Georgia Code, Title 50, Chapter 7, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 50-7-1 - Creation of Department
  There is created as a part of the executive branch of the state government the Department of Economic Development.
• § 50-7-2 - Commissioner As Head of Department; Appointment and Compensation; Assistant Commissioner; Travel Expenses
  There is created the office of commissioner of economic development, who shall be executive officer and administrative head of the department. The commissioner shall...
• § 50-7-3 - Creation of Board; Composition; Terms; Vacancies; Intergovernmental Contracts and Agreements
  (a) The department shall be under the direction and supervision of a Board of Economic Development.(b) On and after July 1, 1999, the Board...
• § 50-7-4 - Policy-Making Function of Board
  The board shall be the policy-determining body for the department and shall have the duties, powers, authority, and jurisdiction provided in this chapter.
• § 50-7-5 - Compensation and Expenses of Board Members
  The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to receive actual expenses incurred by them in...
• § 50-7-6 - Operational Procedures for Board Meetings
  The board shall adopt procedures for its own operation and for the transaction of business including, but not limited to, setting a quorum for...
• § 50-7-7 - Duties and Powers of Board Generally
  The board shall have the following duties and powers: (1) To investigate, study, and undertake ways and means of promoting and encouraging the prosperous...
• § 50-7-8 - Additional Duties and Powers of Board
  The board shall also have the following duties and powers: (1) To conduct and make such surveys and investigations, to gather and compile such...
• § 50-7-9 - Duty of Board to Make Recommendations to Governor and General Assembly Concerning Improvement of Business Conditions
  The board shall make, from time to time, written recommendations to the Governor and to the General Assembly concerning the improvement of conditions under...
• § 50-7-10 - Authorization for Board to Accept Grants and Gifts
  The board may accept grants and gifts from the federal government; the state government; any county, municipal, or local government; any board, bureau, commission,...
• § 50-7-11 - Use by Board of Accepted Grants or Gifts
  All funds received by the board from grants or gifts made to and accepted by the board pursuant to Code Section 50-7-10 shall be...
• § 50-7-11.1 - Authority to Administer and Disperse Funds
  In the event the board accepts grants and gifts from the federal government pursuant to Code Section 50-7-10, the board shall also have the...
• § 50-7-12 - Welcome Centers Authorized; Department to Construct, Operate, and Maintain Centers; Installation and Operation of Vending Machines, Automated Teller Machines, and Cash-Dispensing Machines
  (a) The Governor shall have authority to direct and provide for the construction of welcome centers at or near the point of entrance into...
• § 50-7-13 - Revenue From Vending Machine Sales to Offset Maintenance Costs
  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all net revenue derived from the sale of nonalcoholic beverages, snacks, candy, cigarettes, and other articles from vending...
• § 50-7-14 - Tourist Center Within Vicinity of Domestic Residence of State Citizen Elected President
  (a) The Governor shall have authority to direct and provide for the construction of a tourist center on real property owned by or which...
• § 50-7-15 - Expenditures for Meals and Expenses of Persons Seeking to Locate Business, Industry, or Tourist Facilities in State
  The Department of Economic Development, in order to make Georgia competitive with other states in securing new business, industry, and tourism, is authorized to...
• § 50-7-16 - Definitions; Acquisition of Property by Department of Economic Development
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Acquire" means the obtaining of a fee simple interest in real property by any...
• § 50-7-17 - New Georgia Foundation for Tourism; Definitions; Marketing Program
  (a) Statement of policy and short title. The General Assembly finds that it is in the state's interest to present a cohesive and vibrant...
• § 50-7-18 - Disposition of Assets of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
  The department shall receive all assets, excluding all real property and statues, of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Golf...

Last modified: October 14, 2016