HB469 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barry Mask

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Toll bridges, authorized distance between decreased, Sec. 23-1-81 am'd.

Summary

HB469 would reduce the minimum distance between toll bridges on the same watercourse from two miles to one mile.

What This Bill Does

It allows toll bridges to be built closer together along the same watercourse. The licensing and authority framework for counties and the state DOT remains, but the spacing rule is changed. The bill becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and signed into law.

Who It Affects

• County commissions, which license and authorize toll roads, bridges, ferries, or causeways, as the spacing change affects where new toll structures may be built on a watercourse.
• Toll bridge operators and potential developers who establish or operate toll facilities, since the closer spacing could enable more toll bridges on the same watercourse.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 23-1-81 to change the allowed distance between toll bridges on the same watercourse from two miles to one mile.
• Sets effective date: the first day of the third month after the bill's passage and Governor's approval.

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Subjects

Toll Roads and Bridges