HB 36 — Municipal corporations; creation; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to revise provisions of law relating to creation of new municipal corporations; to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to eliminate certain minimum distance requirements; to provide that new municipal corporations shall have a minimum amount of time to arrange for service delivery; to provide that the Attorney General shall seek federal Voting Rights Act preclearances required in connection with new incorporations; to provide for the authorization and regulation of alcoholic beverage sales in new municipalities under certain circumstances; to amend Code Section 48-8-89.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to distribution of joint county and municipal local option sales tax with respect to new qualified municipalities; to provide for other related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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