- § 12-3-440 - Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Sapelo Island Heritage Authority Act."
- § 12-3-441 - Legislative Findings
(a) It is found, determined, and declared that: (1) There is an urgent public need to preserve important and endangered historical areas in Georgia...
- § 12-3-442 - Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) "Agency" means any agency, board, commission, or department within the executive branch of the state government...
- § 12-3-443 - Creation; Power to Contract and Sue; Assignment to Department of Natural Resources
(a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Sapelo Island Heritage Authority, which shall be deemed to be...
- § 12-3-444 - Membership; Officers; Compensation; Quorum; Meetings
(a) The authority shall be composed of five members as follows: (1) The Governor; (2) The commissioner of natural resources; (3) The executive director...
- § 12-3-445 - Powers and Duties
The authority shall have the following powers and duties, in addition to other powers and duties set forth in this part: (1) To have...
- § 12-3-446 - Authority's Property Subject to Inventory Requirements; Conveyances Not Subject to Filing Requirements
The definition of real property in paragraph (1) of Code Section 50-16-120 shall include the real property of the authority. However, the definition of...
- § 12-3-447 - Authority's Property Not Subject to Adverse Possession or Prescription
In that the real and personal property of the authority is public property, title by adverse possession or prescription shall not run against the...
- § 12-3-448 - Authority Members Accountable As Trustees; Financial Records Required
The members of the authority shall be accountable in all respects as trustees. The authority shall keep suitable and proper books and records of...
- § 12-3-449 - Authority and Property Exempt From Taxation, Levy and Sale, Garnishment, and Attachment
As the authority will be performing valuable charitable and public functions and purposes in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it, the authority...
- § 12-3-450 - Attorney General to Provide Legal Services
The Attorney General shall provide legal services to the authority, and in connection therewith the provisions of Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 and 45-15-36...
- § 12-3-451 - Jurisdiction of Actions Against Authority
Any action brought against the authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and such court shall have exclusive, original...
- § 12-3-452 - Liberal Construction
This part, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this part.
Last modified: October 14, 2016