No state agency shall name or rename any state road, bridge, interchange, or any part of a road in honor of, or with the name of, any person unless such action is approved by a joint resolution or Act of the General Assembly which is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval. This Code section shall not apply to a political subdivision of the state naming any road which is under the jurisdiction of such political subdivision.
History. Code 1981, § 32-4-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 32.
Cross references.
Specific powers of General Assembly, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. II.
Editor’s notes.
The provisions of this Code section were previously enacted in substantially similar form by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1215, § 2.
Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 32A/SB 465, not codified by the General Assembly, provided for the repeal of Ga. L. 2001, p. 1215, § 2, which section has been codified as and superceded by Code Section 32-4-3, relating to naming state roads, bridges, or interchanges, and which Code section shall remain effective.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 4 - State, County, and Municipal Road Systems
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 32-4-1. Classification of Public Roads
§ 32-4-2. Official Map, List, and Records; Rules and Regulations
§ 32-4-3. Naming State Roads, Bridges, or Interchanges
§ 32-4-4. Abandonment of Utility Facilitles Containing Asbestos Pipe