SB470 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Bill HoltzclawClay Scofield

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Economic Development, tax increment district, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone authorized in Class 3 municipalities, development of distressed areas, tax credit required, Secs. 11-99-1, 11-99-2, 11-99-4, 11-99-5, 11-99-6, 11-99-8, 11-99-10 am'd

Summary

The bill lets Alabama cities designate large areas as Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zones and fund manufacturing-related infrastructure and buildings using tax increment financing.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes municipalities to create zones of at least 500 contiguous acres suitable for specified manufacturing facilities with at least $100 million in planned capital expenditure. Projects in these zones can use tax increment financing to fund public infrastructure, building and other improvements, and to repay incentives. It sets rules for establishing the zone, creating a tax increment district, calculating bases, determining duration (up to 30–35 years), and distributing any remaining funds after debt is repaid.

Who It Affects

• Local governments (cities and counties) that create Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zones and manage tax increment financing to fund associated projects.
• Property owners and developers within the zone who plan to build or expand manufacturing facilities and may rely on public infrastructure funded by tax increments (with potential impacts on the local tax base during the district's life).

Key Provisions

• Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone defined as a contiguous area of at least 500 acres within a municipality, suitable for automotive, aviation, medical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, computer/electronics, energy conservation, cyber technology, or biomedical manufacturing facilities, with at least $100,000,000 in anticipated capital expenditure.
• Zones may include funding for capital costs, public infrastructure improvements, improvements to existing facilities, and the construction of buildings and structures related to the manufacturing activities, financed through tax increment financing and project plans.
• Creation and operation of a tax increment district within the zone, including boundary descriptions, duration limits (up to 30 years for certain zones; up to 35 years for enhanced use lease areas or Major Zones), and criteria that at least 50% of the district’s area meets the blighted, economically distressed, enhanced use lease area, or Major Zone conditions.
• Authority to issue tax increment obligations (bonds/notes) payable from tax increments, with possible security measures (lien, full faith and credit) and pay-as-you-go options, and requirements that district funds be used to repay project costs or obligations.
• Procedural requirements for establishing districts and plans, including public hearings, notices to deferred tax recipients, adoption of project plans, periodic redetermination of tax increment base after amendments, and relocation provisions for displaced persons or businesses.
• Distribution of remaining tax increment funds after debt is paid: funds go to the public entity first and then to other taxing authorities (such as schools and counties) as appropriate, with provisions for accounting and notices by the Department of Revenue.

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Subjects

Economic Development