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2006 Georgia Code - 22-2-85
22-2-85. Upon the payment by the condemnor of the amount
of the award, or the amount of the final judgment if there is an
appeal, the condemnor shall become vested with such interest in the
property taken as may be necessary to enable the condemnor to
exercise his franchise or conduct his business. Whenever the
condemnor ceases using the property taken for the purpose of
conducting his business, the property shall revert to the person
from whom taken, his heirs or assigns. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Code section, whenever any municipality condemns
land for protection against floods and freshets, that municipality
may acquire a fee simple title to the property condemned on payment
of the condemnation money. When such municipality has a population
of more than 250,000 according to the last or any future decennial
census of the United States, such municipality, or the county in
which the major portion of such municipality is located, shall
acquire a fee simple title to the property condemned upon payment
of the condemnation money.
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