SB314 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Forestry Commission, administrative rules, violations pertaining to conduct of persons on land designated as state forest, penalties, Sec. 9-3-9 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the State Forestry
Commission may promulgate administrative rules</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a violation of
certain administrative rules promulgated by the
State Forestry Commission and pertaining to the
conduct of persons on land designated as a state
forest is a Class C misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 9-3-9, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the State Forestry Commission; to provide for
criminal penalties for a violation of certain rules
promulgated by the commission pertaining to the conduct of
persons on land designated as a state forest; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
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Subjects
Forestry Commission
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB314 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |