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§ 20-18-3. Creation of Georgia Rural Development Council; Membership; Role; Operation

The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation shall include a council, to be known and designated as the Georgia Rural Development Council, that shall offer guidance to the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation. The Georgia Rural Development Council shall be composed of 12 members who shall be appointed as follows: Six members shall be […]

§ 20-18-4. Duty; Establishment of Satellite Offices

It shall be the duty of the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation to provide a central information and research hub for rural leadership training and best practices which may include: Community planning models for proactively identifying value added gaps or strengths; Industry-specific assistance; and Cooperative efforts with nonprofit organizations, religious organizations, and other higher […]

§ 20-18-5. Funds

All funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the establishment and operation of the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, together with any funds which may be appropriated by the United States Congress or apportioned to this state from the United States Department of the Treasury for purposes substantially the same as specified in this […]

§ 20-18-6. Federal Appropriations

In the event that the United States Congress appropriates funds to this state for the conduct of work similar to that which is specified in this chapter, such work of the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation shall conform to the requirements imposed as conditions for such federal appropriations and as may be accepted by […]

§ 20-18-2. Assumption of Business and Responsibilities of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness; Collaboration With Other Entities

The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation shall assume the business and responsibilities of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness administered by the Department of Economic Development. The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, the Department of Economic Development, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture shall collaborate as necessary to achieve the mission provided by Code […]

§ 20-16-8. Sale of Bonds

The authority may sell its bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interests of the authority. Whenever the authority shall determine to issue its bonds, it shall request the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission to approve the bonds and carry out other services for […]

§ 20-16-9. Timing of Issuance of Revenue Bonds

Revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, and things which are specified or required by this chapter. In the discretion of the authority, revenue bonds of a single issue may be issued for the purpose of paying the cost of […]