The purpose of the authority shall be: (1) to acquire or construct, or to acquire and construct, and to operate and maintain, or to cause to be constructed, operated, and maintained, systems, projects, and facilities for the storage, acquisition, exploration, production, distribution, transmission, purchase, sale, exchange, or interchange of gas; and (2) in addition thereto, to take all other necessary or desirable actions in order to provide or make available an adequate, dependable, and economical supply of gas and related services to those political subdivisions of this state identified in Code Section 46-4-100 which may desire the same and, incidentally and so as to take advantage of economies of scale, in the storage, acquisition, exploration, production, distribution, transmission, purchase, sale, exchange, or interchange of gas to other persons and entities.
History. Code 1981, § 46-4-95 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 745, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation
Chapter 4 - Distribution, Storage, and Sale of Gas
Article 4 - Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia
§ 46-4-80. Legislative Findings; Declaration of Need
§ 46-4-82. Creation of Authority; Principal Office; Legal Situs
§ 46-4-83. Membership Election Committee; Election of Members of the Authority
§ 46-4-85. Authority Members — Terms of Office
§ 46-4-86. Election Committee Members
§ 46-4-87. Weighted Vote of Election Committee Members; Quorum for Election Committee
§ 46-4-88. Vacancies in Membership of Authority
§ 46-4-90. Quorum; Majority Vote
§ 46-4-91. Annual and Special Meetings
§ 46-4-92. Compensation; Expenses; Personnel
§ 46-4-93. Removal of Authority Members From Office
§ 46-4-97. Not for Profit Operation
§ 46-4-98. Public Purpose; Tax Exemption; Payments in Lieu of Taxes
§ 46-4-99. Contracts With Political Subdivisions
§ 46-4-100. Applicability of Article to Entities With Gas Distribution Systems
§ 46-4-103. Failure of District Attorney to File Revenue Bonds Validation Petition
§ 46-4-104. Bonds as Legal Investments
§ 46-4-105. Pledge of Revenue to Retire Bonds
§ 46-4-106. Trust Agreement or Indenture to Secure Bonds
§ 46-4-108. Lost, Stolen, or Mutilated Bond Certificates
§ 46-4-109. Interest on Bonds After Due Date
§ 46-4-110. Cancellation or Destruction of Retired Bonds
§ 46-4-111. Records of Bond and Note Transactions Required
§ 46-4-113. Bond Anticipation Notes
§ 46-4-114. Negotiability of Bonds
§ 46-4-115. Liability of Authority Members, Political Subdivisions, and State
§ 46-4-116. Impairment of Contracts
§ 46-4-117. Appointment of Receiver Upon Default
§ 46-4-118. Charges for Use of Facilities or Services
§ 46-4-119. Revenues Held in Trust for Bondholders
§ 46-4-121. Jurisdiction for Rights Protection or Enforcement Actions
§ 46-4-122. Exemption From Regulation by Public Service Commission
§ 46-4-123. Conduct of Meetings; Records