HB304 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Barton

Republican

Co-Sponsor

David Sessions

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

BP Oil Spill Fund in Finance Department, beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and ending with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, appropriations to Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau, and South Mobile County Tourism Authority, and Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Summary

This bill would appropriate $7,000,000 from the BP Oil Spill Fund to five Alabama tourism and research entities, with equal annual awards over four years (2013–2016).

What This Bill Does

It directs $7,000,000 from the BP Oil Spill Fund (Fund No. 1417) in the Department of Finance to five recipients for tourism promotion and seafood marketing. The annual amounts are $125,000 to the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, $750,000 to the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, $125,000 to the Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau, $662,500 to the South Mobile County Tourism Authority, and $87,500 to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. These funds are to be distributed in equal annual installments over four fiscal years, starting with the year ending September 30, 2013 and ending with the year ending September 30, 2016, to support tourism and seafood promotion and marketing (with the Sea Lab funds expressly for continuing fisheries stock assessment in the northern Gulf of Mexico).

Who It Affects

• Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce — will receive $125,000 per year for tourism and seafood marketing.
• Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau — will receive $750,000 per year for tourism and seafood marketing.
• Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau — will receive $125,000 per year for tourism and seafood marketing.
• South Mobile County Tourism Authority — will receive $662,500 per year for tourism and seafood marketing.
• Dauphin Island Sea Lab — will receive $87,500 per year, for continuing fisheries stock assessment in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Key Provisions

• There is an appropriation of $7,000,000 from the BP Oil Spill Fund (Fund No. 1417) within the Department of Finance to five entities listed in the bill.
• The funds are distributed in equal annual amounts over four fiscal years: 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, with specific annual amounts allocated to each recipient as set forth in the bill.
• Annual allocations are: Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce $125,000; Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau $750,000; Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau $125,000; South Mobile County Tourism Authority $662,500; Dauphin Island Sea Lab $87,500.
• Section 2 states the act becomes effective immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Appropriations