§ 31-7-115. Lease or Sale of Projects
No project acquired under this article shall be operated by an authority, any municipal corporation, county, or other governmental subdivision; but such projects shall be leased or sold to one or more qualified sponsors. If revenue bonds or other obligations are to be issued to pay all or part of the cost of such project, […]
§ 31-7-116. Provisions Contained in Obligations and Security for Obligations; Procedures for Issuance of Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes; Interest Rates; Limitations and Conditions
The obligations of any authority evidenced by bonds, bond anticipation notes, trust indentures, deeds to secure obligations, security agreements, or mortgages executed in connection therewith may contain such provisions not inconsistent with law as shall be determined by the board of directors of the authority. Such instruments may provide for the pledging of all or […]
§ 31-7-117. Liability for Bonds or Other Obligations
No bonds or other obligations of and no indebtedness incurred by any authority shall constitute an indebtedness or obligation of the state or any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision thereof; nor shall any act of any authority in any manner constitute or result in the creation of an indebtedness of the state or any […]
§ 31-7-118. Exemption From Taxation
Each authority created under this article is created for nonprofit and public purposes, and it is found, determined, and declared that: The creation of each such authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state; The authority is an institution of purely […]
§ 31-7-119. Holding Moneys as Trust Funds; Pledges for Payment of Bonds
All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this article, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds or other obligations, as grants or other contributions, or as revenues and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Code section. In the resolution providing […]
§ 31-7-92. Filing of Audits
All final audits provided for in Code Section 31-7-91 shall be reproduced in sufficient number and copies of the audit shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court in the county where any hospital is operated by a hospital authority and in the office of the clerk of the superior court of any […]
§ 31-7-120. Construction of Article
This article shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof, and insofar as this article may be inconsistent with any other law, including the charter of any municipal corporation, this article shall be controlling. The sale or issuance of bonds by any authority shall not be subject to regulation under Chapter 5 of Title […]
§ 31-7-93. Failure to Provide for Audit
In the event any hospital authority shall fail or refuse to provide for an annual audit and have such audit prepared and filed as set forth in Code Sections 31-7-91 and 31-7-92, any taxpayer of any participating unit of such authority or the governing authority of such unit may petition the superior court of the […]
§ 31-7-130. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide protection for those individuals who are members of peer review groups which evaluate the quality and efficiency of professional health care providers and to protect the confidentiality of their records. History. Code 1933, § 84-7601, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1282, § 1. Law […]
§ 31-7-94. Grants to Hospital Authorities and Rural Hospital Organizations
The state is authorized to make grants, as funds are available, to hospital authorities and rural hospital organizations for public health purposes, provided that any funds so granted shall be distributed to and among the various public hospital authorities and rural hospital organizations in the state in proportion to the number of hospital beds operated […]