Georgia § 50-8-216 - Preparation of comprehensive local plan for less developed county.
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§ 50-8-216. Preparation of comprehensive local plan for less developed county.
Each facilities development committee, in conjunction with the regional commission in which the less developed county is located, shall review the comprehensive plans for facilities needs prepared by the less developed county and each municipality lying therein pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of this chapter and shall consolidate such comprehensive plans and prepare a local plan which prioritizes the combined facilities needs contained in each comprehensive plan. Such local plan may be amended from time to time pursuant to procedures established pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 50-8-215 to change the priorities or add new facilities. No facility shall be added to a local plan unless it has previously been made a part of the comprehensive plan of either the less developed county or a municipality lying therein pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter. Not later than the first day of July of the year following its creation, each facilities development committee shall provide the commissioner with the local plan of facility development developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section. (Code 1981, § 50-8-216 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1712, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 181, § 18/HB 1216.)
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