HB339 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jan 11, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Victor Gaston
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Jim Patterson Richard Baughn Wes Long Lynn Greer William Roberts Kerry Rich Steve McMillan Harry Shiver Wayne Johnson
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: State parks, State Park Revolving Fund, separate operating fund for each park, established, percentage of gross revenues from each park deposited into fund annually, expenditure of local park funds determined by board comprised of park manager, citizen appointed by legislative delegation, and member of legislative delegation, Sec. 9-2-107 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, moneys earned by the state parks through entrance fees, rentals, lodging fees, and recreational fees go into a general operating fund for the entire state parks division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Under existing law, the department is responsible for the administration of the general operating fund.
This bill would create a separate fund for each state park.
This bill would provide that two percent of the gross revenue of each state park would be deposited into separate funds in the State Treasury and earmarked for use by the park where the revenues were generated.
This bill would create a local board that would determine how the revenue would be spent.
Subjects: Conservation and Natural Resources Department

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism