SJR42 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Forever Wild Program Temporary Joint Interim Legislative Committee, established to review operation and effectiveness of program

Summary

A temporary joint legislative committee is created to review the Forever Wild program and decide whether to continue it.

What This Bill Does

SJR42 creates the Forever Wild Program Temporary Joint Legislative Committee to study the program's operation and effectiveness. It sets up a 12-member panel (six House members and six Senate members) from Northern, Central, and Southern districts, with diversity requirements. The committee will evaluate the Forever Wild Land and Water Acquisition and Stewardship Program and consider the continuation of payments into the Forever Wild Land Trust Fund, reporting findings during the 2011 Regular Session and delivering a final report by May 3, 2011, after which the committee dissolves.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents and taxpayers, who could be affected by decisions about continuing funding and land conservation efforts under the Forever Wild program.
• Forever Wild program administrators and other stakeholders (such as landowners and conservation partners) who could be affected by changes to program operation and funding.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Forever Wild Program Temporary Joint Legislative Committee.
• Committee members: six House members and six Senate members, appointed from Northern, Central, and Southern districts, with diversity requirements.
• Duties include reviewing the operation and effectiveness of the Forever Wild Land and Water Acquisition and Stewardship Program and recommending whether to continue payments into the Forever Wild Land Trust Fund.
• The committee shall hold its initial meeting upon appointment, elect a chair and a vice chair, and may hold further meetings as determined by the chair or a majority.
• Final reporting: interim findings may be reported during the 2011 Regular Session and a final report is due by May 3, 2011; after delivering the final report, the committee is dissolved.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative