HB2 - Annexation of territory; establish state policy; provisions
HB2 - Annexation of territory; establish state policy; provisions
Sponsored by: Holt,Doug 112th
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to annexation of territory, so as to provide for a short title; to establish state policy regarding annexation; to provide that a municipal corporation having an independent school system may not annex property located in a county without the consent of the county governing authority; to provide for binding arbitration; to provide that, if a municipality proposes to annex property in which certain services are provided by the county or which is included in the county’s comprehensive zoning plan, the county may demand arbitration; to provide for an injunction; to provide for binding arbitration; to provide for the applicability of general law; to provide for considerations; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status: Read and referred to House Committee on Governmental Affairs (01/10/07)
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February 12th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
[…] Spurred by House Bill 2 and other legislative action, the debate over city-county annexation is heating up. Members of the Georgia General Assembly hope to reform - by means of legislation - current annexation disputes between city and county governments by establishing a permanent mediation process. Several bills, including one that would expand a county’s ability to fight city annexations and another that would make it easier for property owners to de-annex from cities, are up for debate and may be getting more traction than previous reform efforts. […]