Georgia § 36-89-2 - Appropriation; purpose.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-89-2 — Appropriation; purpose., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-89-2. Appropriation; purpose.
In each year, the General Assembly shall appropriate funds for homeowner tax relief grants to counties, municipalities, and county or independent school districts in order to provide for more effective regulation and management of the finance and fiscal administration of the state and pursuant to and in furtherance of the provisions of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph II(c) of the Constitution; Article VII, Section III, Paragraph III of the Constitution; Article VIII, Section I, Paragraph I of the Constitution; and other provisions of the Constitution. (Code 1981, § 36-89-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 273, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1031, § 5; Ga. L. 2003, p. 665, § 45; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 36/HB 942.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2002, p. 1031, § 9, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that the Act shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2002. Ga. L. 2003, p. 665, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003.'" Law reviews. - For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 233 (2003).
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