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O.C.G.A. § 46-3-130 (2019)

Eligibility of political subdivisions to contract with authority

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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The political subdivisions with which the authority shall be authorized to contract to provide an electric power supply pursuant to this article shall be those political subdivisions of this state which, on March 18, 1975, owned and operated an electric distribution system.

History

(Ga. L. 1975, p. 107, § 27.)

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS No special privileges provided to particular group of citizens. - Ga. L. 1975, p. 107, § 27 (see O.C.G.A. § 46-3-130), limiting the operation of this part to those political subdivisions of the state which owned and operated an electric distribution system on the date this part became law, does not provide special privileges to a particular group of citizens to the exclusion of others in violation of Ga. Const. 1976, Art. I, Sec. II, Para. III (Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. II). Thompson v. Municipal Elec. Auth., 238 Ga. 19, 231 S.E.2d 720 (1976). This section does not offend constitutional provisions requiring laws of general

nature have uniform operation. - Ga. L. 1975, p. 107, § 27 (see O.C.G.A. § 46-3-130), limiting the operation of this part to those political subdivisions of the state which owned and operated an electric distribution system on the date this part became law, does not offend Ga. Const. 1976, Art. I, Sec. II, Para. VII (Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. IV), requiring that laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the state. Thompson v. Municipal Elec. Auth., 238 Ga. 19, 231 S.E.2d 720 (1976). Cited in Appling County v. Municipal Elec. Auth., 621 F.2d 1301 (5th Cir. 1980).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1999 · leading case: Greensboro Lumber Co. v. Georgia Power Co., 643 F. Supp. 1345 (N.D. Ga. 1986).
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Greensboro Lumber Co. v. Georgia Power Co., 643 F. Supp. 1345 (N.D. Ga. 1986). · cites it 7× “In addition, it shall be the purpose of the authority to take all other necessary or desirable action in order to provide or make available an adequate, dependable, and economical supply of electric power and energy and related services to those political subdivisions [which, on…”
Mun. Elec. Auth. v. Georgia Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 525 S.E.2d 399 (Ga. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “This statute provides that MEAG’s purpose is to take all other necessary or desirable action in order to provide or make available an adequate, dependable, and economical supply of electric power and energy and related services to those political subdivisions of this state…”
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