HB246 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Offshore oil and gas capital payments, distrib. for job creation and retention program for fiscal years September 30, 2013 through September 30, 2017, Governor and Alabama Development Office to determine how funds in each congressional district will be utilized, no funds to be used for highway infrastructure, const. amend.

Summary

HB246 would amend the Alabama Constitution to create a five-year job creation and retention program funded by offshore oil and gas payments, distributing the funds equally to each congressional district and managed by the Governor and the Alabama Development Office, with no use for highway projects.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill would establish a five-year program funded from offshore oil and gas capital payments the state receives (excluding amounts needed to meet debt service on outstanding bonds) and distribute those funds equally to all congressional districts as they exist. The money would be used exclusively to create or retain jobs in each district. The Governor, together with the Alabama Development Office, would decide how the funds for each district are spent, and none of the funds could be used for highway infrastructure.

Who It Affects

• Job seekers and workers in Alabama who could gain new jobs or have existing jobs retained through district-based programs funded by offshore oil and gas payments
• The Governor and the Alabama Development Office who would determine how the district funds are allocated and used to create/retain jobs

Key Provisions

• Starting in fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017, oil and gas capital payments received by the state (excluding debt service amounts) are distributed in equal shares to each congressional district and used solely to create or retain jobs.
• The Governor, in cooperation with the Alabama Development Office, decides how the funds allocated to each district are used to create/retain jobs, with the explicit prohibition that funds may not be used for highway infrastructure.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments