History. Code 1981, § 36-75-11 , enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 421, § 1/HB 181; Ga. L. 2010, p. 4, § 2/HB 203; Ga. L. 2021, p. 684, § 2/HB 579.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (a), inserted “is” in the middle and deleted “was ratified by the electors of the county in a referendum” following “authority” at the end; and substituted “as provided for in subsection (a) of” for “and referendum as provided in” in the middle of paragraph (c)(2).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2007, “May 24, 2007” was substituted for “the effective date of this Code section” in subsection (a).