O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 48-8-260 (2019)

Definitions

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As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Intergovernmental agreement” means a contract entered into pursuant to Article IX, Section III, Paragraph I of the Constitution.

(2) “Mass transportation” means any mode of transportation serving the general public which is appropriate to transport people by highways or rail.

(3) “Qualified municipality” means a qualified municipality as defined in paragraph (4) of Code Section 48-8-110 which is located wholly or partly within a special district.

(4) “Transportation purposes” means and includes:

(A) Roads, bridges, public transit, rails, airports, buses, seaports, including without limitation road, street, and bridge purposes pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-8-121, and all accompanying infrastructure and services necessary to provide access to these transportation facilities, including new general obligation debt and other multiyear obligations issued to finance such purposes;

(B) The retirement of previously incurred general obligation debt with respect only to such purposes as identified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;

(C) A capital outlay project or projects under subparagraph (a)(1)(M) of Code Section 48-8-111, with respect only to such purposes as identified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; or

(D) Any combination of two or more of the foregoing.

History

Code 1981, § 48-8-260, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 7-5/HB 170; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1443, § 2/HB 106; Ga. L. 2016, p. 105, § 2-1/SB 369; Ga. L. 2017, p. 179, § 1/HB 134; Ga. L. 2024, p. 680, § 1/HB 946, effective May 6, 2024. Amendments. The 2024 amendment, effective May 6, 2024, deleted “, but only if an intergovernmental agreement has been entered

into under this part” from the end of subparagraph (4)(B). See Editor’s notes for applicability.

Annotations

The 2016 amendment, effective April 26, 2016, substituted "part" for "article" at the end of paragraph (5).

The 2017 amendment, effective May 1, 2017, deleted former paragraph (3), which read: " 'Mass transportation regional system participant' means any county within a special district created pursuant to Article 5 of this chapter in which mass transportation service is provided within such special district, to such special district, or from such special district by a multicounty regional transportation authority created by an Act of the General Assembly, including but not limited to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority or the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority."; redesignated former paragraphs (4) and (5) as present paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and rewrote present paragraph (4).