SB519 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Taxation, ad valorem for old age pension of needy Confederate soldiers, one-third redesignated to First White House of the Confederacy for operating expense, appropriation, Sec. 40-8-3 am'd

Summary

SB519 would dedicate one-third of one percent of Alabama's 1-mill ad valorem tax to fund the First White House of the Confederacy's operations for two years, while continuing funding for the Confederate Memorial Park.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes how part of the 1-mill tax is allocated. It designates one-third of one percent of the gross amount collected from the 1-mill tax to the First White House of the Confederacy for operating costs, capital improvements, and maintenance, and it appropriates that amount for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. It also preserves the existing allocation of one percent of the gross amount collected to the Confederate Memorial Park for capital improvements and maintenance. The bill leaves the overall levy structure intact (schools, state revenue, and relief for needy Confederate soldiers, sailors, and widows), but shifts a portion of the funds to the First White House.

Who It Affects

• Property taxpayers in Alabama, whose 1-mill ad valorem tax would be allocated to the First White House of the Confederacy as one-third of one percent and to the Confederate Memorial Park as one percent.
• The First White House of the Confederacy, which would receive funding for operations, capital improvements, and maintenance for two fiscal years (2012 and 2013).
• The Alabama Historical Commission, which would continue to receive one percent of the gross amount collected for the Confederate Memorial Park's capital improvements and maintenance.
• The needy Confederate soldiers, sailors, and their widows, whose related relief funding remains part of the tax levy (though the specific allocation to the First White House would change).

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 40-8-3 to designate one-third of one percent of the gross amount collected from the 1-mill ad valorem tax for the First White House of the Confederacy to provide for operational costs, capital improvements, and maintenance.
• Provides for an appropriation to the First White House of the Confederacy equal to the amount generated by the one-third of one percent for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2013.
• Maintains the existing allocation of one percent of the gross amount collected for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers and sailors and for capital improvements and maintenance at the Confederate Memorial Park (Mountain Creek, Chilton County) through the Alabama Historical Commission.
• Keeps the levy structure with specified per-$100 valuations for schools ($.30), the relief of needy soldiers/sailors ($.10), and state use ($.25), and states the act becomes effective after the third month following passage.

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Subjects

Taxation