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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 6 - OCONEE RIBER GREENWAY AUTHORITY ACT (§§ 12-3-400 — 12-3-414) › Section 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.
Added by 2002 Ga. Laws 833, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Former Part 6 consisting of §§ 400 through 427 was repealed and reserved by 2001 Ga. Laws 280, § 2.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-440 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Sapelo Island Heritage Authority Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-441 - Legislative findings

(a)
It is found, determined, and declared that:
(1)
There is an urgent public need to preserve important and endangered historical areas in Georgia for the benefit of present and future generations;
(2)
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;
(3)
Black culture is an important component of the history of Georgia;
(4)
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;
(5)
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;
(6)
This community is the last community of its kind in the State of Georgia;
(7)
The Hog Hammock community and many of the buildings and structures located therein date back to the mid-nineteenth century;
(8)
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;
(9)
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
(10)
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.
(b)
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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-442 - Definitions

As used in this part, the term:
(1)
"Agency" means any agency, board, commission, or department within the executive branch of the state government of Georgia.
(2)
"Authority" means the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-443 - Creation; power to contract and sue; assignment to Department of Natural Resources

(a)
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.
(b)
The authority shall not be deemed to be the State of Georgia or an agency thereof.
(c)
The authority is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes only.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-444 - Membership; officers; compensation; quorum; meetings

(a)
The authority shall be composed of five members as follows:
(1)
The Governor;
(2)
The commissioner of natural resources;
(3)
The executive director of the State Properties Commission;
(4)
A resident of the community of Hog Hammock described in paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section
12-3-441
to be appointed by the Governor for a term of four years; and
(5)
The Commissioner of Human Relations in the office of the Governor; provided, however, that if a vacancy exists in such office for longer than 60 consecutive days, the Governor shall appoint instead a second resident of the community of Hog Hammock for a term of four years, after which the Commissioner of Human Relations, if such office is then occupied, shall become a member.
Vacancies in the appointed positions shall be filled for the remainder of the term by appointment of the Governor.
(b)
The Governor shall be the chairperson of the authority, the commissioner of natural resources shall be its vice chairperson, and the executive director of the State Properties Commission shall be its secretary-treasurer.
(c)
The members of the authority who are officers of the state shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for the rendering of their services to the authority. The members of the authority who are not public officers shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual travel expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties and, for each day actually spent in performance of their duties, shall receive the same per diem as do members of the General Assembly.
(d)
Three members shall constitute a quorum of the membership of the authority. The powers and duties of the authority shall be transacted, exercised, and performed only pursuant to an affirmative vote of a majority of those members of the authority present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. An abstention in voting shall be considered as that member voting in the negative on the matter before the authority.
(e)
Meetings of the authority shall be held on the written notice of the chairperson. The notice of a meeting shall set forth therein the date, time, and place of the meeting. Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the authority, and in the minutes there shall be kept a record of the vote of each member of the authority on all questions, acquisitions, transactions, and all other matters coming before the authority.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 684,§ 12, eff. 5/1/2012.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 979, § 1, eff. 5/16/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-445 - Powers and duties

The authority shall have the following powers and duties, in addition to other powers and duties set forth in this part:
(1)
To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure;
(2)
To acquire, hold, and dispose of in its own name by purchase, gift, lease, or exchange, on such terms and conditions and in such manner and by such instrument as it may deem proper, real and personal property of every kind, character, and description, including tenancies in common, located both inside the Hog Hammock community and elsewhere on Greater Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, Georgia. Upon such acquisition by the authority, the said real and personal property shall become public property and shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and protection afforded like situated state owned or claimed property. The Governor is empowered and authorized, for and on behalf of the state, to convey to the authority, by deed, title to any real property owned or claimed by the state on Greater Sapelo Island. The authority may not acquire real or personal property by condemnation, eminent domain, but any real or personal property owned or claimed by the authority may be condemned, through the exercise of the power of eminent domain, by the State of Georgia, acting by and through its State Properties Commission;
(3)
To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its property and other assets;
(4)
To make contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient, including leases and rental agreements, and other contracts with respect to the use of such real or personal property;
(5)
To adopt, alter, or repeal its own 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 authority may deem necessary or expedient in facilitating its business;
(6)
To receive, accept, and utilize gifts, grants, donations, or contributions of money, property, facilities, or services, with or without consideration, from any person, firm, corporation, foundation, or other entity, or from the State of Georgia or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof, or from the United States, or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(7)
To act as agent for the United States, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in any matter coming within the purposes or powers of the authority; and
(8)
To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-446 - Authority's property subject to inventory requirements; conveyances not subject to filing requirements

The definition of real property in paragraph (1) of Code Section
50-16-120
shall include the real property of the authority. However, the definition of real property in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section
50-16-122
shall exclude the real property of the authority.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-447 - Authority's property not subject to adverse possession or prescription

In that the real and personal property of the authority is public property, title by adverse possession or prescription shall not run against the authority or the real and personal property of the authority, and there shall be no application of or ripening or perfection of title by the doctrine of adverse possession or prescription against the authority or against the real and personal property of the authority.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-448 - Authority members accountable as trustees; financial records required

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 each year to the state auditor for inspection all the authority's books, together with the proper statement of the authority's financial position, at the close of its fiscal year, which shall be the same as the fiscal year of the State of Georgia.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-449 - Authority and property exempt from taxation, levy and sale, garnishment, and attachment

As the authority will be performing valuable charitable and public functions and purposes in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it, the authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments by the state or by any county, municipality, authority, or political subdivision of this state upon any of the real or personal property acquired by it, or upon its activities in the operation or maintenance of any facility maintained or acquired by it, or upon any fees, rentals, or other charges for the use of such property or facilities, or upon any other income received by the authority. The said property, facilities, fees, rentals, charges, and income of the authority is exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, and attachment.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-450 - Attorney General to provide legal services

The Attorney General shall provide legal services to the authority, and in connection therewith the provisions of Code Sections
45-15-13
through
45-15-16
and
45-15-36
shall be fully applicable.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-451 - Jurisdiction of actions against authority

Any action brought against the authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and such court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 7 - SAPELO ISLAND HERITAGE AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-440 — 12-3-452) › Section 12-3-452 - Liberal construction

This part, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this part.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 8 - [Renumbered and Reserved] GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTHORITY (§ 12-3-470) › Section 12-3-470 - to 12-3-484 - [Renumbered as §§2-3-1 to 2-3-15]

Renumbered as §§ 2-3-1 to 2-3-15 by 2011 Ga. Laws 66,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 12, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 9 - GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-500 — 12-3-504) › Section 12-3-500 - Creation of committee; membership; vacancies; review of Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority

There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority Overview Committee to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and five members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. The members of the committee shall serve two-year terms concurrent with their terms as members of the General Assembly. The chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the committee, and the vice chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the President of the Senate from the membership of the committee. The chairman and vice chairman shall serve terms of two years concurrent with their terms as members of the General Assembly. Vacancies in an appointed member's position or in the offices of chairman or vice chairman of the committee shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. The committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations of the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority, as well as periodically review and evaluate the success with which the authority is accomplishing its statutory duties and functions as provided in this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 9 - GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-500 — 12-3-504) › Section 12-3-501 - Assistance to committee in discharging duties; employees; securing professional services

The state auditor, the Attorney General, and all other agencies of state government, upon request by the committee, shall assist the committee in the discharge of its duties as set forth in this part. The committee may employ not more than two staff members and may secure the services of independent accountants, engineers, and consultants.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 9 - GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-500 — 12-3-504) › Section 12-3-502 - Cooperation of Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority

The Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority shall cooperate with the committee, its authorized personnel, the Attorney General, the state auditor, the state accounting officer, and other state agencies in order that the charges of the committee, set forth in this part, may be timely and efficiently discharged. The authority shall submit to the committee such reports and data as the committee shall reasonably require of the authority in order that the committee may adequately perform its functions. The Attorney General is authorized to bring appropriate legal actions to enforce any laws specifically or generally relating to the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority. The committee shall, on or before the first day of January of each year, and at such other times as it deems necessary, submit to the General Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations based upon the review of the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority, as set forth in this part.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 140,§ 22, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 9 - GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-500 — 12-3-504) › Section 12-3-503 - Committee to evaluate performance of authority

In the discharge of its duties, the committee shall evaluate the performance of the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority consistent with the following criteria:
(1)
Prudent, legal, and accountable expenditure of public funds;
(2)
Efficient operation; and
(3)
Performance of its statutory responsibilities.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 9 - GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-500 — 12-3-504) › Section 12-3-504 - Expenditure of state funds by committee; compensation, expenses, and allowances for members

(a)
The committee is authorized to expend state funds available to the committee for the discharge of its duties. Said funds may be used for the purposes of compensating staff personnel, paying for services of independent accountants, engineers, and consultants, and paying all other necessary expenses incurred by the committee in performing its duties.
(b)
The members of the committee shall receive the same compensation, per diem, expenses, and allowances for their service on the committee as is authorized by law for members of interim legislative study committees.
(c)
The funds necessary for the purposes of the committee shall come from the funds appropriated to and available to the legislative branch of government.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-520 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-521 - Definitions

As used in this part, the term:
(1)
"Authority" means the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority.
(2)
"Classic Center" means one or more facilities of the Classic Center Authority.
(3)
"Classic Center Authority" means the Classic Center Authority for Clarke County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3799), as amended.
(4)
"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, the placing of the same in operation, and the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and 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.
(5)
"Project" means and includes one or a combination of two or more of the following: buildings, facilities, and all structures; electric, gas, steam, water, and sewerage utilities; and improvements of every kind and character deemed by the authority necessary or convenient for its purposes.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 844,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-522.1 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2022 Ga. Laws 844,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 245,§ 12, eff. 5/13/2011.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 431,§ 2, eff. 6/4/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-523 - Corporate purpose and general nature of business

The corporate purpose and general nature of the business of the authority shall be:
(1)
Coordinating with the Classic Center Authority and entities dedicated to archiving and collecting music history and artifacts to house the Georgia Music Hall of Fame;
(2)
Operating, advertising, and promoting the Georgia Music Hall of Fame; and
(3)
Promoting music events throughout the state.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 844,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-524.1 - Expenditure of funds to aid in securing gifts, grants, donations, and contributions

The authority, in order to make the Georgia Music Hall of Fame competitive with other nonprofit cultural institutions in securing gifts, grants, donations, and contributions and in the promotion and marketing of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, is authorized to expend available funds for the meals, entertainment, and incidental expenses of bona fide prospects, contributors, and other persons who attend any function at the request of the authority or its staff to discuss the securing of, to provide services in the securing of, or to make gifts, grants, donations, and contributions to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame or to promote and market Georgia Music Hall of Fame programs and facilities. All such expenditures shall be verified by vouchers showing the date, place, purpose, and persons for whom such expenditures were made. The authority shall make available to the state auditor such vouchers or other collateral materials requested for the purposes of conducting an audit of the authority's books, accounts, and records as required by state law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-524.2 - Ownership of Music Hall of Fame; compliance with copyright and trademark laws

(a)
At all times, the authority shall maintain ownership of the Music Hall of Fame collection; provided, however, that, upon request, the authority may rotate and share materials of the collection throughout the state.
(b)
The collection shall be managed, displayed, promoted, advertised, and procured in compliance with all applicable copyright and trademark laws.
Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 844,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-525 - 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, in no event shall the exemptions granted in this Code section extend to any lessee or other private person or entity.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-526 - 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 the county in which its facilities are located.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-527 - 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 policeman or law enforcement officer of the county in which he is discharging his duties.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-528 - Moneys received by authority 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-529 - Authority to fix rentals and other charges for users and exhibitors

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 project.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-530 - Attorney General to provide legal services for authority

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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-531 - Jurisdiction of actions brought under this part

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under this part shall be brought in the Superior Court of Fulton 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-532 - Contracts or transactions of authority involving conflict of interest

(a)
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 a member of the authority may be removed or an employee discharged or otherwise disciplined at the discretion of the authority.
(b)
The provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 and Code Sections
16-10-21
,
16-10-22
,
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.
(c)
Any contract or transaction of the authority involving a conflict of interest which is not disclosed under subsection (a) of this Code section, or involving a violation of Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 or Code Section
16-10-21
,
16-10-22
,
16-10-92
, or
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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-534 - Department of Economic Development authorized to construct, erect, acquire, and exercise custodial responsibility over projects

The Department of Economic Development is authorized to construct, erect, acquire, and exercise custodial responsibility over the project, as defined in this part, the ownership of which shall be in the state. The costs of any such project may be paid from the proceeds of state general obligation or guaranteed revenue debt. The department is authorized to contract with the authority, the State Properties Commission, the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, or with any other department, agency, commission, board, official, or person for the construction, operation, maintenance, funding, design, or use of such project.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 58,§ 12, eff. 4/26/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-535 - Creation of Georgia Music Hall of Fame Advisory Committee

(a)
There is created the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Advisory Committee.
(b)
The number and identity of the advisory committee members shall be recommended by the executive director and confirmed by the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority. Members of the advisory committee shall consist of individuals who have an interest or expertise in the music industry. At its initial meeting, the advisory committee shall elect a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and such officers as it deems necessary to enable it to carry out its duties and functions. Officers shall serve for terms of one year each. No person shall hold the same office on the advisory committee for more than one term consecutively. Advisory committee members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall receive for each day that such members are in attendance at a meeting of the advisory committee a daily expense allowance and reimbursement for transportation costs as provided for in Code Section
45-7-21
. The advisory committee shall meet at such time as the advisory committee deems necessary. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 10 - GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-520 — 12-3-536) › Section 12-3-536 - Transferring powers of authority to the Department of Economic Development

(a)
Effective July 1, 1998, without diminishing the powers of the authority pursuant to Code Section
12-3-524
, all personnel positions authorized by the authority in fiscal year 1998 shall be transferred to the Department of Community Affairs. All employees of the authority on June 30, 1998, whose positions are transferred by the authority to the Department of Community Affairs shall become employees of the Department of Community Affairs and shall become employees in the unclassified service as defined in Code Section
45-20-2
.
(b)
On April 26, 2005, the functions of the Board of Community Affairs, Department of Community Affairs, and commissioner of community affairs respecting the Music Hall of Fame Authority are transferred to the Department of Economic Development. The commissioner of economic development and the commissioner of community affairs shall arrange administratively for the transfer of records, equipment, and facilities for such transferred functions. The personnel positions authorized by the Department of Community Affairs shall be transferred to the Department of Economic Development, and all employees of the Department of Community Affairs whose positions are transferred shall become employees of the Department of Economic Development with no break in service and in the classified or unclassified service as they were at the Department of Community Affairs.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 630,§ 2-5, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 155,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2009.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 58,§ 13, eff. 4/26/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 11 - GEORGIA HALLS OF FAME AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-550 — 12-3-554) › Section 12-3-550 - Establishment of Georgia Halls of Fame Authority Overview Committee; membership

There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the Georgia Halls of Fame Authority Overview Committee to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and five members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. The members of the committee shall serve two-year terms concurrent with their terms as members of the General Assembly. The chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the President of the Senate from the membership of the committee, and the vice chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the committee. The chairman and vice chairman shall serve terms of two years concurrent with their terms as members of the General Assembly. Vacancies in an appointed member's position or in the offices of chairman or vice chairman of the committee shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. The committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority, as well as periodically review and evaluate the success with which each authority is accomplishing its statutory duties and functions as provided in this article.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 431,§ 3, eff. 6/4/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 11 - GEORGIA HALLS OF FAME AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-550 — 12-3-554) › Section 12-3-551 - Assistance to committee by other state agencies

The state auditor, the Attorney General, and all other agencies of state government, upon request by the committee, shall assist the committee in the discharge of its duties as set forth in this part. The committee may employ not more than two staff members and may secure the services of independent accountants, engineers, and consultants.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 431,§ 3, eff. 6/4/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 11 - GEORGIA HALLS OF FAME AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-550 — 12-3-554) › Section 12-3-552 - Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority to cooperate with state agencies

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority shall cooperate with the committee, its authorized personnel, the Attorney General, the state auditor, the state accounting officer, and other state agencies in order that the charges of the committee, set forth in this part, may be timely and efficiently discharged. Each authority shall submit to the committee such reports and data as the committee shall reasonably require of each authority in order that the committee may adequately perform its functions. The Attorney General is authorized to bring appropriate legal actions to enforce any laws specifically or generally relating to the two authorities. The committee shall, on or before the first day of January of each year, and at such other times as it deems necessary, submit to the General Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations based upon the review of the two authorities, as set forth in this part.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 431,§ 3, eff. 6/4/2010.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 140,§ 23, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 11 - GEORGIA HALLS OF FAME AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-550 — 12-3-554) › Section 12-3-553 - Standards for evaluation of performance of authority

In the discharge of its duties, the committee shall evaluate the performance of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority consistent with the following criteria:
(1)
Prudent, legal, and accountable expenditure of public funds;
(2)
Efficient operation; and
(3)
Performance of its statutory responsibilities.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 431,§ 3, eff. 6/4/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 11 - GEORGIA HALLS OF FAME AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 12-3-550 — 12-3-554) › Section 12-3-554 - Expenditure of state funds; per diem and expenses; appropriations

(a)
The committee is authorized to expend state funds available to the committee for the discharge of its duties. Said funds may be used for the purposes of compensating staff personnel, paying for services of independent accountants, engineers, and consultants, and paying all other necessary expenses incurred by the committee in performing its duties.
(b)
The members of the committee shall receive the same compensation, per diem, expenses, and allowances for their service on the committee as is authorized by law for members of interim legislative study committees.
(c)
The funds necessary for the purposes of the committee shall come from the funds appropriated to and available to the legislative branch of government.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 431,§ 3, eff. 6/4/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6) › Chapter 3 - PARKS, HISTORIC AREAS, MEMORIALS, AND RECREATION (§§ 12-3-1 — 12-3-680) › Article 7 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (§§ 12-3-230 — 12-3-580) › Part 12 - GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME AUTHORITY (§§ 12-3-560 — 12-3-574) › Section 12-3-560 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority Act."