HB549 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Barton

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Jamie IsonDavid Sessions

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Community development, alcoholic beverages in annexed territory, Sec. 35-8B-1 am'd.

Summary

HB549 would keep alcohol-wet status for community development districts when they are annexed by a city or become a city themselves, and would expand where and how alcohol can be sold within those districts while adjusting related tax provisions.

What This Bill Does

Amends the law so that if a municipality annexes a community development district (CDD) or a CDD becomes a municipality, the CDD territory remains wet and the remaining part of the municipality may also be wet at the city’s discretion. It defines several types of CDDs with specific features and allows alcohol sales within those districts, including exemptions from some existing restrictions for certain CDDs. It adds a 3,000-foot distance limit on alcohol sales from highway rights-of-way for some CDDs and outlines tax and revenue provisions, including county participation in tax/fee distributions and offsets to TVA payments. The bill also specifies an effective date after gubernatorial approval.

Who It Affects

• Local governments (municipalities and community development districts): the bill affects wet/dry status upon annexation or incorporation and expands alcohol sale rules within certain districts.
• Counties and tax authorities: the bill changes how alcohol-related tax and license revenue is distributed and how TVA payments are offset.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 35-8B-1 so that if a municipality annexes a community development district or a CCD is incorporated as a municipality, the CCD territory remains wet and the non-CCD portion of the municipality shall be wet at the discretion of the municipality's governing body.
• Defines multiple forms of community development districts (subsections a–e) with specific size requirements, amenities (such as golf courses, marinas, clubhouses, restaurants), and membership policies, all enabling or governing alcohol sales within those districts.
• For CCDs defined in subsection (d), the sale and distribution of alcohol is authorized and is not subject to Section 35-8B-3.
• Imposes a 3,000-foot restriction on alcohol sales from the south right-of-way of highways adjacent to CCDs defined in subsection (b).
• Adds provisions that CCDs, when located in a county, involve the county in distribution of taxes and license fees; offsets TVA in-lieu-of-taxes with alcohol revenues distributed to TVA-served counties.
• If annexation includes territory with a CCD or a CCD becomes a municipality, the CCD remains wet and the rest of the municipality may be wet at the municipality’s discretion.
• Effective date: the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Business and Commerce