Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1051: Property; granting of non-exclusive easements of certain state owned property; authorize
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A RESOLUTION authorizing the granting of non-exclusive easements for the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities, utilities, roads, and ingress and egress in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Baldwin, Bartow, Bulloch, Camden, Catoosa, Chattooga, Clayton, Colquitt, DeKalb, Emanuel, Glynn, Habersham, Hall, Laurens, McDuffie, Morgan, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Talbot, Tift, and Walton Counties, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Authorizing the granting of non-exclusive easements for the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities, utilities, roads, and ingress and egress in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Baldwin, Bartow, Bulloch, Camden, Catoosa, Chatham, Chattooga, Clayton, Colquitt, DeKalb, Emanuel, Glynn, Habersham, Hall, Laurens, Long, McDuffie, Morgan, Muscogee, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Talbot, Tift, and Walton Counties, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date…
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Authorizing the granting of non-exclusive easements for the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities, utilities, roads, and ingress and egress in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Baldwin, Bartow, Bulloch, Camden, Catoosa, Chatham, Chattooga, Clayton, Colquitt, DeKalb, Emanuel, Glynn, Habersham, Hall, Laurens, Long, McDuffie, Morgan, Muscogee, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Talbot, Tift, and Walton Counties, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the State of Georgia is the owner of certain real property located in Baldwin, Bartow, Bulloch, Camden, Catoosa, Chatham, Chattooga, Clayton, Colquitt, DeKalb, Emanuel, Glynn, Habersham, Hall, Laurens, Long, McDuffie, Morgan, Muscogee, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Talbot, Tift, and Walton Counties, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee; and WHEREAS, AT&T Enterprises, LLC, Atlantic Waste Services, City of Kingsland, City of Moultrie, City of Summerville, Chatham County, Georgia, Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation, Flint Electric Membership Corporation, HIC Altama, LLC, Jefferson Energy Cooperative, Little Ocmulgee Electric Membership Cooperative, Marathon Realty Corp., H. R. 1051 HR 1051/AP Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Power Company, Southern Natural Gas Company, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Timberlands II, LLC, and Walton Electric Membership Corporation desire to operate and maintain facilities, utilities, and ingress and egress in, on, over, under, …