§ 50-40-41. Requirements for Local Ordinances for Reviewing Applications and Issuing Permits; Development of Model Ordinances; Monitoring Compliance
A political subdivision shall not be certified as a broadband ready community unless such political subdivision enacts an ordinance for reviewing applications and issuing permits related to broadband network projects that provides for all of the following: Appointing a single point of contact for all matters related to a broadband network project; Requiring such political […]
§ 50-40-42. Decertification by Department
A political subdivision that the department has certified as a broadband ready community under Code Section 50-40-41 may be decertified by the department if it: Imposes an unreasonable or noncost based fee to review an application or issue a permit for a broadband network project. Any application fee that exceeds $100.00 shall be considered unreasonable […]
§ 50-40-43. Request for Decertification From Broadband Service Provider; Determination on Reasonableness of Fee
Upon the request of a broadband services provider, the department may decertify a political subdivision as a broadband ready community if such political subdivision fails to act in accordance with the ordinance required for certification under Code Section 50-40-41, modifies such ordinance so that such ordinance no longer complies with subsection (a) of Code Section […]
§ 50-39-50. “Lease Agreement” Defined; Operation; Execution; Provisions
For the purposes of this Code section, the term “lease agreement” shall mean and include a lease, operating lease rental agreement, usufruct, sale and lease back, or any other lease agreement having a term of not more than 50 years and concerning real, personal, or mixed property, any right, title, or interest therein by and […]
§ 50-40-44. Priority of Certain Projects
A broadband network project targeting industry development or construction of a new building for which a political subdivision that has been certified as a broadband ready community under Code Section 50-40-40 is seeking financing from the OneGeorgia Authority, as provided for in Chapter 34 of this title, shall be given priority by the OneGeorgia Authority. […]
§ 50-39-51. Payment for Costs of a Project; Optional Conditions; Local Government Power to Contract; Fees
The authority may make grants or loans to a local government to pay all or any part of the cost of a project. In the event the local government agrees to accept such grants or loans, the authority may require the local government to issue bonds or revenue bonds as evidence of such grants or […]
§ 50-40-45. Regulatory Authority
The department shall promulgate any reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this article. History. Code 1981, § 50-40-45 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 629, § 6-1/SB 402.
§ 50-39-16. United States’ Constitutional Rights Not Limited
The authority shall have all rights afforded the state by virtue of the Constitution of the United States, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to remove any such rights. History. Code 1981, § 50-39-16 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 377, § 2-1/HB 930.
§ 50-39-17. Limitation on Liability
Neither the members of the authority nor any officer or employee of the authority acting on behalf thereof, while acting within the scope of his or her authority, shall be subject to any liability resulting from: The construction, ownership, maintenance, or operation of any project financed with the assistance of the authority; The construction, ownership, […]
§ 50-39-18. Record and Resource Sharing Between Governmental Entities
Upon request of the board of the authority, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources shall provide to the authority and its authorized personnel and agents access to all books, records, and other information resources available to those departments which are not of a commercial proprietary nature and shall assist the authority […]