SB576 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

George M. “Marc” Keahey

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Citronelle, oil and gas revenue, distrib. of portion to volunteer fire department in lieu of rescue squad, certain funds in escrow authorized to be distributed, Act 85-490, 1985 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Summary

SB576 would create a board to distribute Citronelle's oil/gas proceeds and city tax revenue to the volunteer rescue squad fire department and the historical society, with a dollar-for-dollar matching requirement and escrow distributions.

What This Bill Does

It amends Act 85-490 to establish a three-member board (appointed by the rescue squad, the historical society, and the city) to manage funds. Twenty percent of the city's 4% tax proceeds, up to $2,000 per month for each entity, would be paid to this board and held in a separate account. The board would allocate funds to the volunteer fire department and historical society on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis and require an annual disbursement report; any escrow funds not yet distributed would be distributed under this act.

Who It Affects

• Citronelle's official volunteer rescue squad fire department would receive up to $2,000 per month from tax proceeds plus potential matching funds.
• Citronelle's official historical society would receive up to $2,000 per month from tax proceeds plus potential matching funds.
• Citronelle city government and residents, who would fund and oversee the new board's activities through tax and oil/gas revenues and benefit from public services funded by these dollars.

Key Provisions

• Section 1 creates a three-person board (appointed by the rescue squad, the historical society, and the city) to oversee distributions, with appointments serving at the appointing authority's pleasure and no compensation.
• Section 2 directs that 20% of all city 4% tax proceeds, up to $2,000 per month for each entity, be paid to the board and placed in a separate interest-bearing Citronelle account until used.
• Section 3 requires the board to allocate funds to the rescue squad and historical society on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis and to produce an annual disbursement report to the city governing body.
• The act recognizes the rescue squad and historical society as public/quasi-public entities eligible to receive and use public funds, and directs that any escrow funds not yet distributed at the act’s effective date be distributed under the act.

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Subjects

Mobile County