O.C.G.A. § 2-3-15 (2019)
Authorization for department construction and acquisition of projects
The Department of Agriculture is authorized to construct, erect, acquire, and own the project, as defined in this chapter. 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.
History
Code 1981, § 12-3-484, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 801, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 261, § 3/HB 125; Code 1981, § 2-3-15, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2011, p. 261, § 4/HB 125.
Annotations
Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2011, ‘‘this chapter’’ was substituted for ‘‘this part’’ at the end of the first sentence.
CHAPTER 4 GEORGIA SEED DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Sec.
Short title. Seed Development Commission - Creation; corporate powers. Seed Development Commission - Composition; officers; bylaws; quorum; compensation; records; audit; bonds. Seed Development Commission - Powers and duties generally. Seed Development Commission - Purchase contracts.
Administrative rules and regulations. - Seed Division, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the
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Seed Development Commission - Operation on nonprofit basis. Advisory board created; members; function. Terms of office of appointed members of commission and board. Conveyance of state property to commission; consideration; reversion for nonuse. Debt or pledge of credit of state not authorized.
State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Chapter 40-12.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Funds accumulated by commission may be utilized for initiating seed research program at the College of Ag-
riculture of the University of Georgia. 1975 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 75-57.