§ 6-5-3. Georgia Aviation Authority Created; Membership and Personnel; Administrative Purposes
There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Georgia Aviation Authority which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title the body may contract and be contracted with, implead and be impleaded, and bring and defend actions […]
§ 6-5-4. Purpose of the Authority; Powers; Support; Annual Audits
The general purpose of the authority shall be to acquire, operate, maintain, house, and dispose of all state aviation assets, to provide aviation services and oversight of state aircraft and aviation operations to ensure the safety of state air travelers and aviation property, to achieve policy objectives through aviation missions, and to provide for the […]
§ 6-5-5. Additional Powers of the Authority
In addition to the powers specified in Code Section 6-5-4, the authority shall have the powers: To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; To […]
§ 6-5-6. Moneys Received Deemed Trust Funds
All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall be deemed trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 6-5-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 848, § 1/SB 85.
§ 6-4-7. General Powers
The authority shall have all of the powers necessary, proper, or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter. The powers enumerated in this Code section are cumulative of and in addition to each other and other powers granted elsewhere in this chapter and no such power limits or restricts […]
§ 6-3-20.1. Management, Ownership, or Control of Airports by Foreign Citizens or Businesses With Substantial Foreign Ownership Prohibited
As used in this Code section, the term: “Airport” means the real and personal property constituting an airport as a complete entity or unit, and the management, operation, or control of an airport means the overall management, operation, or control of the airport as a complete entity or unit. “Business entity with a substantial foreign […]
§ 6-4-8. Requirements for Issuance of Revenue Bonds, Notes, or Other Obligations
Revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by an authority shall be paid solely from the property, including, but not limited to, real property, fixtures, personal property, revenues, or other funds pledged, mortgaged, conveyed, assigned, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered to secure or to pay such bonds, notes, or other obligations. All revenue bonds, notes, and […]
§ 6-3-21. Lands Acquired, Owned, Leased, Controlled, or Occupied by Local Governments Deemed for Public Purposes; Effect on Ad Valorem Taxation
Any lands acquired, owned, leased, controlled, or occupied by counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions for the purpose or purposes enumerated in Code Section 6-3-20 shall be and are declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, or occupied for public, governmental, and municipal purposes; provided, however, that with respect to facilities located on such lands, […]
§ 6-4-9. Additional Provisions Governing Issuance of Bonds, Notes, or Other Obligations
Subject to the limitations and procedures provided by this Code section, the agreements or instruments executed by the authority may contain such provisions not inconsistent with law as shall be determined by the members of the authority. The proceeds derived from the sale of all bonds, notes, and other obligations issued by the authority shall […]
§ 6-3-22. Methods of Acquisition of Property for Airports and Landing Fields
Private property needed by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision for an airport or landing field or for the expansion of an airport or landing field may be acquired by grant, purchase, lease, or other means, if such county, municipality, or other political subdivision is able to agree with the owners of the property […]