Georgia § 10-9-16 - 2. Disposition of real property not required by authority; excepted property.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 10-9-16 — 2. Disposition of real property not required by authority; excepted property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-9-16. 2. Disposition of real property not required by authority; excepted property.
This Code section does not apply to any real property: Held by the authority for management under Code Section 10-9-5 or contract with the Department of Economic Development pursuant to such Code section; Held by the authority as lessee under lease from the Department of Economic Development; Acquired by the authority with the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under Article 3 of this chapter; or Acquired with the proceeds of appropriations or bonds issued by the state assigned to the authority for management. If the authority determines, in its sole discretion, that any real property held by it is no longer required for the purposes for which it was originally acquired or that the furtherance of the purposes of the authority would be served thereby, the authority may sell, lease, or otherwise convey, on such terms and conditions and with or without consideration as the authority determines appropriate, such real property to any county or municipality in which such property is located or to an authority created by such county or municipality, for the authorized public purposes of such entity, including, by way of illustration and not limitation, the public purposes set forth in Chapter 42, 44, 61, or 64 of Title 36, relating to local government. (Code 1981, § 10-9-16.2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 421, § 4; Ga. L. 2004, p. 690, § 6.)
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Section 10-9-16 ("2. Disposition of real property not required by authority; excepted property.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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