HJR219 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy WoodRepresentative

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Thomas JacksonRon JohnsonRichard LindseyMary MooreCharles O. NewtonArthur PaynePhil WilliamsMike BallRichard BaughnDaniel H. BomanJames E. BuskeyMerika ColemanJoe FaustTodd GreesonAlan HarperEd HenryMike HillMike JonesArtis McCampbellSteve McMillanMike MillicanOliver RobinsonDavid SessionsPaul BeckmanGreg BurdineMack N. ButlerDavid ColstonRandy DavisPaul DeMarcoCraig FordLynn GreerRalph HowardKen JohnsonLawrence McAdoryJohn MerrillJohn W. RogersElaine BeechAlan BootheK.L. BrownTerri CollinsBerry ForteAlvin HolmesJohn F. Knight JrMac McCutcheonDarrio MeltonBill PooleJohn RobinsonPebblin W. WarrenNapoleon BracyDuwayne BridgesDickie DrakeDexter GrimsleyWayne JohnsonRichard J. LairdJay LoveJim McClendonMary Sue McClurkinDemetrius C. NewtonWilliam RobertsAllen TreadawayDan WilliamsAllen FarleyJoe HubbardSteve HurstBarry MaskThad McClammyJohnny Mack MorrowJim PattersonHoward SanderfordRod ScottHarry ShiverKurt WallaceGeorge “Tootie” BandyJim BartonBarbara Bigsby BoydJim CarnsWes LongKerry RichDavid StandridgePatricia ToddApril WeaverJack WilliamsAlan BakerMac ButtramJamie IsonPaul W. LeeJoseph C. MitchellBarry MooreBecky NordgrenMark TuggleLesley VanceGreg WrenMarcel BlackDonnie ChesteenSteve ClouseChris EnglandChad FincherVictor GastonJuandalynn GivanLaura HallMicky HammonMike Hubbard

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Trucking Association, 75th Anniversary, commended

Summary

House Joint Resolution recognizing the Alabama Trucking Association on its 75th anniversary and commending its contributions to the state.

What This Bill Does

This is a formal expression of recognition from the Alabama Legislature. It notes the association’s founding in 1938, its growth to hundreds of firms, and its role in employing tens of thousands, funding highway taxes and fees, and supporting transportation of goods across Alabama. It also highlights the association’s safety efforts and ongoing involvement in legislative and regulatory activities, and it directs that a copy of the resolution be given to the association’s leadership.

Who It Affects

• Alabama Trucking Association and its member companies, which are publicly recognized and honored for their 75th anniversary.
• Alabama residents and the state economy, which benefit from trucking-related jobs, highway funding, and the transportation of goods across the state.

Key Provisions

• Recognition and honor of the Alabama Trucking Association for its contributions to the well-being of the State of Alabama as it celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2013.
• A record of the association’s history, noting it was founded in 1938 in Birmingham, later incorporated and moved to Montgomery, and grew to more than 675 trucking-related firms by 2013.
• Statement that trucking supports more than 106,570 jobs and pays $545 million in federal and state roadway taxes and fees, accounting for 38 percent of all taxes and fees owed by Alabama motorists (with trucks representing 13 percent of vehicle miles traveled).
• Acknowledgment that trucks serve all areas of Alabama and are essential for goods movement in more than 80 percent of communities, playing a major role in imports/exports.
• Commendation of the industry’s safety focus, including driver training, investment in safety technologies, and participation in safety initiatives at local, state, and national levels, as well as positive relationships with lawmakers and agencies.
• Direction that a copy of the resolution be provided to the Chairman of the Board Jack Brim and the President of the Association, Frank Filgo.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Congratulatory