The authority shall have the power to contract for or to provide for and maintain a security force with respect to the facilities and property owned, leased, operated, or under the control of the authority, and within the territory thereof. The security force shall have the duty to protect persons and property, dispense unlawful or dangerous assemblages, control pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and otherwise preserve and protect the public peace, health, and safety. For these purposes, a member of such force shall be a peace officer and, as such, shall have authority equivalent to the authority of a policeman or law enforcement officer of the county in which he is discharging his duties.
History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 1132, § 5.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation
Article 7 - Public Authorities
Part 3 - Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority
§ 12-3-314. Powers of Authority Generally
§ 12-3-315. Exercise of Police Powers by Authority; Delegation of Powers
§ 12-3-317. Lease Payments by Authority as Constituting Good, Valuable, and Sufficient Consideration
§ 12-3-320. Power of Authority to Survey, Subdivide, Improve, and Lease Island Property
§ 12-3-321. Restrictions Under Lease; Restrictions on Subleasing
§ 12-3-322. Leasing of Property by Competitive Bidding
§ 12-3-325. Revenue Bonds — Signatures; Seal
§ 12-3-328. Revenue Bonds — Issuance of Interim Receipts, Interim Certificates, and Temporary Bonds
§ 12-3-329. Revenue Bonds — Replacement of Mutilated, Destroyed, or Lost Bonds
§ 12-3-332. Revenue Bonds — Securing by Trust Indenture
§ 12-3-333. Revenue Bonds — Designation of Recipient of Bond Proceeds
§ 12-3-335. Revenue Bonds — Remedies of Bondholders, Coupon Holders, and Trustees
§ 12-3-336. Revenue Bonds — Revenue Refunding Bonds
§ 12-3-338. Revenue Bonds — Validation
§ 12-3-339. Authority Property, Activities, Income, and Bonds Exempt From Taxation and Assessment