This bill would codify the establishment of the Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team created by the Governor's June 24, 2011, Executive Order Number 19, and provide for its membership, duties, responsibilities, and powers.
This bill would establish the Monitoring and Impacts Group Subcommittee and provide for its membership, duties, responsibilities, and powers.
This bill would codify the charges given to the Alabama Office of Water Resources which is a division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, with the responsibility of developing a State Drought Plan and periodically issuing drought declarations.
The bill would reaffirm the Governor's ability to respond to extreme drought conditions under the powers provided under the Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.
This bill would allow the Office of Water Resources to promulgate rules.
Delivered to Governor at 4:45 p.m. on April 3, 2014.
Assigned Act No. 2014-400.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Boothe motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1105
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1177
Beasley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1176
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 539
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 538
Agriculture and Forestry first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Source: Alabama Legislature