HB566 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri CollinsRepresentative

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Jack WilliamsDonnie Chesteen

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Trails Commission, and advisory board, members, terms, commission may be transferred from Department of Economic and Community Affairs to another agency, Secs. 41-23-140, 41-23-141 am'd.

Summary

HB566 would set four-year terms for the Alabama Trails Commission and its Advisory Board and allow transferring the Commission to another state agency for administrative and staff purposes.

What This Bill Does

It changes future appointees to four-year terms for both the Trails Commission and its Advisory Board, with specific limits on reappointment for top state officials; it allows the Commission to be transferred to another state agency or department for administrative and staff purposes with mutual approval; and it keeps the Commission housed within the Department of Economic and Community Affairs for administrative support unless a transfer is approved.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama Trails Commission who would have four-year terms for new appointments and must follow reappointment limits for certain offices, with a diversity requirement.
• Members of the Alabama Trails Commission Advisory Board who would have four-year terms for new appointments and similar reappointment limits.
• State agencies involved in administering the Trails Commission (primarily the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs) and any other agency that could receive a transfer of administrative responsibility, since the bill allows such a transfer with mutual approval.
• Trail users and the general public, who could experience more stable, long-term planning and development of trails due to longer terms and potential administration by a different agency.

Key Provisions

• Amends Sections 41-23-140 and 41-23-141 to provide four-year terms for new appointees to the Alabama Trails Commission and its Advisory Board; the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker appointments may be reappointed for no more than two consecutive terms; other term limits apply as specified and diversity requirements remain.
• Authorizes transferring the Trails Commission for administrative and staff purposes to another state agency or department, but only with the approval of the Commission and the receiving agency's director.
• Maintains that the Trails Commission is administratively located within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs with required staff support, but allows transfer to another agency if approved.
• Keeps the Advisory Board's broad composition (including representatives from government, universities, industry, and other organizations) and sets four-year terms for post-effective-date appointees with similar reappointment limits.
• Effective date: the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Recreation