HB437 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Bigsby BoydRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Ron JohnsonMary Sue McClurkinJohn W. RogersRod ScottLawrence McAdoryTerri CollinsWilliam RobertsLynn GreerJohn MerrillKen JohnsonJim PattersonWayne JohnsonPaul BeckmanNapoleon BracyDavid ColstonDavid SessionsRichard J. LairdAllen TreadawayAlvin HolmesThad McClammyOliver RobinsonLesley VanceJames E. BuskeyMary MooreJohn RobinsonMac McCutcheonJack WilliamsHarry ShiverJoe FaustSteve McMillanRandy WoodJim BartonDuwayne BridgesHoward SanderfordMicky HammonJim Carns

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources Department, Advisory Board, appointment of two additional members who are commercial fisherman, nominated by Organized Seafood Association of Alabama, Inc., Sec. 9-2-14 am'd.

Summary

HB437 would add two commercial fishermen seats to Alabama's Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Board, appointed by the Governor from a short list of nominees.

What This Bill Does

Adds two new seats to the Advisory Board of Conservation and Natural Resources for commercial fishermen. The Governor appoints these two members from a list of nominees for each seat, with the nominees submitted by associations representing Alabama's commercial seafood fishermen and seafood industry; no more than two nominees can come from any single nominating organization. New members would serve six-year terms, consistent with existing appointed board members, while the overall board structure and duties remain the same.

Who It Affects

• Commercial fishermen in Alabama, who gain representation on the state Advisory Board.
• Nominating organizations representing Alabama's seafood industry, which would prepare and submit candidate nominees for the new seats.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 9-2-14 to add two additional commercial fisherman seats on the Advisory Board of Conservation and Natural Resources.
• Appointments for the new seats are made by the Governor from a list of nominees, with up to two nominees from any single nominating organization.
• Nominations must come from associations organized in Alabama that represent commercial seafood fishermen and the seafood industry, and nominees must fairly represent seafood interests; Governor selects the best qualified candidates for the seats.
• New seats follow the same six-year term structure as existing appointed members.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department