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Introduced Session

AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Henry County Airport Authority, approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4389), as amended, so as to repeal and replace all current operative provisions related to such Authority; to provide for such Authority and its membership; to authorize such Authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, operate, own and improve airports and landing fields for the use of aircraft, which shall include related buildings, equipment and the usual and convenient facilities appertaining to such undertaking, and to acquire, own and hold a fee simple title to all necessary property therefor, both real and personal, and to lease and sell any and all such facilities, including real property; to confer powers and to impose duties on the Authority; to provide for the membership and for the appointment of members of the Authority and their term of tenure and compensation; to authorize the Authority to contract with others pertaining to airports and landing fields for the use of aircraft and to execute leases of such facilities and to do all things deemed necessary or convenient for the operation of such undertaking; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds or obligations of the Authority payable from the revenues, tolls, fees, charges and earnings of the Authority; including but not limited to earnings derived from leases and the use of the facilities, and to pay the costs of such undertakings and authorize the collection and pledging of the revenues and earnings of the Authority for the payment of such bonds or obligations or to secure the payment thereof by contract, mortgage, deed to secure debt, LC 47 4287S/AP security deed note or trust deed and to define the rights of the holders of such bonds and securities; to provide that no liability or debt against Henry County shall be incurred in the exercise of any powers granted by this Act; to make the bonds, securities or obligations of the Authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds, securities or other obligations; to provide that such bonds, securities or other obligations be validated as authorized by the Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A, the "Revenue Bond Law" as now or hereafter amended; to authorize the Authority to exercise the power of condemnation; to provide for all matters relative thereto; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Demetrius Douglas (D)*,  Robert Flournoy (D)*,  El-Mahdi Holly (D)*,  Regina Lewis-Ward (D)*,  Mary Ann Santos (D)*, 

Senate Passed/Adopted (on 04/02/2026)

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