SB287 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Transportation Department, utility relocation expenses related to highways not part of national interstate or defense highways, gross income of utilities eligible for reimbursement increased, Sec. 23-1-5 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Director of
Transportation may order the relocation of any
utility facility necessitated by the construction
of any highway, road, or street. If the highway is
not part of the national system of interstate and
defense highways, the utility is required to pay
the expense of the relocation unless the utility
had a gross income of two hundred million dollars
($200,000,000) or less for the calendar year
immediately preceding the relocation or in the case
of a newly organized utility, if the utility had a
gross income of two hundred million dollars
($200,000,000) or less in its first complete year
of operation or in the calendar year immediately
preceding relocation, in which case the cost of the
relocation is paid by the state as a part of the
construction of the project</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that the cost of
relocation of a utility facility due to
construction of a highway, road, or street that is
not a part of the national system of interstate and
defense highways would be reimbursed if the utility
had a gross income of two hundred fifty million
dollars ($250,000,000) or less during the
immediately preceding calendar year preceding
relocation, or, in the case of a newly organized
utility, if it had a gross income of two hundred
fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) or less in its
first complete year of operation or in the calendar
year immediately preceding the relocation</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 23-1-5, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the reimbursement to utilities of the costs of
relocations of utility facilities pursuant to an order of the
State Director of Transportation when the relocation of any
utility facility is necessitated by the construction of any
highway, road, or street, other than highways that are a part
of the national system of interstate and defense highways; to
further provide for the gross income of utilities eligible for
reimbursement.
</p>
Subjects
Transportation Department
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2010 | Pending third reading on day 13 Favorable from Finance and Taxation General Fund with 1 amendment | |
| April 14, 2010 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| February 17, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| January 19, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB287 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |