Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 32-10-63. Powers of Authority Generally

The authority shall have, in addition to any other powers conferred in this article, the following powers:
History. Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 302, § 4; Ga. L. 1972, p. 179, §§ 9-13; Code 1933, § 95A-1241, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1422, § 45; Ga. L. 1988, p. 227, §§ 2-4; Ga. L. 1994, p. 591, § 11; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1251, § 1-9; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 32/SB 46; Ga. L. 2017, p. 760, § 2/SB 183; Ga. L. 2018, p. 377, § 4-3/HB 930; Ga. L. 2021, p. 480, § 5/HB 588; Ga. L. 2021, p. 526, § 8/HB 577; Ga. L. 2022, p. 352, § 32/HB 1428.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added “, except as otherwise provided for projects authorized under any provisions of Code Sections 32-2-78 through 32-2-81” at the end of subparagraph (5)(D); designated the existing provisions of paragraph (8) as subparagraph (8)(A); in subparagraph (8)(A), added “and” at the end; added subparagraph (8)(B); designated the existing provisions of paragraph (14) as subparagraph (14)(A); and added subparagraph (14)(B).
The 2018 amendment, effective May 3, 2018, designated the existing provisions of paragraph (7) as subparagraph (7)(A), and, in subparagraph (7)(A), deleted “or federal transit” following “federal highway” near the beginning and deleted “or transit” following “federal highway” near the middle; and added subparagraph (7)(B).
The 2021 amendments.
The first 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, deleted “tollway” preceding “project” near the end of paragraph (5); and substituted “Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 2 of this title” for “Code Sections 32-2-78 through 32-2-81” at the end of subparagraph (5)(D). The second 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, made identical changes.
The 2022 amendment, effective May 2, 2022, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted the former subparagraph (7)(A) designation and deleted former subparagraph (7)(B), which read: “Repealed;”.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, a comma was inserted following “agency” in two places in paragraph (7).
U.S. Code.
The Federal-aid Highway Act of 1970, referred to in this Code section, is codified as various sections throughout 23 U.S.C. Ch. 1.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in this Code section, is codified as 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.
Cross references.
Prohibition against authorizing construction or maintenance of private road, § 32-1-8 .
Law reviews.
For annual survey on administrative law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 15 (2017).