Under existing law, the Alabama Cultural Resources Act prohibits the salvaging of cultural resources from the waters of this state except with a permit. The term "cultural resource" is broadly defined to include underwater items on lands under navigable waters whether or not associated with a shipwreck. A violation of this act is a criminal offense.
This bill would amend the definition of cultural resources to specify cultural resources are those found with any shipwreck, would add a definition for artifacts, and would provide that it would be lawful to recover abandoned artifacts which are not cultural resources from submerged lands that are under navigable rivers in this state.
Further Consideration
Whatley motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered
Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 141
Holmes motion to Adjourn lost Roll Call 140
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 139
McClendon motion to Table lost Roll Call 138
McMillan Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 137
McCutcheon Amendment Offered
McClendon motion to Table adopted Roll Call 136
England Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Source: Alabama Legislature