Pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, municipalities may create one or more special districts within the area of operation of a downtown development authority for the purpose of levying and collecting taxes, fees, or assessments to pay the cost of any project or to support the exercise of any other powers which the authority may possess.
O.C.G.A. § 36-42-16
Creation of special districts
Known as the Downtown Development Authorities Law
The act spans §§ 36-42-1 to 36-42-9 (16 sections).
— Code 1981, § 36-42-16, enacted by Ga
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.