A commission shall be, for its area, a regional commission as defined in and with all the powers, duties, and obligations of a regional commission set forth in Article 2 of this chapter and any other law of general application pertaining to regional commissions on July 1, 2009; and in addition shall have all of the other powers, duties, and obligations set forth in this article.
(Code 1981, §50-8-83, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 51; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 6.23; Ga. L. 2008, p. 181, § 8/HB 1216.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Participation of county or municipality as member of Atlanta Regional Commission.
- County or municipality may participate as a member of the Atlanta Regional Commission for the limited purposes of federal laws and regulations governing metropolitan planning organizations while remaining a member of a regional development center other than the Atlanta Regional Commission so long as statutory processes and approvals are obtained. 2004 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2004-1.