TITLE 28 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Section 10. Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee, 28-10-1 through 28-10-7.

ARTICLE 5 FAIR AND OPEN GRANTS

28-10-1. Creation of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee; membership; term of office; officers.

1. The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee is created. The committee shall consist 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 shall serve for terms as members of the committee concurrent with their terms of office as members of the General Assembly. Members of the committee shall be appointed during the first 30 days of each regular legislative session which is held immediately following the election of members of the General Assembly; provided, however, that an appointment to fill any vacancy on the committee may be made at any time.
2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the members appointed by the Speaker as chairman of the committee. The President of the Senate shall designate one of the members appointed by the President of the Senate as vice-chairman of the committee. The members designated as chairman and vice-chairman shall serve for terms as such officers concurrent with their terms as members of the committee. Other than the chairman and vice-chairman provided for in this subsection, the committee shall provide for its own organization.

(Code 1981, §28-10-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1283, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1180, § 1.)