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.
(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 L. 2001, p. 1215, § 2, which section has been codified as and superceded by Code Section 32-4-3, relating to naming state roads, bridges, or interchanges, and which Code section shall remain effective.