Bill Text: GA HR140 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State Transportation Board; abolish - CA

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-29 - House Second Readers [HR140 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR140-Introduced.html

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09 LC 34 2045

House Resolution 140

By: Representatives Davis of the 109th, Holt of the 112th, Everson of the 106th, Reese of the 98th, and Horne of the 71st

A RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to abolish the State Transportation Board; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article IV, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution is revised as follows:

"(a) The State Transportation Board shall be composed of such members as determined by the General Assembly by general law. There shall be a State Transportation Board composed of as many members as there are congressional districts in the state. The member of the board from each congressional district shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the House of Representatives and Senate whose respective districts are embraced or partly embraced within such congressional district meeting in caucus. The members of the board in office on June 30, 1983, shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms. The General Assembly shall provide by law the procedure for the election of members and for filling vacancies on the board. Members shall serve for terms of five years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(b) The commissioner of transportation shall be selected as determined by the General Assembly by general law. The State Transportation Board shall select a commissioner of transportation, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Department of Transportation and who shall have such powers and duties as provided by law."

SECTION 2.

The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:

"(  )  YES (  )  NO

Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide for the streamlined composition of the State Transportation Board and that the manner in which the commissioner of transportation is selected be determined by general law?"

All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state.