SB231 Alabama 2013 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Gulf State Park, sale of project site precluded, Governor to approve long-term lease of any state park property, development, submission of proposals, criteria, review by department, acceptance or rejection, Gulf State Park Project Committee established, proposal exempt from certain statutes, contingent upon market feasibility study by the Gulf State Park Project Committee, Chapter 14B of Title 9 repealed, Secs. 9-14B-1 to 9-14B-22, inclusive, Chapter 14D of Title 9 repealed, Secs. 9-14D-1 to 9-14D-5, inclusive, repealed

Description

This bill would authorize the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, subject to the approval of the Governor and a majority of the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks, to enter into projects agreements at Gulf State Park to provide criteria for proposals submitted to the department for the enhancement of the park.

This bill would also authorize the commissioner of the department, the Governor, or a majority of the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks to reject all proposals and for the commissioner to negotiate a project agreement on terms deemed by him or her to be most beneficial to the state, subject to the approval of the Governor and a majority of the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks.

This bill would also repeal Chapter 14D of Title 9 of the Code of Alabama 1975.

This bill would prohibit a sale or long-term lease of any state park or park real property, other than the project site, lying seaward of the current location of Alabama Highway 182 in Baldwin County, Alabama, unless the Legislature approves such sale or long-term lease by majority vote of each house.

Relating to Gulf State Park; requiring the Legislature to approve by a majority vote of each house a sale or long-term lease of any state park real property, other than the project site lying seaward of the current location of Alabama Highway 182 in Baldwin County, Alabama; to provide for the management of projects at the park by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; to provide for the submission of proposals for projects; to provide criteria for the project agreement; to exempt persons submitting proposals from certain laws with regard to the proposal; to authorize the commissioner of the department, the Governor, or a majority of the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks to reject all proposals and for the commissioner to negotiate a project on terms deemed by the commissioner to be most beneficial to the state, subject to the approval of the Governor and a majority of the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks; and to repeal Chapter 14D of Title 9 of the Code of Alabama 1975.

Subjects

Gulf State Park