Section 50-16-38. All state entities to acquire real property through commission; exceptions; procedure for handling acquisition requests; funds for acquisitions; donations; conveyance of title

   (a) Except for:

   (1) All acquisitions of real property by the Department of Transportation and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia;

   (2) The Department of Natural Resources acquiring by gift parcels of real property, not exceeding three acres each, to be used for the construction and operation thereon of boat-launching ramps;

   (3) Acquisitions of real property by the Technical College System of Georgia in connection with student live work projects funded through moneys generated as a result of the sale of such projects, donations, or student supply fees;

   (4) Aquisitions of real property by the commission resulting from transfers of custody and control of real property to the commission by executive order of the Governor or by Act or resolution of the General Assembly;

   (5) Aquisitions of real property by authorities or similar instrumentalities of the state unless otherwise required by law to have approval of the commission; and

   (6) Acquisitions otherwise provided for by law or required by the nature of the transaction conveying real property to the state or any entity thereof,

all state entities shall acquire real property through the commission, and the title to all real property acquired shall be in the name of the state. The conveyance shall have written or printed in the upper right-hand corner of the initial page thereof the name of the state entity for which acquired who is the custodian thereof.

(b) The commission is authorized to establish, and amend when the commission deems it necessary, a procedure to facilitate the handling by the commission of requests for acquisition of real property.

(c) The state entity requesting acquisition of real property shall provide all of the funds necessary to acquire the real property.

(d) The commission is authorized to accept a donation or conveyance for nominal consideration of real property from a local governing authority with a reversionary interest therein, provided that the donation or conveyance shall only be accepted on the condition that such real property shall not revert while the property is being used for a public purpose as determined by the commission. This subsection shall not be construed as repealing any provisions of Code Section 12-6-9 or 35-2-41.

(e) Upon reversion of the state's interest in real property or a determination by the State Attorney General that the state no longer has an interest in real property, the commission is authorized to execute an appropriate instrument of conveyance to clear the record title. The commission shall not convey any interest in real property out of this state and any instrument purporting to make an out of state conveyance shall be null and void.

Code 1933, § 91-112a, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 857, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1092, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1252, § 6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 100, § 13/SB 158; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 10/SB 435; Ga. L. 2010, p. 836, § 1/SB 455; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 50/HB 942.