Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 50-7-1. Creation of Department

There is created as a part of the executive branch of the state government the Department of Economic Development.
History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 249, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, p. 694, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1641, § 14; Ga. L. 2004, p. 690, § 29.
Cross references.
Georgia Tourism Development Act, T. 48, C. 8, A. 5.

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Georgia Code

Title 50 - State Government

Chapter 7 - Department of Economic Development

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 50-7-1. Creation of Department

§ 50-7-2. Commissioner as Head of Department; Appointment and Compensation; Authority to Designate Assistant Commissioner and Other Employees; Reimbursement of Certain Expenses

§ 50-7-3. Creation of Board; Composition; Terms; Vacancies; Intergovernmental Contracts and Agreements

§ 50-7-4. Policy-Making Function of Board

§ 50-7-5. Compensation and Expenses of Board Members

§ 50-7-6. Operational Procedures for Board Meetings

§ 50-7-7. Duties and Powers of Board Generally

§ 50-7-8. Additional Duties and Powers of Board

§ 50-7-9. Duty of Board to Make Recommendations to Governor and General Assembly Concerning Improvement of Business Conditions

§ 50-7-10. Authorization for Board to Accept Grants and Gifts

§ 50-7-11. Use by Board of Accepted Grants or Gifts

§ 50-7-11.1. Authority to Administer and Disperse Funds

§ 50-7-12. Welcome Centers Authorized; Department to Construct, Operate, and Maintain Centers; Installation and Operation of Vending Machines, Automated Teller Machines, and Cash-Dispensing Machines

§ 50-7-13. Revenue From Vending Machine Sales to Offset Maintenance Costs

§ 50-7-14. Tourist Center Within Vicinity of Domestic Residence of State Citizen Elected President

§ 50-7-15. Expenditures for Meals and Expenses of Persons Seeking to Locate Business, Industry, or Tourist Facilities in State

§ 50-7-16. Definitions; Acquisition of Property by Department of Economic Development

§ 50-7-17. New Georgia Foundation for Tourism; Definitions; Marketing Program

§ 50-7-18. Disposition of Assets of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame