HB777 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Elaine Beech
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Washington Co., county commissions, expenditure on road construction equipment or debt limited until next term, transfer of certain funds to County Road and Bridge Fund
Summary: HB777 restricts Washington County from incurring debt for road work and requires road funds to be moved into the County Road and Bridge Fund before the next county term (November 2012).
What This Bill Does
It prohibits the county from entering into contracts or debt for purchasing road construction equipment or other road-related expenditures, allowing only pay-as-you-go spending until the next term begins. It requires all funds held by commissioners for road construction, maintenance, and repair to be transferred to the County Road and Bridge Fund by the start of the next term. It also notes the act supplements Act 2011-605 and becomes law immediately upon approval.

Who It Affects
Washington County Commission and individual county commissioners – cannot enter into debt or long-term obligations for road equipment or related road expenditures until November 2012 and must transfer road funds to the County Road and Bridge Fund.
Residents and taxpayers of Washington County (through the County Road and Bridge Fund) – funding for road projects will be centralized into the County Road and Bridge Fund, potentially affecting how road work is financed and budgeted.

Key Provisions
Section 2: Until the next county term begins in November 2012, the county commission or its members may not enter into contractual obligations or debt for road construction equipment or for expenditure of county funds related to roads and bridges, except on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Section 3: All funds in any separate account or under the control of any county commissioner for road construction, maintenance, and repair shall be transferred to the County Road and Bridge Fund, effective immediately upon implementation of Act 2011-605 and no later than the next term beginning November 2012.
Section 4: The act is supplemental to Act 2011-605 and does not repeal any part of it.
Section 5: The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Washington County