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GA Code § 12-3-340 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 3 - Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority|§ 12-3-340. Conflicts of Interest; Applicability of Other Laws Regulating Conduct; Contracts Voidable by Authority

  Every member of the authority and every employee of the authority who knowingly has any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract to which the authority is or is about to become a party, or in any other business of the authority, or in any firm or corporation doing business with the authority, shall make full disclosure of such interest to the authority. Failure to disclose such an interest shall constitute cause for which an authority member may be removed or an employee discharged or otherwise disciplined at the discretion of the authority.   Provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16, Code Sections 16-10-21, 16-10-22, and Code Sections 16-10-92 and 16-10-93, regulating the conduct of officers, employees, and agents of political subdivisions, municipal and other public corporations, and other public organizations, shall be applicable to the conduct of members, officers, employees, and agents of the authority.   Any contract or transaction of the authority involving a conflict of interest not disclosed under subsection (a) of this Code section, or involving a violation of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16, Code Sections 16-10-21, 16-10-22, and Code Sections 16-10-92 and 16-10-93, or involving a violation of any other provision of law regulating conflicts of interest which is applicable to the authority or its members, officers, or employees shall be voidable by the authority.    (Ga. L. 1964, p. 731, § 2; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1132, § 4.)
GA Code § 12-3-341 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 3 - Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority|§ 12-3-341. Venue and Jurisdiction of Actions Under Part

 Any action to protect or enforce any rights under this part shall be brought in the Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia, and any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under this part shall likewise be brought in such court, which shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of such actions.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 736, §§ 14, 17; Ga. L. 1969, p. 397, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 377, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1986, p. 377, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provided: "This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor [approved March 26, 1986] or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall be applicable to any suit or action filed on or after that date. The provisions of this Act shall not affect any suit or action filed prior to the effective date of this Act in the Superior Court of Fulton County."
GA Code § 12-3-360 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 4 - Kinchafoonee Lake Authority|§ 12-3-360. Through 12-3-378

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1015, § 3/SB 344, effective May 14, 2008.   Editor's notes.   - This part was based on Ga. L. 1970, p. 3379, §§ 1-8; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1524; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 12.
GA Code § 12-3-390 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 5 - The Great Park Authority|§ 12-3-390. Through 12-3-397

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1980, p. 328, § 8, effective July 1, 1983.   Editor's notes.   - Part 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 was based on Ga. L. 1980, p. 328.   Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 12/HB 79, reserved the designation of this part, effective April 24, 2013.
GA Code § 12-3-400 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-400. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Oconee River Greenway Authority Act."    (Code 1981, §12-3-400, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-401 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-401. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Authority" means the Oconee River Greenway Authority.   "Cost of the project" means the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; financing charges; interest prior to and during construction and for one year after completion of construction; the cost of engineering, architectural, and legal expenses and of plans and specifications and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; administrative expenses; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized in this part, the construction of any project, and the placing of the same in operation. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of such bonds or obligations as may be issued by any authority, department, commission, or agency of the State of Georgia.   "Geographic jurisdiction of the authority" means Baldwin County and, subject to approval and upon such terms as agreed to by the authority and the governing authority of any county to be added, any other county bordered by or through which flows the Oconee River or any impounded waters thereof.   "Project" means real property which borders, or is contiguous to real property which borders, the Oconee River or any impounded waters thereof in any county or counties within the geographic jurisdiction of the authority and improvements thereto of every kind and character deemed by the authority necessary or convenient for its corporate purpose.     (Code 1981, §12-3-401, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 448, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-402 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-402. Creation; Membership; Compensation; Qualifications; Accountabilities; Assignment

  There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Oconee River Greenway Authority which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a public corporation; and by that name, style, and title such body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts of this state.   The authority shall consist of the commissioner of natural resources or the designee thereof, the director of the State Forestry Commission or the designee thereof, the mayor of Milledgeville, the president of Georgia Military College, the chairperson of the governing authority of each county which is in the geographic jurisdiction of the authority or the designee thereof, and no more than four residents of each county which is in the geographic jurisdiction of the authority who have training or experience in biology, botany, or environmental science and who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the governing authority of such county.   The authority shall elect its own officers. No vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the authority.   The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services on the authority but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred while discharging the duties imposed upon them by this part.   The authority shall have perpetual existence. Any change in name or composition of the authority shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under this part or impair the obligations of any contracts existing under this part.   The members of the authority shall be accountable in all respects as trustees. The authority shall keep suitable and proper books and records of all receipts, income, and expenditures of every kind and shall submit for inspection all the books, together with the proper statement of the authority's financial position, to the state auditor.   The authority is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only in accordance with Code Section 50-4-3.     (Code 1981, §12-3-402, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 448, § 2; Ga. L. 2013, p. 777, § 1/HB 177.)
GA Code § 12-3-403 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-403. Purpose and Nature of Authority

 The corporate purpose and the general nature of the business of the authority shall be the acquisition or establishment of projects consistent with but not limited to one or more of the goals specified in paragraph (5) of Code Section 12-6A-2; their maintenance and protection; and their development or restoration. The authority's purpose also shall be to engage in such other activities as it deems appropriate to promote use of any project by means of promoting tourism and educational, entertainment, recreational, athletic, or other events within the state and to promote the use of the educational, historical, cultural, recreational, and natural resources of the state by persons using or visiting any project.    (Code 1981, §12-3-403, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 448, § 3; Ga. L. 2008, p. 90, § 2-1/HB 1176.)
GA Code § 12-3-405 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-405. Exemption From Taxation

 It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and constitute a public purpose and that the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this part. The State of Georgia covenants that the authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation or maintenance of the facilities erected, maintained, or acquired by it or any fees, rentals, or other charges for the use of such facilities or other income received by the authority; provided, however, that in no event shall the exemptions granted in this Code section extend to any lessee or other private person or entity.    (Code 1981, §12-3-405, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-406 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-406. Police Powers

 The authority is authorized to exercise such of the police powers of the state as may be necessary to maintain peace and order and to enforce any and all zoning, use, and personal conduct restrictions upon the properties, facilities, and persons under its jurisdiction to the extent that such is lawful under the laws of the United States and this state. The authority may delegate all or any part of the performance of these functions temporarily or permanently to the state or to any county within the geographic jurisdiction of the authority.    (Code 1981, §12-3-406, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-407 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-407. Security Force

 The authority is authorized to contract for or to provide for and maintain a security force with respect to the facilities and property owned, leased, operated, or under the control of the authority and within the territory thereof. The security force shall have the duty to protect persons and property, disperse unlawful or dangerous assemblages, control pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and otherwise preserve and protect the public peace, health, and safety. For these purposes, a member of such force shall be a peace officer and, as such, shall have authority equivalent to the authority of a police officer or law enforcement officer of the county in which he or she is discharging his or her duties.    (Code 1981, §12-3-407, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-408 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-408. Receipt of Moneys Deemed to Be Trust Funds

 All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this part, whether as grants or other contributions or as revenues, rents, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this part.    (Code 1981, §12-3-408, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-409 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-409. Authority to Fix Rentals and Other Charges for Use of Project

 The authority is authorized to fix rentals and other charges which any user, exhibitor, concessionaire, franchisee, or vendor shall pay to the authority for the use of the project or part thereof or combination thereof, and to charge and collect the same, and to lease and make contracts with political subdivisions and agencies with respect to use of any part of the project. The rentals and other charges shall be so fixed and adjusted in respect to the aggregate thereof from the project or any part thereof so as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues of such project, if any, to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the project, including the reserves for extraordinary repairs and insurance, unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for, which cost shall be deemed to include the expenses incurred by the authority on account of the project for water, light, sewer, and other services furnished by other facilities at the site of the project.    (Code 1981, §12-3-409, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-410 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-410. Attorney General Providing Legal Services

 The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority, and in connection therewith the provisions of Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 shall be fully applicable the same as if the authority were identified therein as a state authority.    (Code 1981, §12-3-410, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-411 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-411. Jurisdiction of Actions Under This Part

 Any action to protect or enforce any rights under this part or pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under this part shall be brought in the Superior Court of Baldwin County, Georgia; and such court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to impair any rights afforded the state under the Constitution of the United States.    (Code 1981, §12-3-411, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-412 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-412. Applicability of Chapter 10 of Title 45

 Members and employees of the authority shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 45.    (Code 1981, §12-3-412, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-414 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 6 - Oconee River Greenway Authority|§ 12-3-414. Authorization of Governor

 The Governor is authorized to convey to the authority on behalf of the state any real or personal property or interest therein owned by the state in furtherance of this part. The consideration for such conveyance shall be determined by the Governor and expressed in the conveyance, provided that such consideration shall be nominal, the benefits going to the state and its citizens constituting full and adequate consideration.    (Code 1981, §12-3-414, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 820, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-440 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 7 - Sapelo Island Heritage Authority|§ 12-3-440. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Sapelo Island Heritage Authority Act."    (Code 1981, §12-3-440, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 623, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, "shall be known and" was inserted in this Code section.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 59 Am. Jur. 2d, Parks, Squares, and Playgrounds, § 4. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Lands, § 38 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 73A C.J.S., Public Lands, § 294. 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 269, 270.
GA Code § 12-3-441 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 7 - Sapelo Island Heritage Authority|§ 12-3-441. Legislative Findings

  It is found, determined, and declared that:   There is an urgent public need to preserve important and endangered historical areas in Georgia for the benefit of present and future generations;   Many historical areas, because of Georgia's rapid progress over the past decade, have been altered and their value as a part of our heritage lost, and the few such remaining areas are in danger of being irreparably altered;   Black culture is an important component of the history of Georgia;   The State of Georgia possesses a rich heritage of black culture in its architectural, historical, and archeological resources associated with the life and culture of black Georgians;   There exists on Greater Sapelo Island in McIntosh County, Georgia, a black community known as Hog Hammock which is composed primarily of the direct descendants of the slaves of Thomas Spalding, a prior landowner on Greater Sapelo Island, and the community rests on the grounds of the former Spalding Plantation;   This community is the last community of its kind in the State of Georgia;   The Hog Hammock community and many of the buildings and structures located therein date back to the mid-nineteenth century;   It is important to the citizens of the State of Georgia that this community, which reflects the past culture of this state, be preserved for the benefit of present and future generations;   The best and most important use of this area of Greater Sapelo Island is for said community to remain, as it currently exists, a historic community, occupied by the direct descendants of the slaves of Thomas Spalding; and   In order to further the preservation of the cultural and historic values of the said community, the establishment and performance of the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority under this part is in the best interest of all Georgians.     In accordance with the findings, determinations, and declarations of subsection (a) of this Code section, it is declared that the creation of the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects valid charitable and public purposes within the provisions of the Constitution of Georgia in that the preservation of the culture in this endangered historical area, as it currently exists, is important to present and future generations of Georgians.     (Code 1981, §12-3-441, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 623, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 453, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, a misspelling of "archeological" was corrected in paragraph (a)(4).
GA Code § 12-3-442 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 7 - Sapelo Island Heritage Authority|§ 12-3-442. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Agency" means any agency, board, commission, or department within the executive branch of the state government of Georgia.   "Authority" means the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority.     (Code 1981, §12-3-442, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 623, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-3-443 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation|Article 7 - Public Authorities|Part 7 - Sapelo Island Heritage Authority|§ 12-3-443. Creation; Power to Contract and Sue; Assignment to Department of Natural Resources

  There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority, which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state, a public corporation, and a public authority, and by that name, style, and title may contract and be contracted with, sue in all courts and be sued in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, as provided in Code Section 12-3-451 of this part. The authority shall have all the rights afforded the state by virtue of the Constitution of the United States and nothing in this part shall constitute a waiver of any such rights. The authority shall have perpetual existence.   The authority shall not be deemed to be the State of Georgia or an agency thereof.   The authority is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only.     (Code 1981, §12-3-443, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 623, § 1.)