Any holder of revenue bonds issued under this chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto and the trustee under the trust indenture, if any, except to the extent the rights given in this chapter may be restricted by resolution passed before the issuance of the bonds or by the trust indenture, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights granted under the laws of this state, granted under this chapter, or granted under such resolution or trust indenture, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such resolution or trust indenture to be performed by the authority, or any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of revenues and other charges for the use of the project or projects; but no holder of any such bond shall have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the state to pay any such bond or the interest thereon or to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the state nor shall any such bond constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the state. Any provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, any such bondholder or trustee shall have the right by appropriate legal or equitable proceedings (including, without being limited to, mandamus) to enforce compliance by the appropriate public officials with Article VII, Section IV of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and permission is given for the institution of any such proceedings to compel the payment of lease obligations.
History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 464, § 11; Ga. L. 1963, p. 342, § 5; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 67; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 52.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft
Chapter 2 - Georgia Ports Authority
§ 52-2-6. Compensation of Members and Reimbursement for Expenses
§ 52-2-8. Eligibility for Membership
§ 52-2-9. Powers of Authority Generally
§ 52-2-12. Funds for Acquisition of Land and Construction of Port Facilities
§ 52-2-16. Revenue Bonds — Form of Bonds; Denominations; Place of Payment of Principal and Interest
§ 52-2-17. Revenue Bonds — Signatures; Seal
§ 52-2-19. Revenue Bonds — Issuance in Coupon, Registered, or Book-Entry Form
§ 52-2-23. Revenue Bonds — Aid by Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission
§ 52-2-25. Revenue Bonds — Securing of Bonds by Trust Indenture
§ 52-2-26. Revenue Bonds — Remedies of Bondholders and Trustee
§ 52-2-27. Revenue Bonds — Protection of Rights of Bondholders
§ 52-2-28. Revenue Bonds — Revenue Refunding Bonds
§ 52-2-29. Revenue Bonds — Status of Bonds as Legal Investments and as Securities for Deposits
§ 52-2-35. Requirement as to Competitive Bidding for Contracts for New Construction