O.C.G.A. § 48-8-109.3: Creation of special districts; application of tax.

(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of this state, there are created within this state 159 special districts. The geographical boundary of each county shall correspond with and shall be conterminous with the geographical boundary of one of the 159 special districts.

(b) When the imposition of a local sales and use tax is authorized according to the procedures provided in this part within a special district, the county whose geographical boundary is conterminous with that of the special district shall levy a local sales and use tax at the same rate as provided in Part 1 of this article. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the local sales and use tax shall correspond to the tax imposed and administered by Part 1 of this article. The local sales and use tax levied pursuant to this part shall apply to all items and transactions subject to taxation pursuant to Part 1 of this article. No item or transaction which is not subject to taxation pursuant to Part 1 of this article shall be subject to the tax levied pursuant to this part.

(c) No sales and use tax shall be levied in a special district under this part in which a tax is levied and collected under Article 2 of this chapter.