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Senate Bill 337
By: Senator Lucas of the 26th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act known as the "Macon Water Authority Act," approved March 23, 1992
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(Ga. L. 1992, p. 4991), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L.2
2014, p. 3889) and an Act approved February 17, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 4143), so as to3
change the description of the electoral districts; to provide for staggered terms for new4
members; to provide for elections; to provide for a chairperson; to provide for salaries of the5
elected members and the chairperson of the authority; to provide for the continuation in6
office of current members; to provide a minimum number of monthly meetings; to provide7
for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9
SECTION 1.10
An Act known as the "Macon Water Authority Act," approved March 23, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992,11
p. 4991), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3889)12
and an Act approved February 17, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 4143), is amended by revising13
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), subsection (c), subsection (h), subsection (j), and14
subsection (k) of Section 2 as follows:15
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"(b)(1) The authority shall consist of nine members, eight of whom shall be elected as
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provided in this section. The remaining member of the authority shall be a member of17
the governing authority of Macon-Bill County to be appointed by the governing authority18
of Macon-Bibb County and shall serve as a member of the authority at the pleasure of the19
governing authority of Macon-Bibb County and only so long as they are a member of the20
governing authority of Macon-Bibb County.21
(2) For the purpose of electing members of the authority, Macon-Bibb County is divided22
into eight electoral districts as follows:23
(A) Districts 1 through 7 shall be and correspond to those numbered districts described24
in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as25
'User: S026 Plan Name: MWA-7d-2025 Plan Type: Local.'26
(B) District 8 shall consist of all of Macon-Bibb County."27
"(c)(1) The county election superintendent of Macon-Bibb County shall conduct an28
election as provided in this section for the purpose of electing new members to the29
authority. The county election superintendent shall conduct such election on the Tuesday30
immediately following the first Monday in November, 2025, for candidates from Districts31
5, 6, and 7. Candidates elected from such districts shall take office on the first day of32
January following their election. The candidate elected from District 5 shall serve for one33
year and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors to such34
members of the authority shall be elected in the general election, shall take office on the35
first day of January following their election, and shall serve for terms of office of four36
years and until the election and qualification of their successors. Candidates elected from37
Districts 6 and 7 shall serve for three years and until their successors are duly elected and38
qualified. Thereafter, successors to such members of the authority shall be elected in the39
general election, shall take office on the first day of January following their election, and40
shall serve for terms of office of four years and until the election and qualification of their41
successors. 42
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(2) In 2026, candidates shall be elected from Districts 1, 4, 5, and 8. In 2028, candidates
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shall be elected from Districts 2, 3, 6, and 7. Elections shall be nonpartisan elections44
conducted as provided for in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Candidates elected45
from such districts shall take office on the first day of January following their election46
and successors to such members of the authority shall be elected in the general election47
and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until the election and qualification48
of their successors."49
"(h) The salary for each elected member of the authority shall be $15,000.00 per year, to50
be paid in 12 equal monthly payments. The salary for the chairperson shall be $25,000.0051
per year to be paid in 12 equal monthly payments. All members of the authority, elected52
and appointed, may be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred by them in53
the performance of their duties."54
"(j) The chairperson of the authority shall be the member elected to represent District 8.55
(k) A majority of the members in office shall constitute a quorum. The authority shall56
hold meetings at least twice a month. The authority shall have perpetual existence;57
provided, however, that nothing contained in this Act shall preclude the General Assembly58
from amending this Act."59
SECTION 2.60
(a) Those elected members of the Macon Water Authority who are serving as such on the61
effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall62
continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of63
office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.64
(b) Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act,65
shall continue to be designated as Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly66
described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the67
board serving from those former districts shall be deemed to be serving from and68
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representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act. The chairperson of
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the authority shall continue to serve as such until the end of his or her term, but shall be70
considered to be the member from District 8.71
SECTION 3.72
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.73
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APPENDIX A
74
User: S026 75
Plan Name: MWA-7d-2025 76
Plan Type: Local 77
District 00178
County Bibb GA 79
VTD EAST MACON 180
Block 013800 81
2015 2016 82
VTD EAST MACON 283
VTD EAST MACON 484
VTD EAST MACON 585
VTD GODFREY 186
Block 010800 87
1051 1052 88
Block 013701 89
1057 1058 1059 1062 1063 1064 1066 1074 1075 1076 1077 107890
1079 1080 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 109391
1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1107 1108 1109 111092
1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 112493
1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 113694
1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 114895
1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 116096
1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 117297
1173 1174 1175 1177 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 200798
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2027 202899
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2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2035 2041 2042 2043 2046 2047 2048
100
2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060101
2061 102
Block 013702 103
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1011 1012 1013 1014 2003104
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 105
Block 013900 106
2000 2001 2002 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008107
3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020108
3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032109
3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3049 3050110
3051 3052 3053 3057 3058 3059 3063 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069111
3117 112
VTD GODFREY 2113
VTD RUTLAND 2114
Block 013502 115
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011116
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023117
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035118
1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047119
1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059120
1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071121
1072 1073 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009122
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021123
2022 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 124
Block 013506 125
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017126
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1018 1019 1022 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
127
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020128
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 129
Block 013900 130
3094 3095 3096 3097 3098 3099 3100 3101 3102 3104 3105 3106131
District 002132
County Bibb GA 133
VTD EAST MACON 1134
Block 011100 135
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011136
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023137
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006138
3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018139
3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030140
3031 3032 3033 141
Block 013800 142
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011143
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023144
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035145
1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047146
1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059147
1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 2000 2001 2002148
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014149
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028150
2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040151
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2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052
152
2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064153
2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 154
Block 013900 155
1007 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1087 156
VTD EAST MACON 3157
VTD GODFREY 1158
Block 010400 159
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011160
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000 2001 2002 2003161
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 4000 4001 4006 4007162
4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4015 4016 163
Block 010500 164
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016165
Block 013702 166
2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2020 2021 2022167
2023 168
Block 014000 169
1000 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015170
1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027171
1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039172
1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051173
1052 2003 2004 2013 2014 2015 2016 2020 2021 3000 3027 3028174
3035 175
VTD VINEVILLE 1176
VTD VINEVILLE 2177
VTD VINEVILLE 3178
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Block 012200
179
1007 1008 1009 1010 1012 1013 180
Block 012500 181
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011182
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 183
Block 014000 184
2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2017185
2018 2019 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 3001 3002 3003 3004186
3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016187
3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3029 3030188
3031 3032 3033 3034 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 4012189
4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024190
4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4034 4035 4036 4037191
4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 192
District 003193
County Bibb GA 194
VTD HOWARD 2195
Block 013413 196
1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1017197
1019 198
VTD HOWARD 3199
Block 012102 200
1000 201
Block 013407 202
1000 1001 3000 3001 3002 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006203
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4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018
204
Block 013408 205
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 3000 3001206
3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 207
Block 013411 208
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011209
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023210
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035211
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011212
2012 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010213
3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 214
Block 013412 215
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 216
Block 013413 217
1000 1001 1002 1008 1015 1016 1018 218
VTD HOWARD 4219
VTD HOWARD 5220
VTD HOWARD 7221
Block 012102 222
1003 1010 1011 1012 3004 3006 3008 3009 223
Block 013407 224
1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013225
1014 1015 1016 1017 1027 1028 1029 1030 2000 2001 2002 2003226
2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011 227
Block 013408 228
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011229
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1024 1025 230
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District 004
231
County Bibb GA 232
VTD HAZZARD 2233
VTD HAZZARD 3234
Block 013201 235
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006236
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005237
3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017238
3018 3019 3020 4000 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009239
4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022240
4023 4024 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 241
Block 013412 242
2024 2026 243
Block 013603 244
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1026 1027 245
Block 013604 246
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2023 3000 3001 3002 3003247
3004 248
Block 013605 249
1004 1005 1007 1008 250
Block 013608 251
1005 1006 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009252
2010 2011 2012 3000 3001 3002 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013253
3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 254
VTD HAZZARD 4255
VTD HOWARD 1256
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Block 013409
257
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2011 2012 2014 258
Block 013605 259
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011260
2012 2013 261
VTD HOWARD 2262
Block 013412 263
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2027 264
District 005265
County Bibb GA 266
VTD GODFREY 5267
VTD HAZZARD 1268
VTD HAZZARD 3269
Block 013603 270
1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018271
1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1028 1029 1030 1031 2002272
Block 013604 273
3014 3015 274
VTD WARRIOR 1275
VTD WARRIOR 2276
District 006277
County Bibb GA 278
VTD HOWARD 1279
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Block 012101
280
1000 1001 1003 1004 1005 1006 1010 1011 1012 1017 1024 1025281
1026 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2015282
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 283
Block 012102 284
3012 3015 4008 4009 285
Block 012200 286
2047 287
Block 013412 288
1007 1009 1011 1016 1020 1023 1028 2001 2010 2011 2012 2013289
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 290
VTD HOWARD 2291
Block 012101 292
1002 1007 1008 1009 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1020 1021293
1022 1023 2004 2008 2012 2013 2014 294
Block 012200 295
2015 2046 296
Block 013201 297
4001 4010 298
Block 013412 299
1008 1014 1015 1017 1018 1019 1021 1024 1025 1026 1027 1029300
2000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2025 2028 2029 301
VTD HOWARD 3302
Block 013412 303
1010 1012 1013 1022 304
VTD HOWARD 6305
VTD HOWARD 7306
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Block 012102
307
3007 308
VTD VINEVILLE 3309
Block 012500 310
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 311
VTD VINEVILLE 4312
VTD VINEVILLE 5313
VTD VINEVILLE 6314
District 007315
County Bibb GA 316
VTD GODFREY 1317
Block 010400 318
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023319
2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 3000 3001320
3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013321
3014 3015 3016 3017 4002 4003 4004 4005 4014 4017 4018 4019322
4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031323
4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 324
Block 010500 325
1007 1008 1009 1010 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024326
1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004327
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 328
Block 011500 329
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011330
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 2037331
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2038 2039 2040 2041 2048 2049 2050 2056 2057
332
Block 012500 333
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011334
3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 335
Block 012600 336
2006 2007 2008 337
Block 013201 338
2000 339
Block 013701 340
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2034 2036 2037341
2038 2039 2040 2044 2045 2062 342
Block 013702 343
1007 1008 1009 1010 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022344
1023 1024 1025 1026 345
VTD GODFREY 3346
VTD GODFREY 4347
VTD RUTLAND 1 348
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