§ 28-10-1. Creation of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee; Membership; Term of Office; Officers
The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee is created. The committee shall consist of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and five members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. The members shall serve for terms as members of the committee concurrent with their […]
§ 28-10-2. Duties of Committee
The committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations, contracts, safety, financing, organization, and structure of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority, as well as periodically review and evaluate the success with which said authority is accomplishing its legislatively created purposes. History. Code 1981, § 28-10-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1283, § […]
§ 28-10-3. Availability of Services of State Auditor and Attorney General; Committee Employees; Employment of Professional Services
The state auditor and the Attorney General shall make available to the committee the services of their staff, facilities, and powers in order to assist the committee in the discharge of its duties. The committee may employ staff and secure the services of independent accountants, engineers, and consultants, provided that both the employment and the […]
§ 28-10-4. Cooperation of Georgia Rail Passenger Authority; Committee Reports
The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority shall cooperate with the committee, its authorized personnel, the Attorney General, the state accounting officer, and the state auditor in order that the committee may efficiently and effectively carry out its duties. The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority shall submit to the committee such reports and data as the committee shall […]
§ 28-6-5. Reports by Commission; Compensation of Members of Commission, Delegations, and Committees
The commission shall report to the Governor and to the General Assembly within 15 days after the convening of each regular legislative session and at such other times as it deems appropriate. Its members and the members of all delegations and committees which it establishes shall serve without compensation for such service. History. Ga. L. […]
§ 28-10-5. Criteria for Committee Evaluation of Georgia Rail Passenger Authority
In the discharge of its duties, the committee shall evaluate the performance of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority in providing rail passenger service consistent with the following criteria: Public safety; Prudent, legal, and accountable expenditure of public funds; Responsiveness to the needs for rail passenger services; Economic vitality of the rail passenger system and economic […]
§ 28-6-6. Informal Names of Committees and Commission
The committees and the commission established by this chapter shall be informally known, respectively, as the Senate Cooperation Committee, the House Cooperation Committee, the Governor’s Cooperation Committee, and the Georgia Cooperation Commission. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 708, § 9.
§ 28-10-6. Expenses and Allowances for Committee Members
The members of the committee shall receive the same expenses and allowances for their services on the committee as are authorized by law for members of interim legislative study committees. History. Code 1981, § 28-10-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1283, § 2. Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, […]
§ 28-5-108. Subrogation of State to Claims of Persons Compensated; Damage Actions Against Persons Responsible for Injuries or Death
Whenever an order for the payment of indemnification for personal injury or death or for damages to property is or has been made under this part, the State of Georgia shall, upon payment of the amount of the order, be subrogated to the cause of action of the person receiving indemnification under the order against […]
§ 28-5-120. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Fair and Open Grants Act of 1993.” History. Code 1981, § 28-5-120 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1914, § 20.