2) INSUFFICIENT MONEYS IN COMMON RESERVE FUND.If any payments are required to be made from the State of Georgia Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund to meet debt service requirements on guaranteed revenue obligations by virtue of an insufficiency of revenues, the state treasurer shall pay to the designated paying agent, upon certification by the issuing instrumentality as to the insufficiency of such revenues, from the common reserve fund, the amount necessary to cure such deficiency. The state treasurer shall then reimburse such fund from the general funds of the state within ten days following the commencement of any fiscal year of the state for any amounts so paid. The state treasurer may be required to apply such funds as aforesaid with respect to guaranteed revenue debt at the action of any holder of any such guaranteed revenue obligations. The obligation to make any such reimbursements shall be subordinate to the obligation imposed upon the fiscal officers of the state pursuant to the second paragraph of Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph I(a) of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976 and shall also be subordinate to the obligation hereinabove imposed upon the state treasurer to make sinking funds deposits for the benefit of general obligation debt.

(2) INSUFFICIENT MONEYS IN COMMON RESERVE FUND.If any payments are required to be made from the State of Georgia Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund to meet debt service requirements on guaranteed revenue obligations by virtue of an insufficiency of revenues, the state treasurer shall pay to the designated paying agent, upon certification by the issuing instrumentality as to the insufficiency of such revenues, from the common reserve fund, the amount necessary to cure such deficiency. The state treasurer shall then reimburse such fund from the general funds of the state within ten days following the commencement of any fiscal year of the state for any amounts so paid. The state treasurer may be required to apply such funds as aforesaid with respect to guaranteed revenue debt at the action of any holder of any such guaranteed revenue obligations. The obligation to make any such reimbursements shall be subordinate to the obligation imposed upon the fiscal officers of the state pursuant to the second paragraph of Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph I(a) of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976 and shall also be subordinate to the obligation hereinabove imposed upon the state treasurer to make sinking funds deposits for the benefit of general obligation debt.

(3) MINIMUM BALANCE REQUIRED; EXCESS MONEYS; INVESTMENTS.The amount to the credit of the common reserve fund shall at all times be at least equal to the aggregate highest annual debt service requirements on all outstanding guaranteed revenue obligations entitled to the benefit of such fund. If at the end of any fiscal year of the state the fund is in excess of the required amount, the state treasurer, upon certification of the state accounting officer, shall transfer such excess to the general funds of the state, free of such trust. The funds in the common reserve shall be as fully invested as is practical, consistent with the requirements of guaranteeing the principal and interest payments on the revenue obligations guaranteed by the state. Any such investments shall be restricted to obligations constituting direct and general obligations of the United States government or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States government, maturing no longer than 12 months from the date of purchase.

(3) MINIMUM BALANCE REQUIRED; EXCESS MONEYS; INVESTMENTS.The amount to the credit of the common reserve fund shall at all times be at least equal to the aggregate highest annual debt service requirements on all outstanding guaranteed revenue obligations entitled to the benefit of such fund. If at the end of any fiscal year of the state the fund is in excess of the required amount, the state treasurer, upon certification of the state accounting officer, shall transfer such excess to the general funds of the state, free of such trust. The funds in the common reserve shall be as fully invested as is practical, consistent with the requirements of guaranteeing the principal and interest payments on the revenue obligations guaranteed by the state. Any such investments shall be restricted to obligations constituting direct and general obligations of the United States government or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States government, maturing no longer than 12 months from the date of purchase.

(c) Requirement for taxation. The General Assembly shall raise by taxation each fiscal year, in addition to the sums necessary to make all payments required to be made under contracts entitled to the protection of the second paragraph of Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph I(a) of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976 and to pay public expenses, such amounts as are necessary to pay debt service requirements in such fiscal year on all general obligation debt incurred hereunder and to maintain at all times the Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund in the full amount required by the Constitution and this article.

(c) Requirement for taxation. The General Assembly shall raise by taxation each fiscal year, in addition to the sums necessary to make all payments required to be made under contracts entitled to the protection of the second paragraph of Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph I(a) of the Constitution of Georgia of 1976 and to pay public expenses, such amounts as are necessary to pay debt service requirements in such fiscal year on all general obligation debt incurred hereunder and to maintain at all times the Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund in the full amount required by the Constitution and this article.

(d) Variable rate debt . (1) As used in this subsection, the term “ variable rate debt ” means general obligation debt bearing interest at a variable interest rate. (2) Variable rate debt may be incurred in the following manner: (A) For purposes of calculating the highest annual debt service requirements for variable rate debt, interest may be calculated at the maximum rate of interest that may be payable during any one fiscal year, after taking into account any credits permitted in the related bond resolution, indenture, or other instrument against such amount; (B) Any resolution authorizing general obligation debt which is variable rate debt, in lieu of stating the rate or rates at which such variable rate debt shall bear interest and the price or prices at which such variable rate bonds shall be initially sold or remarketed, in the event of purchase and subsequent resale, may provide that such interest rates and prices may vary from time to time depending on criteria established in the approving resolution, which criteria may include, without limitation, references to indices or variations in interest rates as may, in the judgment of a remarketing agent, be necessary to cause variable rate debt to be remarketable from time to time at a price equal to its principal amount and may provide for the appointment of a bank, trust company, investment bank, or other financial institution to serve as remarketing agent for such purposes. The resolution for any variable rate debt may provide that alternate interest rates or provisions for establishing alternate interest rates, different security or claim priorities, or different call or amortization provisions will apply during such times as the variable rate debts are held by a person providing credit or liquidity enhancement arrangements for such debt as authorized in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. The resolution may also provide for such variable rate debt to bear interest at rates established pursuant to a process generally known as an auction rate process and may provide for appointment of one or more financial institutions or investment banks to serve as auction agents and broker-dealers in connection with the establishment of such interest rates and sale and remarketing of such debt; (C) In connection with the issuance of any variable rate debt, the state may enter into arrangements to provide additional security and liquidity for such debt, including without limitation, bond or interest rate insurance or letters of credit, bond purchase contracts, or other arrangements whereby funds are available to retire or purchase such variable rate debt, thereby assuring the ability of owners of the variable rate debt to sell or redeem such debt. The state may enter into contracts and may agree to pay fees to persons providing such arrangements, but only under circumstances where the appropriate officer has certified that he or she reasonably expects that the total interest paid or to be paid on the variable rate debt, together with the fees for the arrangements, being treated as if interest, would not, taken together, cause the debt to bear interest, calculated to its stated maturity, at a rate in excess of the rate that the debt would bear in the absence of such arrangements; and (D) The state may enter into qualified interest rate management agreements with respect to any variable rate debt. Net payments for such qualified interest rate management agreements shall constitute interest on the variable rate debt and shall be paid from the same source as payments on the variable rate debt. During the term of any qualified interest rate management agreement, annual debt service requirements of the variable rate debt may be calculated taking into account any amounts to be paid or received pursuant to the terms of such qualified interest rate management agreement.

(d) Variable rate debt .

(1) As used in this subsection, the term “ variable rate debt ” means general obligation debt bearing interest at a variable interest rate.

(1) As used in this subsection, the term “ variable rate debt ” means general obligation debt bearing interest at a variable interest rate.

(2) Variable rate debt may be incurred in the following manner: (A) For purposes of calculating the highest annual debt service requirements for variable rate debt, interest may be calculated at the maximum rate of interest that may be payable during any one fiscal year, after taking into account any credits permitted in the related bond resolution, indenture, or other instrument against such amount; (B) Any resolution authorizing general obligation debt which is variable rate debt, in lieu of stating the rate or rates at which such variable rate debt shall bear interest and the price or prices at which such variable rate bonds shall be initially sold or remarketed, in the event of purchase and subsequent resale, may provide that such interest rates and prices may vary from time to time depending on criteria established in the approving resolution, which criteria may include, without limitation, references to indices or variations in interest rates as may, in the judgment of a remarketing agent, be necessary to cause variable rate debt to be remarketable from time to time at a price equal to its principal amount and may provide for the appointment of a bank, trust company, investment bank, or other financial institution to serve as remarketing agent for such purposes. The resolution for any variable rate debt may provide that alternate interest rates or provisions for establishing alternate interest rates, different security or claim priorities, or different call or amortization provisions will apply during such times as the variable rate debts are held by a person providing credit or liquidity enhancement arrangements for such debt as authorized in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. The resolution may also provide for such variable rate debt to bear interest at rates established pursuant to a process generally known as an auction rate process and may provide for appointment of one or more financial institutions or investment banks to serve as auction agents and broker-dealers in connection with the establishment of such interest rates and sale and remarketing of such debt; (C) In connection with the issuance of any variable rate debt, the state may enter into arrangements to provide additional security and liquidity for such debt, including without limitation, bond or interest rate insurance or letters of credit, bond purchase contracts, or other arrangements whereby funds are available to retire or purchase such variable rate debt, thereby assuring the ability of owners of the variable rate debt to sell or redeem such debt. The state may enter into contracts and may agree to pay fees to persons providing such arrangements, but only under circumstances where the appropriate officer has certified that he or she reasonably expects that the total interest paid or to be paid on the variable rate debt, together with the fees for the arrangements, being treated as if interest, would not, taken together, cause the debt to bear interest, calculated to its stated maturity, at a rate in excess of the rate that the debt would bear in the absence of such arrangements; and (D) The state may enter into qualified interest rate management agreements with respect to any variable rate debt. Net payments for such qualified interest rate management agreements shall constitute interest on the variable rate debt and shall be paid from the same source as payments on the variable rate debt. During the term of any qualified interest rate management agreement, annual debt service requirements of the variable rate debt may be calculated taking into account any amounts to be paid or received pursuant to the terms of such qualified interest rate management agreement.

(2) Variable rate debt may be incurred in the following manner:

(A) For purposes of calculating the highest annual debt service requirements for variable rate debt, interest may be calculated at the maximum rate of interest that may be payable during any one fiscal year, after taking into account any credits permitted in the related bond resolution, indenture, or other instrument against such amount;

(A) For purposes of calculating the highest annual debt service requirements for variable rate debt, interest may be calculated at the maximum rate of interest that may be payable during any one fiscal year, after taking into account any credits permitted in the related bond resolution, indenture, or other instrument against such amount;

(B) Any resolution authorizing general obligation debt which is variable rate debt, in lieu of stating the rate or rates at which such variable rate debt shall bear interest and the price or prices at which such variable rate bonds shall be initially sold or remarketed, in the event of purchase and subsequent resale, may provide that such interest rates and prices may vary from time to time depending on criteria established in the approving resolution, which criteria may include, without limitation, references to indices or variations in interest rates as may, in the judgment of a remarketing agent, be necessary to cause variable rate debt to be remarketable from time to time at a price equal to its principal amount and may provide for the appointment of a bank, trust company, investment bank, or other financial institution to serve as remarketing agent for such purposes. The resolution for any variable rate debt may provide that alternate interest rates or provisions for establishing alternate interest rates, different security or claim priorities, or different call or amortization provisions will apply during such times as the variable rate debts are held by a person providing credit or liquidity enhancement arrangements for such debt as authorized in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. The resolution may also provide for such variable rate debt to bear interest at rates established pursuant to a process generally known as an auction rate process and may provide for appointment of one or more financial institutions or investment banks to serve as auction agents and broker-dealers in connection with the establishment of such interest rates and sale and remarketing of such debt;

(B) Any resolution authorizing general obligation debt which is variable rate debt, in lieu of stating the rate or rates at which such variable rate debt shall bear interest and the price or prices at which such variable rate bonds shall be initially sold or remarketed, in the event of purchase and subsequent resale, may provide that such interest rates and prices may vary from time to time depending on criteria established in the approving resolution, which criteria may include, without limitation, references to indices or variations in interest rates as may, in the judgment of a remarketing agent, be necessary to cause variable rate debt to be remarketable from time to time at a price equal to its principal amount and may provide for the appointment of a bank, trust company, investment bank, or other financial institution to serve as remarketing agent for such purposes. The resolution for any variable rate debt may provide that alternate interest rates or provisions for establishing alternate interest rates, different security or claim priorities, or different call or amortization provisions will apply during such times as the variable rate debts are held by a person providing credit or liquidity enhancement arrangements for such debt as authorized in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. The resolution may also provide for such variable rate debt to bear interest at rates established pursuant to a process generally known as an auction rate process and may provide for appointment of one or more financial institutions or investment banks to serve as auction agents and broker-dealers in connection with the establishment of such interest rates and sale and remarketing of such debt;

(C) In connection with the issuance of any variable rate debt, the state may enter into arrangements to provide additional security and liquidity for such debt, including without limitation, bond or interest rate insurance or letters of credit, bond purchase contracts, or other arrangements whereby funds are available to retire or purchase such variable rate debt, thereby assuring the ability of owners of the variable rate debt to sell or redeem such debt. The state may enter into contracts and may agree to pay fees to persons providing such arrangements, but only under circumstances where the appropriate officer has certified that he or she reasonably expects that the total interest paid or to be paid on the variable rate debt, together with the fees for the arrangements, being treated as if interest, would not, taken together, cause the debt to bear interest, calculated to its stated maturity, at a rate in excess of the rate that the debt would bear in the absence of such arrangements; and

(C) In connection with the issuance of any variable rate debt, the state may enter into arrangements to provide additional security and liquidity for such debt, including without limitation, bond or interest rate insurance or letters of credit, bond purchase contracts, or other arrangements whereby funds are available to retire or purchase such variable rate debt, thereby assuring the ability of owners of the variable rate debt to sell or redeem such debt. The state may enter into contracts and may agree to pay fees to persons providing such arrangements, but only under circumstances where the appropriate officer has certified that he or she reasonably expects that the total interest paid or to be paid on the variable rate debt, together with the fees for the arrangements, being treated as if interest, would not, taken together, cause the debt to bear interest, calculated to its stated maturity, at a rate in excess of the rate that the debt would bear in the absence of such arrangements; and

(D) The state may enter into qualified interest rate management agreements with respect to any variable rate debt. Net payments for such qualified interest rate management agreements shall constitute interest on the variable rate debt and shall be paid from the same source as payments on the variable rate debt. During the term of any qualified interest rate management agreement, annual debt service requirements of the variable rate debt may be calculated taking into account any amounts to be paid or received pursuant to the terms of such qualified interest rate management agreement.

(D) The state may enter into qualified interest rate management agreements with respect to any variable rate debt. Net payments for such qualified interest rate management agreements shall constitute interest on the variable rate debt and shall be paid from the same source as payments on the variable rate debt. During the term of any qualified interest rate management agreement, annual debt service requirements of the variable rate debt may be calculated taking into account any amounts to be paid or received pursuant to the terms of such qualified interest rate management agreement.
O.C.G.A. § 50-20-3 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 20 / Section 50-20-3
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-20-3
Status: in_force

(a) Before entering into a financial agreement with a nonprofit organization, the head of the contracting state organization shall require the nonprofit organization to furnish financial and such other information as he or she may deem necessary to establish whether or not the nonprofit organization is financially viable and capable of providing services contemplated in the contract and that the agreement does not violate Chapter 10 of Title 45 related to conflicts of interest. Such information may include financial statements, Internal Revenue Service exempt status determination letters, Internal Revenue Service exempt organization information returns, and other related materials.

(a) Before entering into a financial agreement with a nonprofit organization, the head of the contracting state organization shall require the nonprofit organization to furnish financial and such other information as he or she may deem necessary to establish whether or not the nonprofit organization is financially viable and capable of providing services contemplated in the contract and that the agreement does not violate Chapter 10 of Title 45 related to conflicts of interest. Such information may include financial statements, Internal Revenue Service exempt status determination letters, Internal Revenue Service exempt organization information returns, and other related materials.

(b) State organizations which have entered into a financial agreement with a nonprofit organization shall require: (1) A nonprofit organization which has expended $100,000.00 or more during its fiscal year in state funds to provide for and cause to be made annually an audit of the financial affairs and transactions of all the nonprofit organization's funds and activities. The audit shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; (2) A nonprofit organization which has expended less than $100,000.00 in a fiscal year in state funds shall forward to the state auditor and each contracting state organization a copy of the nonprofit organization's financial statements. If annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the accountant's report must accompany them. If not, the annual financial statements must be accompanied by the statement of the president or person responsible for the nonprofit organization's financial statements: (A) Stating the president's or other person's belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and (B) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year. (3) A nonprofit organization which receives funds from a state organization and which meets the federal audit requirements of the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 1 shall submit audit reports and reporting packages performed in accordance with Office of Management and Budget regulations.

(b) State organizations which have entered into a financial agreement with a nonprofit organization shall require:

(1) A nonprofit organization which has expended $100,000.00 or more during its fiscal year in state funds to provide for and cause to be made annually an audit of the financial affairs and transactions of all the nonprofit organization's funds and activities. The audit shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

(1) A nonprofit organization which has expended $100,000.00 or more during its fiscal year in state funds to provide for and cause to be made annually an audit of the financial affairs and transactions of all the nonprofit organization's funds and activities. The audit shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

(2) A nonprofit organization which has expended less than $100,000.00 in a fiscal year in state funds shall forward to the state auditor and each contracting state organization a copy of the nonprofit organization's financial statements. If annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the accountant's report must accompany them. If not, the annual financial statements must be accompanied by the statement of the president or person responsible for the nonprofit organization's financial statements: (A) Stating the president's or other person's belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and (B) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.

(2) A nonprofit organization which has expended less than $100,000.00 in a fiscal year in state funds shall forward to the state auditor and each contracting state organization a copy of the nonprofit organization's financial statements. If annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the accountant's report must accompany them. If not, the annual financial statements must be accompanied by the statement of the president or person responsible for the nonprofit organization's financial statements:

(A) Stating the president's or other person's belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and

(A) Stating the president's or other person's belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and

(B) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.

(B) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.

(3) A nonprofit organization which receives funds from a state organization and which meets the federal audit requirements of the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 1 shall submit audit reports and reporting packages performed in accordance with Office of Management and Budget regulations.

(3) A nonprofit organization which receives funds from a state organization and which meets the federal audit requirements of the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 1 shall submit audit reports and reporting packages performed in accordance with Office of Management and Budget regulations.

(c) All financial statements required in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) of this Code section shall be prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) All financial statements required in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) of this Code section shall be prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

(d) Audits made in accordance with this Code section shall be in lieu of any financial audit or reporting requirements under individual state awards. Audits and financial statements required under this Code section, however, shall neither limit the authority of state organizations or the state auditor to conduct or arrange for additional audits of nonprofit organizations contracting with the state. Any additional audits shall be planned and performed in such a way as to build upon work performed by other auditors and shall be funded by the contracting state organization.

(d) Audits made in accordance with this Code section shall be in lieu of any financial audit or reporting requirements under individual state awards. Audits and financial statements required under this Code section, however, shall neither limit the authority of state organizations or the state auditor to conduct or arrange for additional audits of nonprofit organizations contracting with the state. Any additional audits shall be planned and performed in such a way as to build upon work performed by other auditors and shall be funded by the contracting state organization.

(e) Reporting packages or financial statements shall be forwarded to the state auditor and each contracting state organization within 180 days after the close of the nonprofit organization's fiscal year. The state auditor, for good cause, may waive the requirement for completion of an audit within 180 days. Such waiver shall be for an additional period of not more than 90 days, and no such waiver shall be granted for more than two successive years to the same nonprofit organization. The state auditor may prescribe an electronic format for financial statement and audit package submission purposes.

(e) Reporting packages or financial statements shall be forwarded to the state auditor and each contracting state organization within 180 days after the close of the nonprofit organization's fiscal year. The state auditor, for good cause, may waive the requirement for completion of an audit within 180 days. Such waiver shall be for an additional period of not more than 90 days, and no such waiver shall be granted for more than two successive years to the same nonprofit organization. The state auditor may prescribe an electronic format for financial statement and audit package submission purposes.

(f) Nonprofit organizations which receive funds from state organizations shall refrain from political activities, including endorsement of any political candidate or party, use of machinery, equipment, postage, stationery, or personnel on behalf of any candidate or any question of public policy subject to referendum.

(f) Nonprofit organizations which receive funds from state organizations shall refrain from political activities, including endorsement of any political candidate or party, use of machinery, equipment, postage, stationery, or personnel on behalf of any candidate or any question of public policy subject to referendum.

1 31 U.S.C.A. § 7501 et seq.
O.C.G.A. § 50-12-73 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / Section 50-12-73
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-12-73
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the federal government, the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame shall be located in the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base in Houston County, Georgia. The headquarters of the board shall be located in Houston County, Georgia. The board may obtain such halls, rooms, quarters, and offices as it deems necessary for conducting its affairs. The board is authorized to recognize and designate any existing or proposed facility as a part of the hall of fame as may be appropriate.

(a) With the approval of the federal government, the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame shall be located in the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base in Houston County, Georgia. The headquarters of the board shall be located in Houston County, Georgia. The board may obtain such halls, rooms, quarters, and offices as it deems necessary for conducting its affairs. The board is authorized to recognize and designate any existing or proposed facility as a part of the hall of fame as may be appropriate.

(b) The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame is designated as and shall be known as the Official State of Georgia Repository for Aviation History.

(b) The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame is designated as and shall be known as the Official State of Georgia Repository for Aviation History.
O.C.G.A. § 50-5a-6 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5A / Section 50-5a-6
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-5A-6
Status: in_force

If the state treasurer fails to perform the duties of the office, misapplies or misuses the funds of the state, or fails to account for and pay over any moneys that he or she may have received by virtue of the office, whereby the state treasurer becomes liable to the state, it shall not be necessary to bring an action on the official bond; but the Governor may issue an execution instanter against the state treasurer and the securities for the amount due the state by the state treasurer, with penalties and costs. The execution shall be directed to all and singular sheriffs of this state and shall be executed by them. The state treasurer and securities shall have only those defenses allowed tax collectors against executions issued against them by the state revenue commissioner.
O.C.G.A. § 50-18-23 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 18 / Section 50-18-23
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-18-23
Status: in_force

The person to whom the contract is awarded shall give bond with adequate and satisfactory security in the sum of not less than $25,000.00, to be payable to the Governor and his successors in office and to be conditioned that the contractor will perform his duties promptly and faithfully under the contract and carry out all provisions of law so far as they relate to the duties arising from the contract. The bond is subject to the approval of the Attorney General.
O.C.G.A. § 50-12-44 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 12 / Section 50-12-44
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-12-44
Status: in_force

The commission shall have the following powers and duties in addition to other powers and duties set forth in this article:

(1) To develop and stage a program of state-wide amateur athletic competitions to be known as the “Georgia State Games”;

(1) To develop and stage a program of state-wide amateur athletic competitions to be known as the “Georgia State Games”;

(2) To enter into contracts with both public and private parties in connection with the exercise of powers and duties of the commission;

(2) To enter into contracts with both public and private parties in connection with the exercise of powers and duties of the commission;

(3) To procure insurance coverage for participants in its programs;

(3) To procure insurance coverage for participants in its programs;

(4) To appoint and select officers, agents, and employees, including professional and administrative staff;

(4) To appoint and select officers, agents, and employees, including professional and administrative staff;

(5) To enlist the support of individuals, civic groups, amateur and professional sports associations, and other organizations in promoting, conducting, and staging the Georgia State Games and in promoting and improving physical fitness in amateur sports programs;

(5) To enlist the support of individuals, civic groups, amateur and professional sports associations, and other organizations in promoting, conducting, and staging the Georgia State Games and in promoting and improving physical fitness in amateur sports programs;

(6) To enter into agreements for the development, marketing, promotion, staging, and television and radio broadcasting or reproduction of: (A) The Georgia State Games; and (B) The official Georgia State Games emblem, posters, and any other artistic, orthographic, or visual representations or designations relating to the Georgia State Games;

(6) To enter into agreements for the development, marketing, promotion, staging, and television and radio broadcasting or reproduction of:

(A) The Georgia State Games; and

(A) The Georgia State Games; and

(B) The official Georgia State Games emblem, posters, and any other artistic, orthographic, or visual representations or designations relating to the Georgia State Games;

(B) The official Georgia State Games emblem, posters, and any other artistic, orthographic, or visual representations or designations relating to the Georgia State Games;

(7) To accept monetary grants, gifts, and proceeds arising from any contracts of the commission from the federal government; state government; any county, municipality, or local government; any board, bureau, commission, agency, authority, or establishment of any such government; or any individual, group of individuals, or any other organization, public or private; and to hold, invest, and disburse such grants, gifts, and proceeds and the income derived from the grants, gifts, and proceeds in carrying out the objectives and purposes of the commission;

(7) To accept monetary grants, gifts, and proceeds arising from any contracts of the commission from the federal government; state government; any county, municipality, or local government; any board, bureau, commission, agency, authority, or establishment of any such government; or any individual, group of individuals, or any other organization, public or private; and to hold, invest, and disburse such grants, gifts, and proceeds and the income derived from the grants, gifts, and proceeds in carrying out the objectives and purposes of the commission;

(8) To accept from the federal government or any instrumentality thereof or any other public or private person, firm, or corporation in the name of and for the state services, equipment, supplies, and materials by way of gift or grant for any purpose provided by this article;

(8) To accept from the federal government or any instrumentality thereof or any other public or private person, firm, or corporation in the name of and for the state services, equipment, supplies, and materials by way of gift or grant for any purpose provided by this article;

(9) To promote the development of Olympic training centers within the state. Such centers shall be managed by a Georgia State Games and Olympic training centers direct-support organization under contract with the Department of Natural Resources as further provided in Code Section 50-12-45 . The commission shall assure that state and local governmental entities and other entities cooperate to the extent feasible in providing existing facilities for use in Olympic training;

(9) To promote the development of Olympic training centers within the state. Such centers shall be managed by a Georgia State Games and Olympic training centers direct-support organization under contract with the Department of Natural Resources as further provided in Code Section 50-12-45 . The commission shall assure that state and local governmental entities and other entities cooperate to the extent feasible in providing existing facilities for use in Olympic training;

(10) To promote national and international amateur athletic competitions;

(10) To promote national and international amateur athletic competitions;

(11) To recommend rules for adoption and establish policies for the operation of the Georgia State Games, the promotion of national and international amateur athletic competitions, and the development of Olympic training centers;

(11) To recommend rules for adoption and establish policies for the operation of the Georgia State Games, the promotion of national and international amateur athletic competitions, and the development of Olympic training centers;

(12) To maintain liaison with the Department of Education, county and independent boards of education, private and parochial schools, physical fitness commissions of the several political subdivisions of the state, and comparable agencies of other states or of the federal government;

(12) To maintain liaison with the Department of Education, county and independent boards of education, private and parochial schools, physical fitness commissions of the several political subdivisions of the state, and comparable agencies of other states or of the federal government;

(13) To sponsor physical fitness and amateur sports workshops, clinics, conferences, and other similar activities;

(13) To sponsor physical fitness and amateur sports workshops, clinics, conferences, and other similar activities;

(14) To give recognition to outstanding developments and achievements in, and contributions to, physical fitness and amateur sports;

(14) To give recognition to outstanding developments and achievements in, and contributions to, physical fitness and amateur sports;

(15) To collect and disseminate physical fitness and sports information and initiate advertising campaigns promoting physical fitness and amateur sports;

(15) To collect and disseminate physical fitness and sports information and initiate advertising campaigns promoting physical fitness and amateur sports;

(16) To encourage local governments and communities to develop local physical fitness programs and amateur athletic competition; and

(16) To encourage local governments and communities to develop local physical fitness programs and amateur athletic competition; and

(17) To adopt, alter, or repeal its bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which its business may be transacted and in which the power granted to it may be enjoyed, as the commission may deem necessary or expedient in facilitating its business.

(17) To adopt, alter, or repeal its bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which its business may be transacted and in which the power granted to it may be enjoyed, as the commission may deem necessary or expedient in facilitating its business.
O.C.G.A. § 50-17-26 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 17 / Section 50-17-26
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-17-26
Status: in_force

(a) Authority. The state, through action of the commission, is authorized to incur public debt as hereinafter provided.

(a) Authority. The state, through action of the commission, is authorized to incur public debt as hereinafter provided.

(b) Registration, prepayment, cancellation, destruction, etc. (1) REGISTRAR.The fiscal officer of the state or his agent shall act as registrar for evidences of indebtedness registrable as to principal or interest or both. No transfer of a registered evidence of indebtedness is valid unless made on the register maintained by the fiscal officer of the state or his agent for that purpose, and the state shall be entitled to treat the registered owner as the owner of such instrument for all purposes. Payment of principal and interest, when registered as to interest, of registered instruments shall be by check to the registered owner as it appears on the register unless the commission has otherwise provided. The commission may make such other provisions respecting registration as it deems necessary or useful. The fiscal officer of the state may employ out-of-state transfer agents or in-state transfer agents, or both, to perform registration duties or payment duties, or both, as agents of the fiscal officer of the state. (2) PREPAYMENT.The commission may authorize debt having any provision for prepayment deemed necessary or useful, including the payment of any premium. (3) DESTROYED BONDS.If any evidence of indebtedness becomes mutilated or is destroyed, lost, or stolen, the commission shall execute and deliver a new bond or note of like date of issue, maturity date, principal amount, and interest rate per annum as the bond or note so mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen, upon exchange and substitution for such mutilated bond or note and in lieu of and substitution for the bond or note destroyed, lost, or stolen, upon filing with the commission evidence satisfactory to it that such bond or note has been destroyed, lost, or stolen and proof of ownership thereof and upon furnishing the commission with indemnity satisfactory to it and upon complying with other reasonable rules of the commission and paying expenses connected therewith. Any bond or note surrendered for exchange shall be canceled. As provided in connection with the issuance of replacement bonds or notes under this Code section, the commission shall have authority to print the new bonds with a validation certificate bearing the facsimile signature of the clerk of the superior court then in office; and such certificate shall have the same force and effect as in the first instance. All responsibility with respect to the issuance of any such new bonds shall be on the commission and not on the clerk, and the clerk shall have no liability in the event an overissuance occurs. (4) INTEREST.Interest shall cease to accrue on public debt on the date that the debt becomes due for payment if the payment is made or duly provided for; but such debt and the accrued interest thereon shall continue to be public debt until 20 years overdue for payment. At that time, unless demand for their payment has been made, they shall be extinguished and shall be deemed no longer outstanding. (5) CANCELLATION.Unless otherwise directed by the commission, every evidence of indebtedness and interest coupon paid or otherwise retired shall forthwith be marked “canceled” and shall be delivered by the paying agent accepting payment thereof to the commission, which shall destroy them and provide a certificate of destruction to the fiscal officer of the state. (6) RECORDS.The fiscal officer of the state or his agent shall maintain records containing a full and correct description of each evidence of indebtedness issued, identifying it and showing its date, issue, amount, interest rate, payment dates, payments made, registration, destruction, and every other relevant transaction. The use of depositories or immobilized or book-entry delivery systems, or both, may be authorized by the commission. (7) CONFIDENTIALITY.Records maintained by the commission, the fiscal officer of the state or his agents, or by any paying agent appointed by the commission which reveal the names or identities of registered holders of bonds or notes shall not be deemed public records. Any information concerning the identity or the name of registered holders of bonds or notes shall be released only upon direction or authorization by the commission.

(b) Registration, prepayment, cancellation, destruction, etc.

(1) REGISTRAR.The fiscal officer of the state or his agent shall act as registrar for evidences of indebtedness registrable as to principal or interest or both. No transfer of a registered evidence of indebtedness is valid unless made on the register maintained by the fiscal officer of the state or his agent for that purpose, and the state shall be entitled to treat the registered owner as the owner of such instrument for all purposes. Payment of principal and interest, when registered as to interest, of registered instruments shall be by check to the registered owner as it appears on the register unless the commission has otherwise provided. The commission may make such other provisions respecting registration as it deems necessary or useful. The fiscal officer of the state may employ out-of-state transfer agents or in-state transfer agents, or both, to perform registration duties or payment duties, or both, as agents of the fiscal officer of the state.

(1) REGISTRAR.The fiscal officer of the state or his agent shall act as registrar for evidences of indebtedness registrable as to principal or interest or both. No transfer of a registered evidence of indebtedness is valid unless made on the register maintained by the fiscal officer of the state or his agent for that purpose, and the state shall be entitled to treat the registered owner as the owner of such instrument for all purposes. Payment of principal and interest, when registered as to interest, of registered instruments shall be by check to the registered owner as it appears on the register unless the commission has otherwise provided. The commission may make such other provisions respecting registration as it deems necessary or useful. The fiscal officer of the state may employ out-of-state transfer agents or in-state transfer agents, or both, to perform registration duties or payment duties, or both, as agents of the fiscal officer of the state.

(2) PREPAYMENT.The commission may authorize debt having any provision for prepayment deemed necessary or useful, including the payment of any premium.

(2) PREPAYMENT.The commission may authorize debt having any provision for prepayment deemed necessary or useful, including the payment of any premium.

(3) DESTROYED BONDS.If any evidence of indebtedness becomes mutilated or is destroyed, lost, or stolen, the commission shall execute and deliver a new bond or note of like date of issue, maturity date, principal amount, and interest rate per annum as the bond or note so mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen, upon exchange and substitution for such mutilated bond or note and in lieu of and substitution for the bond or note destroyed, lost, or stolen, upon filing with the commission evidence satisfactory to it that such bond or note has been destroyed, lost, or stolen and proof of ownership thereof and upon furnishing the commission with indemnity satisfactory to it and upon complying with other reasonable rules of the commission and paying expenses connected therewith. Any bond or note surrendered for exchange shall be canceled. As provided in connection with the issuance of replacement bonds or notes under this Code section, the commission shall have authority to print the new bonds with a validation certificate bearing the facsimile signature of the clerk of the superior court then in office; and such certificate shall have the same force and effect as in the first instance. All responsibility with respect to the issuance of any such new bonds shall be on the commission and not on the clerk, and the clerk shall have no liability in the event an overissuance occurs.

(3) DESTROYED BONDS.If any evidence of indebtedness becomes mutilated or is destroyed, lost, or stolen, the commission shall execute and deliver a new bond or note of like date of issue, maturity date, principal amount, and interest rate per annum as the bond or note so mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen, upon exchange and substitution for such mutilated bond or note and in lieu of and substitution for the bond or note destroyed, lost, or stolen, upon filing with the commission evidence satisfactory to it that such bond or note has been destroyed, lost, or stolen and proof of ownership thereof and upon furnishing the commission with indemnity satisfactory to it and upon complying with other reasonable rules of the commission and paying expenses connected therewith. Any bond or note surrendered for exchange shall be canceled. As provided in connection with the issuance of replacement bonds or notes under this Code section, the commission shall have authority to print the new bonds with a validation certificate bearing the facsimile signature of the clerk of the superior court then in office; and such certificate shall have the same force and effect as in the first instance. All responsibility with respect to the issuance of any such new bonds shall be on the commission and not on the clerk, and the clerk shall have no liability in the event an overissuance occurs.

(4) INTEREST.Interest shall cease to accrue on public debt on the date that the debt becomes due for payment if the payment is made or duly provided for; but such debt and the accrued interest thereon shall continue to be public debt until 20 years overdue for payment. At that time, unless demand for their payment has been made, they shall be extinguished and shall be deemed no longer outstanding.

(4) INTEREST.Interest shall cease to accrue on public debt on the date that the debt becomes due for payment if the payment is made or duly provided for; but such debt and the accrued interest thereon shall continue to be public debt until 20 years overdue for payment. At that time, unless demand for their payment has been made, they shall be extinguished and shall be deemed no longer outstanding.

(5) CANCELLATION.Unless otherwise directed by the commission, every evidence of indebtedness and interest coupon paid or otherwise retired shall forthwith be marked “canceled” and shall be delivered by the paying agent accepting payment thereof to the commission, which shall destroy them and provide a certificate of destruction to the fiscal officer of the state.

(5) CANCELLATION.Unless otherwise directed by the commission, every evidence of indebtedness and interest coupon paid or otherwise retired shall forthwith be marked “canceled” and shall be delivered by the paying agent accepting payment thereof to the commission, which shall destroy them and provide a certificate of destruction to the fiscal officer of the state.

(6) RECORDS.The fiscal officer of the state or his agent shall maintain records containing a full and correct description of each evidence of indebtedness issued, identifying it and showing its date, issue, amount, interest rate, payment dates, payments made, registration, destruction, and every other relevant transaction. The use of depositories or immobilized or book-entry delivery systems, or both, may be authorized by the commission.

(6) RECORDS.The fiscal officer of the state or his agent shall maintain records containing a full and correct description of each evidence of indebtedness issued, identifying it and showing its date, issue, amount, interest rate, payment dates, payments made, registration, destruction, and every other relevant transaction. The use of depositories or immobilized or book-entry delivery systems, or both, may be authorized by the commission.

(7) CONFIDENTIALITY.Records maintained by the commission, the fiscal officer of the state or his agents, or by any paying agent appointed by the commission which reveal the names or identities of registered holders of bonds or notes shall not be deemed public records. Any information concerning the identity or the name of registered holders of bonds or notes shall be released only upon direction or authorization by the commission.

(7) CONFIDENTIALITY.Records maintained by the commission, the fiscal officer of the state or his agents, or by any paying agent appointed by the commission which reveal the names or identities of registered holders of bonds or notes shall not be deemed public records. Any information concerning the identity or the name of registered holders of bonds or notes shall be released only upon direction or authorization by the commission.

(c) Paying agent. The commission may appoint one or more paying agents for each issue of bonds or notes. The fiscal officer of the state may be designated the sole paying agent or a copaying agent for any issue of bonds or notes. Every other such paying agent shall be an incorporated bank or trust company authorized by the laws of the United States or of the state in which it is located to do a banking or trust business. There may be deposited with a paying agent, in a special account for such purposes only, a sum estimated to be sufficient to enable the paying agent to pay the principal and interest on public debt which will come due not more than 15 days after the date of the deposit. The commission may make such other provisions respecting paying agents as it deems necessary or useful and may enter into a contract with any paying agents containing such terms, including its compensation and conditions in regard to the paying agents, as it deems necessary or useful.

(c) Paying agent. The commission may appoint one or more paying agents for each issue of bonds or notes. The fiscal officer of the state may be designated the sole paying agent or a copaying agent for any issue of bonds or notes. Every other such paying agent shall be an incorporated bank or trust company authorized by the laws of the United States or of the state in which it is located to do a banking or trust business. There may be deposited with a paying agent, in a special account for such purposes only, a sum estimated to be sufficient to enable the paying agent to pay the principal and interest on public debt which will come due not more than 15 days after the date of the deposit. The commission may make such other provisions respecting paying agents as it deems necessary or useful and may enter into a contract with any paying agents containing such terms, including its compensation and conditions in regard to the paying agents, as it deems necessary or useful.

(d) Executory contracts. After adoption of an authorizing resolution for a purpose which is to be accomplished wholly or in part through performance of an executory contract by some other contracting party, the contract may be entered into prior to the contracting of the debt authorized by the resolution with like effect as if the funds necessary for payments on the contract were readily available. In such cases, the debt authorized by the resolution shall be deemed to have been contracted pursuant to the resolution in the amount necessary to make such payments on the date the contract is entered into, and the authority of the resolution shall promptly thereafter be exercised.

(d) Executory contracts. After adoption of an authorizing resolution for a purpose which is to be accomplished wholly or in part through performance of an executory contract by some other contracting party, the contract may be entered into prior to the contracting of the debt authorized by the resolution with like effect as if the funds necessary for payments on the contract were readily available. In such cases, the debt authorized by the resolution shall be deemed to have been contracted pursuant to the resolution in the amount necessary to make such payments on the date the contract is entered into, and the authority of the resolution shall promptly thereafter be exercised.

(e) Money borrowed. All money borrowed shall be lawful money of the United States and all debts shall be payable in such money.

(e) Money borrowed. All money borrowed shall be lawful money of the United States and all debts shall be payable in such money.

(f) Evidences of indebtedness held by state funds. All evidences of indebtedness owned or held by any state fund shall be deemed to be outstanding in all respects, and the agency having such fund under its control shall have the same rights with respect to such evidences of indebtedness as a private party; but, if any sinking fund acquires bonds which give rise to such fund, such bond shall be deemed paid for all purposes and no longer outstanding and together with any interest coupons appurtenant thereto shall be canceled. All evidence of indebtedness owned by any state fund shall be registered to the fullest extent registrable.

(f) Evidences of indebtedness held by state funds. All evidences of indebtedness owned or held by any state fund shall be deemed to be outstanding in all respects, and the agency having such fund under its control shall have the same rights with respect to such evidences of indebtedness as a private party; but, if any sinking fund acquires bonds which give rise to such fund, such bond shall be deemed paid for all purposes and no longer outstanding and together with any interest coupons appurtenant thereto shall be canceled. All evidence of indebtedness owned by any state fund shall be registered to the fullest extent registrable.

(g) Audits. The commission, together with all funds established in connection with public debt, shall be audited no less frequently than annually by an independent certified public accountant to be selected by a majority of the commission. Copies of such audit shall be given to both houses of the General Assembly and shall be available upon request to interested parties, including, specifically but without limitation, the holders of evidences of indebtedness. The commission shall not be required to distribute copies of the audit to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the members of the availability of the audit in the manner which it deems to be most effective and efficient.

(g) Audits. The commission, together with all funds established in connection with public debt, shall be audited no less frequently than annually by an independent certified public accountant to be selected by a majority of the commission. Copies of such audit shall be given to both houses of the General Assembly and shall be available upon request to interested parties, including, specifically but without limitation, the holders of evidences of indebtedness. The commission shall not be required to distribute copies of the audit to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the members of the availability of the audit in the manner which it deems to be most effective and efficient.

(h) Legal services. The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the commission, and in connection therewith the provisions of reimbursement for legal services of Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 shall be fully applicable; provided, however, that the chairman of the commission shall be the one to provide the advance approval for the amount of such services and expenses.

(h) Legal services. The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the commission, and in connection therewith the provisions of reimbursement for legal services of Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 shall be fully applicable; provided, however, that the chairman of the commission shall be the one to provide the advance approval for the amount of such services and expenses.
O.C.G.A. § 50-25-2 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 25 / Section 50-25-2
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-25-2
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall consist of 11 members as follows: two members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and seven members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall designate a member of the authority to serve as chairperson of the authority. All of the aforesaid members shall be individuals employed in the private sector who shall have experience in technology issues concerning large public or private organizations or entities. The initial membership of the authority shall be appointed for terms of office as follows: (1) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint one member for a term of one year and one member for a term of three years; (2) The Speaker of the House shall appoint one member for a term of one year and one member for a term of three years; and (3) The Governor shall appoint four members for terms of one year and three members for a term of three years. The terms of all succeeding members shall be for three years. The authority may elect a vice chairperson and a secretary and any other officers deemed appropriate. In addition to all other members provided for in this subsection, there shall be one nonvoting ex officio member of the authority who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

(a) The authority shall consist of 11 members as follows: two members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and seven members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall designate a member of the authority to serve as chairperson of the authority. All of the aforesaid members shall be individuals employed in the private sector who shall have experience in technology issues concerning large public or private organizations or entities. The initial membership of the authority shall be appointed for terms of office as follows:

(1) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint one member for a term of one year and one member for a term of three years;

(1) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint one member for a term of one year and one member for a term of three years;

(2) The Speaker of the House shall appoint one member for a term of one year and one member for a term of three years; and

(2) The Speaker of the House shall appoint one member for a term of one year and one member for a term of three years; and

(3) The Governor shall appoint four members for terms of one year and three members for a term of three years.

(3) The Governor shall appoint four members for terms of one year and three members for a term of three years.

The terms of all succeeding members shall be for three years. The authority may elect a vice chairperson and a secretary and any other officers deemed appropriate. In addition to all other members provided for in this subsection, there shall be one nonvoting ex officio member of the authority who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

(b) Each member of the authority may be authorized by the authority to receive an expense allowance and reimbursement from funds of the authority in the same manner as provided for in Code Section 45-7-21 . Except as specifically provided in this subsection, members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services.

(b) Each member of the authority may be authorized by the authority to receive an expense allowance and reimbursement from funds of the authority in the same manner as provided for in Code Section 45-7-21 . Except as specifically provided in this subsection, members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services.

(c) Seven members of the authority shall constitute a quorum; and the affirmative votes of six members of the authority shall be required for any action to be taken by the authority.

(c) Seven members of the authority shall constitute a quorum; and the affirmative votes of six members of the authority shall be required for any action to be taken by the authority.

(d) There shall be an executive director of the authority to be titled the chief information officer and to be selected in the manner and to have the powers and duties set forth in Code Section 50-25-5.1 .

(d) There shall be an executive director of the authority to be titled the chief information officer and to be selected in the manner and to have the powers and duties set forth in Code Section 50-25-5.1 .

(e) The authority may make rules and regulations for its own government.

(e) The authority may make rules and regulations for its own government.

(f) The authority shall have perpetual existence.

(f) The authority shall have perpetual existence.
O.C.G.A. § 50-27-24 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 27 / Section 50-27-24
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-27-24
Status: in_force

(a) Proceeds of any lottery prize shall be subject to the Georgia state income tax.

(a) Proceeds of any lottery prize shall be subject to the Georgia state income tax.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Article 2 of this chapter, attachments, garnishments, or executions authorized and issued pursuant to law shall be withheld if timely served upon the corporation. This subsection shall not apply to a retailer.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Article 2 of this chapter, attachments, garnishments, or executions authorized and issued pursuant to law shall be withheld if timely served upon the corporation. This subsection shall not apply to a retailer.

(c) The corporation shall adopt regulations, policies, and procedures to establish a system of verifying the validity of tickets or shares claimed to win prizes and to effect payment of such prizes, except that: (1) Except as provided in Code Section 50-27-24.1 , no prize, any portion of a prize, or any right of any person to a prize awarded shall be assignable. Any prize or any portion of a prize remaining unpaid at the death of a prize winner shall be paid to the estate of the deceased prize winner or to the trustee of a trust established by the deceased prize winner as settlor if a copy of the trust document or instrument has been filed with the corporation along with a notarized letter of direction from the settlor and no written notice of revocation has been received by the corporation prior to the settlor's death. Following a settlor's death and prior to any payment to such a successor trustee, the corporation shall obtain from the trustee a written agreement to indemnify and hold the corporation harmless with respect to any claims that may be asserted against the corporation arising from payment to or through the trust. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code section, any person, pursuant to an appropriate judicial order, shall be paid the prize to which a winner is entitled; (2) No prize shall be paid arising from claimed tickets that are stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, produced or issued in error, unreadable, not received, or not recorded by the corporation within applicable deadlines; lacking in captions that conform and agree with the play symbols as appropriate to the particular lottery game involved; or not in compliance with such additional specific regulations and public or confidential validation and security tests of the corporation appropriate to the particular lottery game involved; (3) No particular prize in any lottery game shall be paid more than once, and in the event of a determination that more than one claimant is entitled to a particular prize, the sole remedy of such claimants is the award to each of them of an equal share in the prize; and (4) A holder of a winning cash ticket or share from a lottery game shall claim a cash prize within 180 days, or for a multistate or multisovereign lottery game within 180 days, after the drawing in which the cash prize was won. In any Georgia lottery game in which the player may determine instantly if he has won or lost, he shall claim a cash prize within 90 days, or for a multistate lottery game within 180 days, after the end of the lottery game. If a valid claim is not made for a cash prize within the applicable period, the cash prize shall constitute an unclaimed prize for purposes of this Code section.

(c) The corporation shall adopt regulations, policies, and procedures to establish a system of verifying the validity of tickets or shares claimed to win prizes and to effect payment of such prizes, except that:

(1) Except as provided in Code Section 50-27-24.1 , no prize, any portion of a prize, or any right of any person to a prize awarded shall be assignable. Any prize or any portion of a prize remaining unpaid at the death of a prize winner shall be paid to the estate of the deceased prize winner or to the trustee of a trust established by the deceased prize winner as settlor if a copy of the trust document or instrument has been filed with the corporation along with a notarized letter of direction from the settlor and no written notice of revocation has been received by the corporation prior to the settlor's death. Following a settlor's death and prior to any payment to such a successor trustee, the corporation shall obtain from the trustee a written agreement to indemnify and hold the corporation harmless with respect to any claims that may be asserted against the corporation arising from payment to or through the trust. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code section, any person, pursuant to an appropriate judicial order, shall be paid the prize to which a winner is entitled;

(1) Except as provided in Code Section 50-27-24.1 , no prize, any portion of a prize, or any right of any person to a prize awarded shall be assignable. Any prize or any portion of a prize remaining unpaid at the death of a prize winner shall be paid to the estate of the deceased prize winner or to the trustee of a trust established by the deceased prize winner as settlor if a copy of the trust document or instrument has been filed with the corporation along with a notarized letter of direction from the settlor and no written notice of revocation has been received by the corporation prior to the settlor's death. Following a settlor's death and prior to any payment to such a successor trustee, the corporation shall obtain from the trustee a written agreement to indemnify and hold the corporation harmless with respect to any claims that may be asserted against the corporation arising from payment to or through the trust. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code section, any person, pursuant to an appropriate judicial order, shall be paid the prize to which a winner is entitled;

(2) No prize shall be paid arising from claimed tickets that are stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, produced or issued in error, unreadable, not received, or not recorded by the corporation within applicable deadlines; lacking in captions that conform and agree with the play symbols as appropriate to the particular lottery game involved; or not in compliance with such additional specific regulations and public or confidential validation and security tests of the corporation appropriate to the particular lottery game involved;

(2) No prize shall be paid arising from claimed tickets that are stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, produced or issued in error, unreadable, not received, or not recorded by the corporation within applicable deadlines; lacking in captions that conform and agree with the play symbols as appropriate to the particular lottery game involved; or not in compliance with such additional specific regulations and public or confidential validation and security tests of the corporation appropriate to the particular lottery game involved;

(3) No particular prize in any lottery game shall be paid more than once, and in the event of a determination that more than one claimant is entitled to a particular prize, the sole remedy of such claimants is the award to each of them of an equal share in the prize; and

(3) No particular prize in any lottery game shall be paid more than once, and in the event of a determination that more than one claimant is entitled to a particular prize, the sole remedy of such claimants is the award to each of them of an equal share in the prize; and

(4) A holder of a winning cash ticket or share from a lottery game shall claim a cash prize within 180 days, or for a multistate or multisovereign lottery game within 180 days, after the drawing in which the cash prize was won. In any Georgia lottery game in which the player may determine instantly if he has won or lost, he shall claim a cash prize within 90 days, or for a multistate lottery game within 180 days, after the end of the lottery game. If a valid claim is not made for a cash prize within the applicable period, the cash prize shall constitute an unclaimed prize for purposes of this Code section.

(4) A holder of a winning cash ticket or share from a lottery game shall claim a cash prize within 180 days, or for a multistate or multisovereign lottery game within 180 days, after the drawing in which the cash prize was won. In any Georgia lottery game in which the player may determine instantly if he has won or lost, he shall claim a cash prize within 90 days, or for a multistate lottery game within 180 days, after the end of the lottery game. If a valid claim is not made for a cash prize within the applicable period, the cash prize shall constitute an unclaimed prize for purposes of this Code section.

(d) No prize shall be paid upon a ticket or share purchased or sold in violation of this chapter. Any such prize shall constitute an unclaimed prize for purposes of this Code section.

(d) No prize shall be paid upon a ticket or share purchased or sold in violation of this chapter. Any such prize shall constitute an unclaimed prize for purposes of this Code section.

(e) The corporation is discharged of all liability upon payment of a prize.

(e) The corporation is discharged of all liability upon payment of a prize.

(f) No ticket or share shall be purchased by and no prize shall be paid to any member of the board of directors; any officer or employee of the corporation; or to any spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person. No ticket or share shall be purchased by and no prize shall be paid to any officer, employee, agent, or subcontractor of any vendor or to any spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person if such officer, employee, agent, or subcontractor has access to confidential information which may compromise the integrity of the lottery.

(f) No ticket or share shall be purchased by and no prize shall be paid to any member of the board of directors; any officer or employee of the corporation; or to any spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person. No ticket or share shall be purchased by and no prize shall be paid to any officer, employee, agent, or subcontractor of any vendor or to any spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person if such officer, employee, agent, or subcontractor has access to confidential information which may compromise the integrity of the lottery.

(g) No lottery game utilizing an electronic or mechanical machine may use a machine which dispenses coins or currency.

(g) No lottery game utilizing an electronic or mechanical machine may use a machine which dispenses coins or currency.

(h) Unclaimed prize money shall not constitute net lottery proceeds. A portion of unclaimed prize money, not to exceed $ 200,000.00 annually, shall be directed to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities for the treatment of compulsive gambling disorder and educational programs related to such disorder. In addition, unclaimed prize money may be added to the pool from which future prizes are to be awarded or used for special prize promotions.

(h) Unclaimed prize money shall not constitute net lottery proceeds. A portion of unclaimed prize money, not to exceed $ 200,000.00 annually, shall be directed to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities for the treatment of compulsive gambling disorder and educational programs related to such disorder. In addition, unclaimed prize money may be added to the pool from which future prizes are to be awarded or used for special prize promotions.
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-21 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 6 / Section 50-6-21
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-6-21
Status: in_force

The state auditor is authorized to spend any available money to cover the expenses of investigations and to charge the same to the expenses of his department.
O.C.G.A. § 50-3-55 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 3 / Section 50-3-55
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-3-55
Status: in_force

The live oak is adopted as the official tree emblematic of the State of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. § 50-16-4 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / Section 50-16-4
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-16-4
Status: in_force

The use of the capitol building and grounds shall be limited to departments of the state government and to state and national political organizations, and the keeper of public buildings and grounds shall not grant the use of either the capitol buildings or grounds for any other purposes, except that the Georgia Building Authority as keeper of public buildings and grounds is authorized to provide space in the capitol building for use as a vending stand, as described by Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 49, for the use of state officials and employees and their invited guests.
O.C.G.A. § 50-34-2 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 34 / Section 50-34-2
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-34-2
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Authority” means the OneGeorgia Authority or any subsidiary corporation created by the board of directors of the OneGeorgia Authority pursuant to this chapter.

(1) “Authority” means the OneGeorgia Authority or any subsidiary corporation created by the board of directors of the OneGeorgia Authority pursuant to this chapter.

(2) “Bonds” or “revenue bonds” means any bonds, revenue bonds, notes, interim certificates, bond or revenue anticipation notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the authority issued under this chapter, including, without limitation, obligations issued to refund any of the foregoing, notwithstanding that such bonds may be secured by the full faith and credit of a business, enterprise, or federal tobacco settlement proceeds paid to the State of Georgia.

(2) “Bonds” or “revenue bonds” means any bonds, revenue bonds, notes, interim certificates, bond or revenue anticipation notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the authority issued under this chapter, including, without limitation, obligations issued to refund any of the foregoing, notwithstanding that such bonds may be secured by the full faith and credit of a business, enterprise, or federal tobacco settlement proceeds paid to the State of Georgia.

(3) “Business” means any lawful activity engaged in for profit or not for profit, whether organized as a corporation; a partnership, either general or limited; a sole proprietorship; an educational institution; or otherwise.

(3) “Business” means any lawful activity engaged in for profit or not for profit, whether organized as a corporation; a partnership, either general or limited; a sole proprietorship; an educational institution; or otherwise.

(4) “Cost of project,” “cost of any project,” or “cost of an enterprise” means, as the context may require, all, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, of the following: (A) All costs of acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, and all costs of installation, modification, repair, reconditioning, renovation, remodeling, extension, rehabilitation, or preservation incurred in connection with any project or part of any project; (B) All costs of real property, fixtures, equipment, or personal property used in or in connection with or necessary or convenient for any project or any facility or facilities related thereto, including, but not limited to, cost of land, interests in land, options to purchase, estates for years, easements, rights, improvements, water rights, connections for utility services, and infrastructure and connections for broadband services as such term is defined in Code Section 50-40-1 ; the cost of fees, franchises, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates or the cost of securing any of the foregoing; the cost of preparation of any application therefor; and the cost of all fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, and other property used in connection with or necessary or convenient for any project or facility; (C) All financing charges, including, but not limited to, premiums and prepayment penalties; interest accrued or to accrue prior to and up to three years after the acquisition, installation, financing, or commencement of a project and any other cost related to a project up to three years after such acquisition, installation, financing, refinancing, or commencement; any loan or loan guarantee fees; and any fees paid to or which accrue to the authority regardless of the timing of such fees, prior to, during the operation of, or after the acquisition, installation, financing, refinancing, or commencement of a project; (D) The cost of architectural, engineering, legal, financing, surveying, planning, environmental reports and inspections, accounting services, and any and all other necessary technical personnel or other expenses necessary or incident to planning, providing, or determining the need for or the feasibility or practicability of a project or financial assistance to or financing of a project; (E) All fees for legal, accounting, bond, underwriting, trustee, paying agent, option provider, credit enhancement, and fiscal agent services for bondholders under any bond resolution, trust agreement, indenture, or similar instrument or agreement and all expenses incurred by any of the above; (F) The cost of plans and specifications for any project; (G) The cost of title insurance and title examinations with respect to any project; (H) Administrative costs, expenses, and fees rendered or incurred with respect to any project; (I) The cost of the establishment of any reserves, including, but not limited to, any sinking fund and debt service reserves; (J) All costs of servicing any loans made or acquired; (K) The cost of the authority incurred in connection with providing a project, including reasonable sums to reimburse the authority for time spent by its agents or employees in providing and financing a project; and (L) The cost paid or incurred for the administration of any program for the purchase or lease of or the making of loans for a project by the authority and any program for the sale or lease of or making of loans for a project to any business, enterprise, local government, or any other person.

(4) “Cost of project,” “cost of any project,” or “cost of an enterprise” means, as the context may require, all, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, of the following:

(A) All costs of acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, and all costs of installation, modification, repair, reconditioning, renovation, remodeling, extension, rehabilitation, or preservation incurred in connection with any project or part of any project;

(A) All costs of acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, and all costs of installation, modification, repair, reconditioning, renovation, remodeling, extension, rehabilitation, or preservation incurred in connection with any project or part of any project;

(B) All costs of real property, fixtures, equipment, or personal property used in or in connection with or necessary or convenient for any project or any facility or facilities related thereto, including, but not limited to, cost of land, interests in land, options to purchase, estates for years, easements, rights, improvements, water rights, connections for utility services, and infrastructure and connections for broadband services as such term is defined in Code Section 50-40-1 ; the cost of fees, franchises, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates or the cost of securing any of the foregoing; the cost of preparation of any application therefor; and the cost of all fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, and other property used in connection with or necessary or convenient for any project or facility;

(B) All costs of real property, fixtures, equipment, or personal property used in or in connection with or necessary or convenient for any project or any facility or facilities related thereto, including, but not limited to, cost of land, interests in land, options to purchase, estates for years, easements, rights, improvements, water rights, connections for utility services, and infrastructure and connections for broadband services as such term is defined in Code Section 50-40-1 ; the cost of fees, franchises, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates or the cost of securing any of the foregoing; the cost of preparation of any application therefor; and the cost of all fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, and other property used in connection with or necessary or convenient for any project or facility;

(C) All financing charges, including, but not limited to, premiums and prepayment penalties; interest accrued or to accrue prior to and up to three years after the acquisition, installation, financing, or commencement of a project and any other cost related to a project up to three years after such acquisition, installation, financing, refinancing, or commencement; any loan or loan guarantee fees; and any fees paid to or which accrue to the authority regardless of the timing of such fees, prior to, during the operation of, or after the acquisition, installation, financing, refinancing, or commencement of a project;

(C) All financing charges, including, but not limited to, premiums and prepayment penalties; interest accrued or to accrue prior to and up to three years after the acquisition, installation, financing, or commencement of a project and any other cost related to a project up to three years after such acquisition, installation, financing, refinancing, or commencement; any loan or loan guarantee fees; and any fees paid to or which accrue to the authority regardless of the timing of such fees, prior to, during the operation of, or after the acquisition, installation, financing, refinancing, or commencement of a project;

(D) The cost of architectural, engineering, legal, financing, surveying, planning, environmental reports and inspections, accounting services, and any and all other necessary technical personnel or other expenses necessary or incident to planning, providing, or determining the need for or the feasibility or practicability of a project or financial assistance to or financing of a project;

(D) The cost of architectural, engineering, legal, financing, surveying, planning, environmental reports and inspections, accounting services, and any and all other necessary technical personnel or other expenses necessary or incident to planning, providing, or determining the need for or the feasibility or practicability of a project or financial assistance to or financing of a project;

(E) All fees for legal, accounting, bond, underwriting, trustee, paying agent, option provider, credit enhancement, and fiscal agent services for bondholders under any bond resolution, trust agreement, indenture, or similar instrument or agreement and all expenses incurred by any of the above;

(E) All fees for legal, accounting, bond, underwriting, trustee, paying agent, option provider, credit enhancement, and fiscal agent services for bondholders under any bond resolution, trust agreement, indenture, or similar instrument or agreement and all expenses incurred by any of the above;

(F) The cost of plans and specifications for any project;

(F) The cost of plans and specifications for any project;

(G) The cost of title insurance and title examinations with respect to any project;

(G) The cost of title insurance and title examinations with respect to any project;

(H) Administrative costs, expenses, and fees rendered or incurred with respect to any project;

(H) Administrative costs, expenses, and fees rendered or incurred with respect to any project;

(I) The cost of the establishment of any reserves, including, but not limited to, any sinking fund and debt service reserves;

(I) The cost of the establishment of any reserves, including, but not limited to, any sinking fund and debt service reserves;

(J) All costs of servicing any loans made or acquired;

(J) All costs of servicing any loans made or acquired;

(K) The cost of the authority incurred in connection with providing a project, including reasonable sums to reimburse the authority for time spent by its agents or employees in providing and financing a project; and

(K) The cost of the authority incurred in connection with providing a project, including reasonable sums to reimburse the authority for time spent by its agents or employees in providing and financing a project; and

(L) The cost paid or incurred for the administration of any program for the purchase or lease of or the making of loans for a project by the authority and any program for the sale or lease of or making of loans for a project to any business, enterprise, local government, or any other person.

(L) The cost paid or incurred for the administration of any program for the purchase or lease of or the making of loans for a project by the authority and any program for the sale or lease of or making of loans for a project to any business, enterprise, local government, or any other person.

(5) “Enterprise” means a business engaged in manufacturing, producing, processing, assembling, repairing, extracting, warehousing, handling, or distributing any agricultural, manufactured, mining, or industrial product or any combination of the foregoing; a business engaged in furnishing or facilitating communications, computer services, research, or transportation; a business engaged in tourism; a business engaged in commercial or retail sales or service; a business engaged in construction; and corporate and management offices and services provided in connection with any of the foregoing, in isolation or in any combination that involves, in each case, either the creation of new or additional employment, the retention of existing employment or payroll, or the increase of average payroll for employees of such enterprise.

(5) “Enterprise” means a business engaged in manufacturing, producing, processing, assembling, repairing, extracting, warehousing, handling, or distributing any agricultural, manufactured, mining, or industrial product or any combination of the foregoing; a business engaged in furnishing or facilitating communications, computer services, research, or transportation; a business engaged in tourism; a business engaged in commercial or retail sales or service; a business engaged in construction; and corporate and management offices and services provided in connection with any of the foregoing, in isolation or in any combination that involves, in each case, either the creation of new or additional employment, the retention of existing employment or payroll, or the increase of average payroll for employees of such enterprise.

(6) “Facilities” means any real property, personal property, or mixed property of any and every kind.

(6) “Facilities” means any real property, personal property, or mixed property of any and every kind.

(7) “Local government” or “local governing authority” means any municipal corporation or county or any state or local authority, board, or political subdivision created by the General Assembly or pursuant to the Constitution and laws of this state.

(7) “Local government” or “local governing authority” means any municipal corporation or county or any state or local authority, board, or political subdivision created by the General Assembly or pursuant to the Constitution and laws of this state.

(8) “Operating capital” means the cost of general operation and administration of a business for a temporary period, not to exceed one year.

(8) “Operating capital” means the cost of general operation and administration of a business for a temporary period, not to exceed one year.

(9) “Project” includes: (A) Any one or more buildings or structures to be used in the production, manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing, or handling of any agricultural, manufactured, mining, or industrial product or any combination of the foregoing, in every case with all necessary or useful furnishings, machinery, equipment, parking facilities, landscaping, and facilities for outdoor storage, all as determined by the authority, which determination shall be final and not subject to review; and there may be included as part of any such project all improvements necessary to the full utilization thereof, including site preparation, roads and streets, sidewalks, water supply, outdoor lighting, belt line railroad sidings and lead tracks, bridges, causeways, terminals for railroad, automotive, and air transportation, transportation facilities incidental to the project, and the dredging and improving of harbors and waterways, none of which foregoing descriptive words shall be construed to constitute a limitation; (B) The acquisition, construction, leasing, or equipping of new industrial facilities or the improvement, modification, acquisition, expansion, modernization, leasing, equipping, or remodeling of existing industrial facilities; (C) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used as air or water pollution control facilities which the authority has determined is necessary for the operation of the industry or industries which the same is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “air pollution control facility” means any property used, in whole or in substantial part, to abate or control atmospheric pollution or contamination by removing, altering, disposing of, or storing atmospheric pollutants or contaminants, if such facility is in furtherance of applicable federal, state, or local standards for abatement or control of atmospheric pollutants or contaminants; and provided, further, that, for the purpose of this subparagraph, the term “water pollution control facility” means any property used, in whole or in substantial part, to abate or control water pollution or contamination by removing, altering, disposing of, or storing pollutants, contaminants, wastes, or heat, including the necessary intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, pumping, power, and other equipment, holding ponds, lagoons, and appurtenances thereto, if such facility is in the furtherance of applicable federal, state, or local standards for the abatement or control of water pollution or contamination; (D) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used as or in connection with a sewage disposal facility or a solid waste disposal facility which the authority has determined is necessary for the operation of the industries which the same is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “sewage disposal facility” means any property used for the collection, storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of sewage; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “solid waste disposal facility” means any property used for the collection, storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of solid waste; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “solid waste” means garbage, refuse, or other discarded solid materials, including solid waste materials resulting from industrial and agricultural operations and from community activities but does not include solids or dissolved materials in domestic sewage or other significant pollutants in water resources, such as salt, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial waste-water effluents, and dissolved materials in irrigation return flows; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the word “garbage” includes putrescible wastes, including animal and vegetable matters, animal offal and carcasses, and recognizable industrial by-products but excludes sewage and human wastes; and for the purposes of this subparagraph, the word “refuse” includes all nonputrescible wastes; (E) The acquisition, construction, leasing, or financing of: (i) An office building facility and related real and personal property for use by the authority or by any business, nonprofit, or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state and which shall be adjacent to or used in conjunction with any other existing or proposed project defined in this paragraph, which existing or proposed project is used or intended to be used by the authority or by such business or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity; (ii) A separate office building facility and related real and personal property for use by the authority or by any business or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state; or (iii) Any real or personal property to be used by a charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state; (F) The acquisition, construction, equipping, improvement, modification, or expansion of any property, real or personal, for use by an enterprise; (G) The acquisition, construction, installation, modification, renovation, or rehabilitation of land, interest in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements and the acquisition, installation, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or furnishing of fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any such land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvement, all for the essential public purpose of the development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities. A project may be for any industrial, commercial, business, office, parking, public, or other use, provided that a majority of the members of the authority determines, by a duly adopted resolution, that the project and such uses thereof would further the public purpose of this chapter; and (H) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used to provide or used in connection with the provision of broadband services which the authority has determined as necessary for the operation of the industries which such property, real or personal, is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “broadband services” shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 50-40-1 .

(9) “Project” includes:

(A) Any one or more buildings or structures to be used in the production, manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing, or handling of any agricultural, manufactured, mining, or industrial product or any combination of the foregoing, in every case with all necessary or useful furnishings, machinery, equipment, parking facilities, landscaping, and facilities for outdoor storage, all as determined by the authority, which determination shall be final and not subject to review; and there may be included as part of any such project all improvements necessary to the full utilization thereof, including site preparation, roads and streets, sidewalks, water supply, outdoor lighting, belt line railroad sidings and lead tracks, bridges, causeways, terminals for railroad, automotive, and air transportation, transportation facilities incidental to the project, and the dredging and improving of harbors and waterways, none of which foregoing descriptive words shall be construed to constitute a limitation;

(A) Any one or more buildings or structures to be used in the production, manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing, or handling of any agricultural, manufactured, mining, or industrial product or any combination of the foregoing, in every case with all necessary or useful furnishings, machinery, equipment, parking facilities, landscaping, and facilities for outdoor storage, all as determined by the authority, which determination shall be final and not subject to review; and there may be included as part of any such project all improvements necessary to the full utilization thereof, including site preparation, roads and streets, sidewalks, water supply, outdoor lighting, belt line railroad sidings and lead tracks, bridges, causeways, terminals for railroad, automotive, and air transportation, transportation facilities incidental to the project, and the dredging and improving of harbors and waterways, none of which foregoing descriptive words shall be construed to constitute a limitation;

(B) The acquisition, construction, leasing, or equipping of new industrial facilities or the improvement, modification, acquisition, expansion, modernization, leasing, equipping, or remodeling of existing industrial facilities;

(B) The acquisition, construction, leasing, or equipping of new industrial facilities or the improvement, modification, acquisition, expansion, modernization, leasing, equipping, or remodeling of existing industrial facilities;

(C) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used as air or water pollution control facilities which the authority has determined is necessary for the operation of the industry or industries which the same is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “air pollution control facility” means any property used, in whole or in substantial part, to abate or control atmospheric pollution or contamination by removing, altering, disposing of, or storing atmospheric pollutants or contaminants, if such facility is in furtherance of applicable federal, state, or local standards for abatement or control of atmospheric pollutants or contaminants; and provided, further, that, for the purpose of this subparagraph, the term “water pollution control facility” means any property used, in whole or in substantial part, to abate or control water pollution or contamination by removing, altering, disposing of, or storing pollutants, contaminants, wastes, or heat, including the necessary intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, pumping, power, and other equipment, holding ponds, lagoons, and appurtenances thereto, if such facility is in the furtherance of applicable federal, state, or local standards for the abatement or control of water pollution or contamination;

(C) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used as air or water pollution control facilities which the authority has determined is necessary for the operation of the industry or industries which the same is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “air pollution control facility” means any property used, in whole or in substantial part, to abate or control atmospheric pollution or contamination by removing, altering, disposing of, or storing atmospheric pollutants or contaminants, if such facility is in furtherance of applicable federal, state, or local standards for abatement or control of atmospheric pollutants or contaminants; and provided, further, that, for the purpose of this subparagraph, the term “water pollution control facility” means any property used, in whole or in substantial part, to abate or control water pollution or contamination by removing, altering, disposing of, or storing pollutants, contaminants, wastes, or heat, including the necessary intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, pumping, power, and other equipment, holding ponds, lagoons, and appurtenances thereto, if such facility is in the furtherance of applicable federal, state, or local standards for the abatement or control of water pollution or contamination;

(D) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used as or in connection with a sewage disposal facility or a solid waste disposal facility which the authority has determined is necessary for the operation of the industries which the same is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “sewage disposal facility” means any property used for the collection, storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of sewage; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “solid waste disposal facility” means any property used for the collection, storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of solid waste; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “solid waste” means garbage, refuse, or other discarded solid materials, including solid waste materials resulting from industrial and agricultural operations and from community activities but does not include solids or dissolved materials in domestic sewage or other significant pollutants in water resources, such as salt, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial waste-water effluents, and dissolved materials in irrigation return flows; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the word “garbage” includes putrescible wastes, including animal and vegetable matters, animal offal and carcasses, and recognizable industrial by-products but excludes sewage and human wastes; and for the purposes of this subparagraph, the word “refuse” includes all nonputrescible wastes;

(D) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used as or in connection with a sewage disposal facility or a solid waste disposal facility which the authority has determined is necessary for the operation of the industries which the same is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “sewage disposal facility” means any property used for the collection, storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of sewage; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “solid waste disposal facility” means any property used for the collection, storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of solid waste; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “solid waste” means garbage, refuse, or other discarded solid materials, including solid waste materials resulting from industrial and agricultural operations and from community activities but does not include solids or dissolved materials in domestic sewage or other significant pollutants in water resources, such as salt, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial waste-water effluents, and dissolved materials in irrigation return flows; for the purposes of this subparagraph, the word “garbage” includes putrescible wastes, including animal and vegetable matters, animal offal and carcasses, and recognizable industrial by-products but excludes sewage and human wastes; and for the purposes of this subparagraph, the word “refuse” includes all nonputrescible wastes;

(E) The acquisition, construction, leasing, or financing of: (i) An office building facility and related real and personal property for use by the authority or by any business, nonprofit, or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state and which shall be adjacent to or used in conjunction with any other existing or proposed project defined in this paragraph, which existing or proposed project is used or intended to be used by the authority or by such business or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity; (ii) A separate office building facility and related real and personal property for use by the authority or by any business or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state; or (iii) Any real or personal property to be used by a charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state;

(E) The acquisition, construction, leasing, or financing of:

(i) An office building facility and related real and personal property for use by the authority or by any business, nonprofit, or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state and which shall be adjacent to or used in conjunction with any other existing or proposed project defined in this paragraph, which existing or proposed project is used or intended to be used by the authority or by such business or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity;

(i) An office building facility and related real and personal property for use by the authority or by any business, nonprofit, or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state and which shall be adjacent to or used in conjunction with any other existing or proposed project defined in this paragraph, which existing or proposed project is used or intended to be used by the authority or by such business or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity;

(ii) A separate office building facility and related real and personal property for use by the authority or by any business or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state; or

(ii) A separate office building facility and related real and personal property for use by the authority or by any business or charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state; or

(iii) Any real or personal property to be used by a charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state;

(iii) Any real or personal property to be used by a charitable corporation, association, or similar entity which will further the development of trade, commerce, industry, or employment opportunities in this state;

(F) The acquisition, construction, equipping, improvement, modification, or expansion of any property, real or personal, for use by an enterprise;

(F) The acquisition, construction, equipping, improvement, modification, or expansion of any property, real or personal, for use by an enterprise;

(G) The acquisition, construction, installation, modification, renovation, or rehabilitation of land, interest in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements and the acquisition, installation, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or furnishing of fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any such land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvement, all for the essential public purpose of the development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities. A project may be for any industrial, commercial, business, office, parking, public, or other use, provided that a majority of the members of the authority determines, by a duly adopted resolution, that the project and such uses thereof would further the public purpose of this chapter; and

(G) The acquisition, construction, installation, modification, renovation, or rehabilitation of land, interest in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements and the acquisition, installation, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or furnishing of fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any such land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvement, all for the essential public purpose of the development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities. A project may be for any industrial, commercial, business, office, parking, public, or other use, provided that a majority of the members of the authority determines, by a duly adopted resolution, that the project and such uses thereof would further the public purpose of this chapter; and

(H) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used to provide or used in connection with the provision of broadband services which the authority has determined as necessary for the operation of the industries which such property, real or personal, is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “broadband services” shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 50-40-1 .

(H) The acquisition, construction, improvement, or modification of any property, real or personal, used to provide or used in connection with the provision of broadband services which the authority has determined as necessary for the operation of the industries which such property, real or personal, is to serve and which is necessary for the public welfare, provided that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “broadband services” shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 50-40-1 .
O.C.G.A. § 50-8-7-1 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 8 / Section 50-8-7-1
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-8-7.1
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall perform the duties, responsibilities, and functions and may exercise the power and authority described in this Code section. The department, utilizing the comprehensive plans of qualified local governments, shall undertake and carry out such activities as may be necessary to assist the Governor in encouraging, coordinating, developing, and implementing coordinated and comprehensive planning. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) The department, utilizing the comprehensive plans of regional commissions and qualified local governments, shall assist the Governor in coordinated and comprehensive planning on the state level and throughout the state, including, but not limited to, assistance in the development of a comprehensive plan for the state; (2) The department, utilizing the comprehensive plans of regional commissions and qualified local governments, shall assist the Governor in defining the state's long-term goals, objectives, and priorities and implementing those goals, objectives, and priorities through coordinated and comprehensive planning; (3) The department shall examine and analyze plans of state agencies, comprehensive plans of regional commissions, and comprehensive plans of municipalities and counties, undertaken as part of the coordinated and comprehensive planning process, and advise the Governor with respect to those plans; and (4) The department shall serve as policy liaison for the Governor, with respect to coordinated and comprehensive planning, with and among state agencies and local governments.

(a) The department shall perform the duties, responsibilities, and functions and may exercise the power and authority described in this Code section. The department, utilizing the comprehensive plans of qualified local governments, shall undertake and carry out such activities as may be necessary to assist the Governor in encouraging, coordinating, developing, and implementing coordinated and comprehensive planning. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) The department, utilizing the comprehensive plans of regional commissions and qualified local governments, shall assist the Governor in coordinated and comprehensive planning on the state level and throughout the state, including, but not limited to, assistance in the development of a comprehensive plan for the state;

(1) The department, utilizing the comprehensive plans of regional commissions and qualified local governments, shall assist the Governor in coordinated and comprehensive planning on the state level and throughout the state, including, but not limited to, assistance in the development of a comprehensive plan for the state;

(2) The department, utilizing the comprehensive plans of regional commissions and qualified local governments, shall assist the Governor in defining the state's long-term goals, objectives, and priorities and implementing those goals, objectives, and priorities through coordinated and comprehensive planning;

(2) The department, utilizing the comprehensive plans of regional commissions and qualified local governments, shall assist the Governor in defining the state's long-term goals, objectives, and priorities and implementing those goals, objectives, and priorities through coordinated and comprehensive planning;

(3) The department shall examine and analyze plans of state agencies, comprehensive plans of regional commissions, and comprehensive plans of municipalities and counties, undertaken as part of the coordinated and comprehensive planning process, and advise the Governor with respect to those plans; and

(3) The department shall examine and analyze plans of state agencies, comprehensive plans of regional commissions, and comprehensive plans of municipalities and counties, undertaken as part of the coordinated and comprehensive planning process, and advise the Governor with respect to those plans; and

(4) The department shall serve as policy liaison for the Governor, with respect to coordinated and comprehensive planning, with and among state agencies and local governments.

(4) The department shall serve as policy liaison for the Governor, with respect to coordinated and comprehensive planning, with and among state agencies and local governments.

(b) The department shall establish in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 50-8-7.2 minimum standards and procedures for coordinated and comprehensive planning, including standards and procedures for preparation of plans, for implementation of plans, and for participation in the coordinated and comprehensive planning process. The department shall undertake and carry out such activities as may be specified by law. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) As part of such minimum standards and procedures, the department shall establish minimum elements which shall be addressed and included in comprehensive plans of local governments which are prepared as part of the coordinated and comprehensive planning process, provided that such minimum elements shall include the promotion of the deployment of reasonable and cost-effective access to broadband services by broadband services providers. As used in this paragraph, the terms “broadband services” and “broadband services provider” shall have the same meanings as provided in Code Section 50-40-1 ; (2) The department shall establish minimum standards and procedures which shall be used by local governments in developing, preparing, and implementing their comprehensive plans. The department shall incorporate the minimum standards and procedures with respect to natural resources, the environment, and vital areas of the state established and administered by the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Code Section 12-2-8 . In establishing such minimum standards and procedures, the department shall be authorized to differentiate among local governments and among regions based upon factors which the department determines merit differentiation, such as total population, density of population, geographic features, the size of tax base, the type and character of services furnished by local governments, the size of budget, and other factors; (3) The department shall develop planning procedures with respect to regionally important resources, for planning with respect to developments of regional impact, and for encouraging interjurisdictional cooperation among local governments. The department shall determine, in its judgment and for each region, what shall constitute developments of regional impact. Such determinations by the department shall be made for each region after receiving any necessary information from the regional commission for the region, from local governments within the region, and from others within the region. The department's determinations shall be publicly promulgated, using such means as the commissioner may determine, so that all local governments within a region will receive notice of the department's determinations affecting that region; and (4) The department shall establish and shall promulgate procedures for obtaining input from, and participation by, local governments and the public in establishing, amending, and updating from time to time the minimum standards and procedures.

(b) The department shall establish in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 50-8-7.2 minimum standards and procedures for coordinated and comprehensive planning, including standards and procedures for preparation of plans, for implementation of plans, and for participation in the coordinated and comprehensive planning process. The department shall undertake and carry out such activities as may be specified by law. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) As part of such minimum standards and procedures, the department shall establish minimum elements which shall be addressed and included in comprehensive plans of local governments which are prepared as part of the coordinated and comprehensive planning process, provided that such minimum elements shall include the promotion of the deployment of reasonable and cost-effective access to broadband services by broadband services providers. As used in this paragraph, the terms “broadband services” and “broadband services provider” shall have the same meanings as provided in Code Section 50-40-1 ;

(1) As part of such minimum standards and procedures, the department shall establish minimum elements which shall be addressed and included in comprehensive plans of local governments which are prepared as part of the coordinated and comprehensive planning process, provided that such minimum elements shall include the promotion of the deployment of reasonable and cost-effective access to broadband services by broadband services providers. As used in this paragraph, the terms “broadband services” and “broadband services provider” shall have the same meanings as provided in Code Section 50-40-1 ;

(2) The department shall establish minimum standards and procedures which shall be used by local governments in developing, preparing, and implementing their comprehensive plans. The department shall incorporate the minimum standards and procedures with respect to natural resources, the environment, and vital areas of the state established and administered by the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Code Section 12-2-8 . In establishing such minimum standards and procedures, the department shall be authorized to differentiate among local governments and among regions based upon factors which the department determines merit differentiation, such as total population, density of population, geographic features, the size of tax base, the type and character of services furnished by local governments, the size of budget, and other factors;

(2) The department shall establish minimum standards and procedures which shall be used by local governments in developing, preparing, and implementing their comprehensive plans. The department shall incorporate the minimum standards and procedures with respect to natural resources, the environment, and vital areas of the state established and administered by the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Code Section 12-2-8 . In establishing such minimum standards and procedures, the department shall be authorized to differentiate among local governments and among regions based upon factors which the department determines merit differentiation, such as total population, density of population, geographic features, the size of tax base, the type and character of services furnished by local governments, the size of budget, and other factors;

(3) The department shall develop planning procedures with respect to regionally important resources, for planning with respect to developments of regional impact, and for encouraging interjurisdictional cooperation among local governments. The department shall determine, in its judgment and for each region, what shall constitute developments of regional impact. Such determinations by the department shall be made for each region after receiving any necessary information from the regional commission for the region, from local governments within the region, and from others within the region. The department's determinations shall be publicly promulgated, using such means as the commissioner may determine, so that all local governments within a region will receive notice of the department's determinations affecting that region; and

(3) The department shall develop planning procedures with respect to regionally important resources, for planning with respect to developments of regional impact, and for encouraging interjurisdictional cooperation among local governments. The department shall determine, in its judgment and for each region, what shall constitute developments of regional impact. Such determinations by the department shall be made for each region after receiving any necessary information from the regional commission for the region, from local governments within the region, and from others within the region. The department's determinations shall be publicly promulgated, using such means as the commissioner may determine, so that all local governments within a region will receive notice of the department's determinations affecting that region; and

(4) The department shall establish and shall promulgate procedures for obtaining input from, and participation by, local governments and the public in establishing, amending, and updating from time to time the minimum standards and procedures.

(4) The department shall establish and shall promulgate procedures for obtaining input from, and participation by, local governments and the public in establishing, amending, and updating from time to time the minimum standards and procedures.

(c) The department shall undertake and carry out such activities as the board or the commissioner may deem necessary for supervising regional commissions and as may be specified by law. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) The department shall recommend to the board from time to time the boundaries for the regions for each of the regional commissions; and (2) The department shall review and comment on comprehensive plans prepared by, and coordinated and comprehensive planning activities undertaken by or under the direction of, regional commissions.

(c) The department shall undertake and carry out such activities as the board or the commissioner may deem necessary for supervising regional commissions and as may be specified by law. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) The department shall recommend to the board from time to time the boundaries for the regions for each of the regional commissions; and

(1) The department shall recommend to the board from time to time the boundaries for the regions for each of the regional commissions; and

(2) The department shall review and comment on comprehensive plans prepared by, and coordinated and comprehensive planning activities undertaken by or under the direction of, regional commissions.

(2) The department shall review and comment on comprehensive plans prepared by, and coordinated and comprehensive planning activities undertaken by or under the direction of, regional commissions.

(d) The department shall undertake and carry out such activities as may be necessary to mediate, or otherwise assist in resolving, conflicts. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) The department may establish such procedures and guidelines for mediation or other forms of resolving conflicts as the commissioner may deem necessary. The procedures and guidelines shall specify the times within which steps in the mediation or other form of conflict resolution shall take place and shall provide that such times shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 90 days from the date on which mediation or other conflict resolution begins. The department shall promulgate and make public all such procedures and guidelines; (2) The department may act to mediate or otherwise assist in resolving conflicts upon written request from any regional commission or local government or may act, without any such request, on its own initiative; (3) The department may establish rules and procedures which require that local governments submit for review any proposed action which would, based upon guidelines which the department may establish, affect regionally important resources or further any development of regional impact. Any such proposed action by a local government (other than a regional commission) shall be submitted for review to the local government's regional commission. A report shall be prepared and submitted to the regional commission council, including potential impacts of the proposed development of regional impact. The report shall be made available to the local governments in the region and on the website of the regional commission. Any such proposed action by a regional commission shall be submitted for review to the department. Review shall be in accordance with rules and procedures established by the department; (4) Any conflict which remains after review pursuant to the procedures established under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be submitted to mediation or such other form of resolving conflicts as the commissioner may deem necessary; and (5) The department may decline to certify a local government as a qualified local government or may take or recommend action which would reduce state or other funding for a regional commission if such local government or regional commission, as the case may be, is a party to a conflict but fails to participate in the department's mediation or other means of resolving conflicts in a manner which, in the judgment of the department and a majority of the Board of Community Affairs, reflects a good faith effort to resolve the conflict.

(d) The department shall undertake and carry out such activities as may be necessary to mediate, or otherwise assist in resolving, conflicts. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) The department may establish such procedures and guidelines for mediation or other forms of resolving conflicts as the commissioner may deem necessary. The procedures and guidelines shall specify the times within which steps in the mediation or other form of conflict resolution shall take place and shall provide that such times shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 90 days from the date on which mediation or other conflict resolution begins. The department shall promulgate and make public all such procedures and guidelines;

(1) The department may establish such procedures and guidelines for mediation or other forms of resolving conflicts as the commissioner may deem necessary. The procedures and guidelines shall specify the times within which steps in the mediation or other form of conflict resolution shall take place and shall provide that such times shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 90 days from the date on which mediation or other conflict resolution begins. The department shall promulgate and make public all such procedures and guidelines;

(2) The department may act to mediate or otherwise assist in resolving conflicts upon written request from any regional commission or local government or may act, without any such request, on its own initiative;

(2) The department may act to mediate or otherwise assist in resolving conflicts upon written request from any regional commission or local government or may act, without any such request, on its own initiative;

(3) The department may establish rules and procedures which require that local governments submit for review any proposed action which would, based upon guidelines which the department may establish, affect regionally important resources or further any development of regional impact. Any such proposed action by a local government (other than a regional commission) shall be submitted for review to the local government's regional commission. A report shall be prepared and submitted to the regional commission council, including potential impacts of the proposed development of regional impact. The report shall be made available to the local governments in the region and on the website of the regional commission. Any such proposed action by a regional commission shall be submitted for review to the department. Review shall be in accordance with rules and procedures established by the department;

(3) The department may establish rules and procedures which require that local governments submit for review any proposed action which would, based upon guidelines which the department may establish, affect regionally important resources or further any development of regional impact. Any such proposed action by a local government (other than a regional commission) shall be submitted for review to the local government's regional commission. A report shall be prepared and submitted to the regional commission council, including potential impacts of the proposed development of regional impact. The report shall be made available to the local governments in the region and on the website of the regional commission. Any such proposed action by a regional commission shall be submitted for review to the department. Review shall be in accordance with rules and procedures established by the department;

(4) Any conflict which remains after review pursuant to the procedures established under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be submitted to mediation or such other form of resolving conflicts as the commissioner may deem necessary; and

(4) Any conflict which remains after review pursuant to the procedures established under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be submitted to mediation or such other form of resolving conflicts as the commissioner may deem necessary; and

(5) The department may decline to certify a local government as a qualified local government or may take or recommend action which would reduce state or other funding for a regional commission if such local government or regional commission, as the case may be, is a party to a conflict but fails to participate in the department's mediation or other means of resolving conflicts in a manner which, in the judgment of the department and a majority of the Board of Community Affairs, reflects a good faith effort to resolve the conflict.

(5) The department may decline to certify a local government as a qualified local government or may take or recommend action which would reduce state or other funding for a regional commission if such local government or regional commission, as the case may be, is a party to a conflict but fails to participate in the department's mediation or other means of resolving conflicts in a manner which, in the judgment of the department and a majority of the Board of Community Affairs, reflects a good faith effort to resolve the conflict.

(e) The department shall undertake such activities as may be necessary to carry out any additional authority, duties, and responsibilities as authorized and described in Chapter 40 of this title.

(e) The department shall undertake such activities as may be necessary to carry out any additional authority, duties, and responsibilities as authorized and described in Chapter 40 of this title.
O.C.G.A. § 50-9-12 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 9 / Section 50-9-12
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-9-12
Status: in_force

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this article and Article 2 of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as revenues, rents, and earnings, shall be deemed trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this article and Article 2 of this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 50-26-20 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 26 / Section 50-26-20
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-26-20
Status: in_force

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.
O.C.G.A. § 50-13a-6 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 13A / Section 50-13a-6
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-13A-6
Status: in_force

(a) Each judge of the tribunal shall be a citizen of the United States and, during the period of service, a resident of this state. No person shall be appointed as a tribunal judge unless at the time of appointment the individual is an attorney licensed to practice in this state and has practiced primarily in the area of tax law for at least eight years.

(a) Each judge of the tribunal shall be a citizen of the United States and, during the period of service, a resident of this state. No person shall be appointed as a tribunal judge unless at the time of appointment the individual is an attorney licensed to practice in this state and has practiced primarily in the area of tax law for at least eight years.

(b) Before entering upon the duties of office, each tribunal judge shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation that he or she shall faithfully discharge the duties of the office, and such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

(b) Before entering upon the duties of office, each tribunal judge shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation that he or she shall faithfully discharge the duties of the office, and such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

(c) Each tribunal judge shall devote his or her full time during business hours to the duties of the tribunal. A tribunal judge shall not engage in any other gainful employment or business that interferes with or is inconsistent with his or her duties as a judge and shall not hold another office or position of profit in a government of this state, any other state, or the United States.

(c) Each tribunal judge shall devote his or her full time during business hours to the duties of the tribunal. A tribunal judge shall not engage in any other gainful employment or business that interferes with or is inconsistent with his or her duties as a judge and shall not hold another office or position of profit in a government of this state, any other state, or the United States.

(d) If a tribunal judge does not have a full docket of tax cases, the chief tribunal judge may, acting in his or her sole discretion, petition the chief administrative law judge of the Office of State Administrative Hearings to allow such tribunal judge to hear and resolve nontax cases pending before the Office of State Administrative Hearings. The chief tribunal judge, the chief administrative law judge of the Office of State Administrative Hearings, and the tribunal judge in question shall mutually agree upon the number and types of such cases, taking into account the particular judge's background and qualifications.

(d) If a tribunal judge does not have a full docket of tax cases, the chief tribunal judge may, acting in his or her sole discretion, petition the chief administrative law judge of the Office of State Administrative Hearings to allow such tribunal judge to hear and resolve nontax cases pending before the Office of State Administrative Hearings. The chief tribunal judge, the chief administrative law judge of the Office of State Administrative Hearings, and the tribunal judge in question shall mutually agree upon the number and types of such cases, taking into account the particular judge's background and qualifications.
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-10 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 6 / Section 50-6-10
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-6-10
Status: in_force

The state auditor shall conduct a performance audit of spending on homeless programs and services in this state, including expenditures by the state, expenditures by municipalities and counties with substantial homeless populations, expenditures of federal funds allocated to the state for homeless programs, and expenditures by state and local law enforcement agencies to address homelessness. All local governments and instrumentalities of the state shall cooperate with the state auditor and grant access, at no cost, to all financial records and other programmatic information necessary to the completion of the performance audit. The audit shall examine the awarding of contracts and grants relating to homeless services and supports, the metrics used to determine success of the expenditures, whether the metrics are met by the contractors and grantees, and the efficacy of the use of the Georgia Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) in relation to such programs. The audit shall be provided to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than December 31, 2023.
O.C.G.A. § 50-5-63 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5 / Section 50-5-63
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-5-63
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “ Green building standards ” means any system or tool created to rate the environmental efficiency and sustainability of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a building. (2) “ State building ” means any facility owned, constructed, or acquired by the State of Georgia or any department, board, commission, or agency thereof, including state supported institutions of higher learning.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term:

(1) “ Green building standards ” means any system or tool created to rate the environmental efficiency and sustainability of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a building.

(1) “ Green building standards ” means any system or tool created to rate the environmental efficiency and sustainability of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a building.

(2) “ State building ” means any facility owned, constructed, or acquired by the State of Georgia or any department, board, commission, or agency thereof, including state supported institutions of higher learning.

(2) “ State building ” means any facility owned, constructed, or acquired by the State of Georgia or any department, board, commission, or agency thereof, including state supported institutions of higher learning.

(b) No contract for the construction of, addition to, or repair or renovation of any facility, the cost of which is borne by this state or any department, agency, commission, authority, or political subdivision thereof, shall be let unless the contract contains a stipulation therein providing that the contractor or any subcontractor shall use exclusively Georgia forest products in the construction thereof, when forest products are to be used in such construction, addition, repair, or renovation, and if Georgia forest products are available.

(b) No contract for the construction of, addition to, or repair or renovation of any facility, the cost of which is borne by this state or any department, agency, commission, authority, or political subdivision thereof, shall be let unless the contract contains a stipulation therein providing that the contractor or any subcontractor shall use exclusively Georgia forest products in the construction thereof, when forest products are to be used in such construction, addition, repair, or renovation, and if Georgia forest products are available.

(c) Whenever green building standards are applied to the new construction, operation, repair, or renovation of any state building, the entity applying the standards shall use only those green building standards that give certification credits equally to Georgia forest products grown, manufactured, and certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the American Tree Farm System, the Forest Stewardship Council, or other similar certifying organization approved by such entity.

(c) Whenever green building standards are applied to the new construction, operation, repair, or renovation of any state building, the entity applying the standards shall use only those green building standards that give certification credits equally to Georgia forest products grown, manufactured, and certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the American Tree Farm System, the Forest Stewardship Council, or other similar certifying organization approved by such entity.

(d) This Code section shall not apply when in conflict with federal rules and regulations concerning construction.

(d) This Code section shall not apply when in conflict with federal rules and regulations concerning construction.
O.C.G.A. § 50-8-13 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 8 / Section 50-8-13
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-8-13
Status: in_force

(a) Authorities or agencies may be assigned to the department for administrative purposes in accordance with Code Section 50-4-3 . The following authorities are assigned to the department in accordance with such Code section: (1) The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; and (2) The Georgia Housing and Finance Authority.

(a) Authorities or agencies may be assigned to the department for administrative purposes in accordance with Code Section 50-4-3 . The following authorities are assigned to the department in accordance with such Code section:

(1) The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; and

(1) The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; and

(2) The Georgia Housing and Finance Authority.

(2) The Georgia Housing and Finance Authority.

(b) The department may induce, by payment of state funds or other consideration, any agency or authority assigned to the department for administrative purposes to perform any local government services and to perform its own statutory function.

(b) The department may induce, by payment of state funds or other consideration, any agency or authority assigned to the department for administrative purposes to perform any local government services and to perform its own statutory function.
O.C.G.A. § 50-5-70 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 5 / Section 50-5-70
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-5-70
Status: in_force

Boards of education of the various counties of this state may petition the Department of Administrative Services to purchase their supplies, such as school buses, bus bodies, tires, parts, and other equipment under the rules set out in this part.
O.C.G.A. § 50-8-10 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 8 / Section 50-8-10
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-8-10
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall perform the duties, responsibilities, and functions and may exercise the power and authority described in this Code section. The department shall undertake and carry out such activities as may be necessary to coordinate policies, programs, and actions of governments in local government affairs and as may be specified by law. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) The department may take such action as the commissioner may deem necessary, to the extent feasible and practicable as determined by the commissioner, to make the programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans of all levels of government consistent and to minimize duplicated or inconsistent programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans within the state government and among local governments; (2) The department may review, on a continuous basis, the programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans of all governments acting within the state to determine their consistency with long-range programs and policies of the state; and (3) The department may consult with, meet with, confer with, and cooperate with the executive or legislative authorities of other states, with representatives of municipalities and counties of other states, with other representatives of governments, with representatives of private entities, and with others for the purpose of furthering the coordination of programs and policies affecting local government affairs within this state.

(a) The department shall perform the duties, responsibilities, and functions and may exercise the power and authority described in this Code section. The department shall undertake and carry out such activities as may be necessary to coordinate policies, programs, and actions of governments in local government affairs and as may be specified by law. Such activities may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) The department may take such action as the commissioner may deem necessary, to the extent feasible and practicable as determined by the commissioner, to make the programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans of all levels of government consistent and to minimize duplicated or inconsistent programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans within the state government and among local governments;

(1) The department may take such action as the commissioner may deem necessary, to the extent feasible and practicable as determined by the commissioner, to make the programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans of all levels of government consistent and to minimize duplicated or inconsistent programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans within the state government and among local governments;

(2) The department may review, on a continuous basis, the programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans of all governments acting within the state to determine their consistency with long-range programs and policies of the state; and

(2) The department may review, on a continuous basis, the programs and policies including, but not limited to, comprehensive plans of all governments acting within the state to determine their consistency with long-range programs and policies of the state; and

(3) The department may consult with, meet with, confer with, and cooperate with the executive or legislative authorities of other states, with representatives of municipalities and counties of other states, with other representatives of governments, with representatives of private entities, and with others for the purpose of furthering the coordination of programs and policies affecting local government affairs within this state.

(3) The department may consult with, meet with, confer with, and cooperate with the executive or legislative authorities of other states, with representatives of municipalities and counties of other states, with other representatives of governments, with representatives of private entities, and with others for the purpose of furthering the coordination of programs and policies affecting local government affairs within this state.

(b) The department shall serve as the state's clearing-house and research center on intergovernmental relations, including relationships among federal, state, and local levels of government and, to this end, the department shall: (1) Monitor, review, analyze, and communicate with and to others with respect to actions and developments in the United States Congress, in the federal agencies, and in other states which affect local governments or which may affect relations between the state and any local governments; and (2) Coordinate its activities with the office of the Governor, other state agencies and authorities, and the state's members of the United States Congress.

(b) The department shall serve as the state's clearing-house and research center on intergovernmental relations, including relationships among federal, state, and local levels of government and, to this end, the department shall:

(1) Monitor, review, analyze, and communicate with and to others with respect to actions and developments in the United States Congress, in the federal agencies, and in other states which affect local governments or which may affect relations between the state and any local governments; and

(1) Monitor, review, analyze, and communicate with and to others with respect to actions and developments in the United States Congress, in the federal agencies, and in other states which affect local governments or which may affect relations between the state and any local governments; and

(2) Coordinate its activities with the office of the Governor, other state agencies and authorities, and the state's members of the United States Congress.

(2) Coordinate its activities with the office of the Governor, other state agencies and authorities, and the state's members of the United States Congress.

(c) The department may provide, supervise, or coordinate leadership and community development programs for local governments and other programs with respect to local government affairs. The department may develop pilot programs or projects designed to address the problems and needs of local government.

(c) The department may provide, supervise, or coordinate leadership and community development programs for local governments and other programs with respect to local government affairs. The department may develop pilot programs or projects designed to address the problems and needs of local government.
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-9 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 6 / Section 50-6-9
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-6-9
Status: in_force

(a) Work papers and preliminary drafts of reports created in the course of the discharge of duties and powers of the Department of Audits and Accounts and the state auditor shall not be subject to inspection as public records until an audit or special examination is concluded and a report pertaining to those work papers or preliminary drafts is released as a public record, if a report is to be done. If a public request to inspect such documents has been pending for at least six months, the state auditor's decision not to disclose the documents shall be subject to judicial review in the Superior Court of Fulton County. On judicial review, the state auditor shall have the burden of establishing that the state's interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in access to the records.

(a) Work papers and preliminary drafts of reports created in the course of the discharge of duties and powers of the Department of Audits and Accounts and the state auditor shall not be subject to inspection as public records until an audit or special examination is concluded and a report pertaining to those work papers or preliminary drafts is released as a public record, if a report is to be done. If a public request to inspect such documents has been pending for at least six months, the state auditor's decision not to disclose the documents shall be subject to judicial review in the Superior Court of Fulton County. On judicial review, the state auditor shall have the burden of establishing that the state's interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in access to the records.

(b) If in performing a vulnerability assessment or review the state auditor determines in his or her discretion that a vulnerability or security deficiency may exist, such findings and related work papers shall not be disclosed publicly or otherwise except as determined by the state auditor. The findings shall not be considered a public record until the state auditor determines no material risk is present from disclosure. Those parts of findings and work papers which identify the methods of the state auditor or which may cause or perpetuate vulnerability shall remain confidential and protected from disclosure until the state auditor otherwise directs. A decision of the state auditor not to disclose documents pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to judicial review in the Superior Court of Fulton County, provided a public request to inspect such documents has been pending for at least six months. The state auditor shall have the burden of establishing that the state's interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in access to the records.

(b) If in performing a vulnerability assessment or review the state auditor determines in his or her discretion that a vulnerability or security deficiency may exist, such findings and related work papers shall not be disclosed publicly or otherwise except as determined by the state auditor. The findings shall not be considered a public record until the state auditor determines no material risk is present from disclosure. Those parts of findings and work papers which identify the methods of the state auditor or which may cause or perpetuate vulnerability shall remain confidential and protected from disclosure until the state auditor otherwise directs. A decision of the state auditor not to disclose documents pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to judicial review in the Superior Court of Fulton County, provided a public request to inspect such documents has been pending for at least six months. The state auditor shall have the burden of establishing that the state's interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in access to the records.
O.C.G.A. § 50-27-5 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 27 / Section 50-27-5
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-27-5
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors composed of seven members to be appointed by the Governor. Members shall be appointed with a view toward equitable geographic representation.

(a) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors composed of seven members to be appointed by the Governor. Members shall be appointed with a view toward equitable geographic representation.

(b) Members shall be residents of the State of Georgia, shall be prominent persons in their businesses or professions, and shall not have been convicted of any felony offense. The Governor should consider appointing to the board an attorney, an accountant, and a person having expertise in marketing.

(b) Members shall be residents of the State of Georgia, shall be prominent persons in their businesses or professions, and shall not have been convicted of any felony offense. The Governor should consider appointing to the board an attorney, an accountant, and a person having expertise in marketing.

(c) Members shall serve terms of five years, except that of the initial members appointed, three shall be appointed for initial terms of two years, two shall be appointed for initial terms of four years, and two shall be appointed for initial terms of five years. Any vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled by the Governor by appointment for the unexpired term.

(c) Members shall serve terms of five years, except that of the initial members appointed, three shall be appointed for initial terms of two years, two shall be appointed for initial terms of four years, and two shall be appointed for initial terms of five years. Any vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled by the Governor by appointment for the unexpired term.

(d) All members appointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by the Senate. Members appointed when the General Assembly is not in regular session shall serve only until the Senate has confirmed the appointment at the next regular or special session of the General Assembly. If the Senate refuses to confirm an appointment, the member shall vacate his office on the date the confirmation fails.

(d) All members appointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by the Senate. Members appointed when the General Assembly is not in regular session shall serve only until the Senate has confirmed the appointment at the next regular or special session of the General Assembly. If the Senate refuses to confirm an appointment, the member shall vacate his office on the date the confirmation fails.

(e) Members of the board shall not have any direct or indirect interest in an undertaking that puts their personal interest in conflict with that of the corporation, including, but not limited to, an interest in a major procurement contract or a participating retailer.

(e) Members of the board shall not have any direct or indirect interest in an undertaking that puts their personal interest in conflict with that of the corporation, including, but not limited to, an interest in a major procurement contract or a participating retailer.

(f) Upon approval by the chairperson, members of the board shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred for each day's service spent in the performance of the duties of the corporation.

(f) Upon approval by the chairperson, members of the board shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred for each day's service spent in the performance of the duties of the corporation.

(g) The members shall elect from their membership a chairperson and vice chairperson. The members shall also elect a secretary and treasurer who can be the chief executive officer of the corporation. Such officers shall serve for such terms as shall be prescribed by the bylaws of the corporation or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No member of the board shall hold more than any one office of the corporation, except that the same person may serve as secretary and treasurer.

(g) The members shall elect from their membership a chairperson and vice chairperson. The members shall also elect a secretary and treasurer who can be the chief executive officer of the corporation. Such officers shall serve for such terms as shall be prescribed by the bylaws of the corporation or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No member of the board shall hold more than any one office of the corporation, except that the same person may serve as secretary and treasurer.

(h) The board of directors may delegate to any one or more of its members, to the chief executive officer, or to any agent or employee of the corporation such powers and duties as it may deem proper.

(h) The board of directors may delegate to any one or more of its members, to the chief executive officer, or to any agent or employee of the corporation such powers and duties as it may deem proper.

(i) A majority of members in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business and for the exercise of any power or function of the corporation.

(i) A majority of members in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business and for the exercise of any power or function of the corporation.

(j) Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the board at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of present and voting board members.

(j) Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the board at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of present and voting board members.

(k) No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of the members to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board.

(k) No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of the members to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board.
O.C.G.A. § 50-2-2 — GA Code / Title 50 / Chapter 2 / Section 50-2-2
Georgia Code Title 50. State Government § 50-2-2
Status: in_force

The boundary between Georgia and South Carolina shall be the line described as running from the mouth of the River Savannah, up said river and the Rivers Tugalo and Chattooga, to the point where the last-named river intersects with the thirty-fifth parallel of north latitude, conforming as much as possible to the line agreed on by the commissioners of said states at Beaufort on April 28, 1787, except for the Barnwell Islands and the Oyster Bed Island in the River Savannah; provided, however, that the boundary along the lower reaches of the Savannah River, and the lateral seaward boundary, shall be more particularly described as being:

BEGINNING at a point 32 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds North Latitude and 81 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds West Longitude, located in the Savannah River, and proceeding in a southeasterly direction down the thread of the Savannah River equidistant between the banks of the River on Hutchinson Island and on the mainland of South Carolina, including the small downstream island southeast of the aforesaid point, at ordinary stage, until reaching the vicinity of Pennyworth Island;

Proceeding thence easterly down the thread of the northernmost channel of the Savannah River as it flows north of Pennyworth Island, making the transition to the said northernmost channel using the triequidistant method between Pennyworth Island, the Georgia bank on Hutchinson Island, and the South Carolina mainland bank, thence to the thread of the said northernmost channel equidistant from the South Carolina mainland bank and Pennyworth Island at ordinary stage, around Pennyworth Island;

Proceeding thence southeasterly to the thread of the northern channel of the Savannah River equidistant from the Georgia bank on Hutchinson Island and the South Carolina mainland bank, making the transition utilizing the triequidistant method between Pennyworth Island, the Georgia bank on Hutchinson Island, and the South Carolina mainland bank;

Proceeding thence southeasterly down the thread of the Savannah River equidistant from the Hutchinson Island and South Carolina mainland banks of the river at ordinary stage, through the tide gates, until intersecting the northwestern (farthest upstream) boundary of the “Back River Sediment Basin,” as defined in the “Annual Survey--1992, Savannah Harbor, Georgia, U.S. Coastal Highway, No. 17 to the Sea,” U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, as amended by the Examination Survey--1992 charts for the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project, Drawings No. DSH 112/107, (hereinafter the “Channel Chart”);

Proceeding thence along the said northwestern boundary to its intersection with the northern boundary of the Back River Sediment Basin, in a generally southeasterly direction until said boundary intersects the northern boundary of the main navigational channel as depicted on the Channel Chart at the point designated as SR-34 (Georgia State Grid, East Zone, 1927 NAD, coordinates x=849479.546, y=759601.757);

Proceeding thence toward the mouth of the Savannah River along the northern boundary of the main navigational channel at the new channel limit as depicted on the Channel Chart, via Oglethorpe Range through point SR-33 (coordinates x=853126.849, y=761229.575), Fort Jackson Range through point SR-32 (coordinates x=854568.183, y=762555.255), the Bight Channel through points SR-31 (coordinates x=855854.367, y=765145.946), SR-30 (coordinates x=857363.583, y=766237.604), SR-29 (coordinates x=858471.561, y=766530.527), SR-28 (coordinates x=859881.928, y=766491.887), and SR-27 (coordinates x=861359.826, y=765804.794), Upper Flats Range through point SR-26 (coordinates x=863655.959, y=763821.629), Lower Flats Range through points SR-25 (coordinates x=865361.347, y=759910.744), SR-24 (coordinates x=866413.099, y=758260.171), SR-23 (coordinates x=867339.230, y=757647.194), SR-22 (coordinates x=870024.011, y=756511.390), and SR-21 (coordinates x=873855.646, y=755906.677), Crossing Range through points SR-20 (coordinates x=875581.821, y=754992.833), and SR-19 (coordinates x=884667.253, y=744780.789) and New Channel Range around the Rehandling Basin, and along the northern boundary of the Oyster Bed Island Turning Basin through point SR-16 (coordinates x=894907.977, y=742529.752), to the easternmost end of Oyster Bed Island at Navigational Buoy R “24”;

Proceeding thence from Navigational Buoy R “24” easterly along the mean low water line of Oyster Bed Island to the point at which the mean low water line of Oyster Bed Island intersects the Oyster Bed Island Training Wall;

Proceeding thence along the southern edge of the Oyster Bed Island Training Wall until reaching the Jones Island Range line;

Proceeding thence southeasterly along the Jones Island Range line until reaching the northern boundary of the main navigational channel as depicted on the Channel Chart;

Proceeding thence southeasterly along the northern boundary of the main navigational channel as depicted on the Channel Chart to Navigational Buoy R “6,” via Jones Island Range and Bloody Point Range; and finally

Proceeding thence in an easterly direction from Navigational Buoy R “6” in a straight line forming the seaward lateral boundary line to the seaward limit of Georgia as now or hereafter fixed by the Congress of the United States, said boundary line bearing approximately 104 degrees from magnetic north, the bearing of said line being more particularly described as being at right angles to the baseline from the southernmost point of Hilton Head Island and the northernmost point of Tybee Island, drawn by the Baseline Committee in 1970.

Provided, however, that the boundary shall be as more particularly shown by reference to the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GPS coordinates on a map to be prepared by NOAA as a part of the survey commissioned by the States of Georgia and South Carolina in order to locate this boundary. In case of any conflict between the verbal description set forth hereinabove and the map locating the boundary with reference to GPS points, the location shown on the map shall prevail.

Provided, further, that nothing herein shall in any way be deemed to govern or affect in any way the division between the states of the remaining assimilative capacity, that is, the capacity to receive wastewater and other discharges without violating water quality standards, of the portion of the Savannah River described herein.