SB149 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald H. AllenSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Emergency Management Agency, surplus property, authorized to give to local emergency management agencies
Summary: The bill authorizes Alabama's Emergency Management Agency to offer surplus property to local emergency management agencies under defined conditions.
What This Bill Does
It allows the Alabama Emergency Management Agency to directly offer used or obsolete equipment, supplies, or materials to local emergency management agencies through sale, gift, grant, or loan for emergency management purposes. Local agencies that receive property may dispose of it as their local governing body sees fit; any property loaned must be returned to the Emergency Management Agency as directed. The law would take effect immediately after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects
Local emergency management agencies in Alabama: may receive surplus property from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and decide how to dispose of it (subject to their local governing body's oversight; loans must be returned).
The Alabama Emergency Management Agency: gains authority to offer surplus property to local EMAs and to specify return requirements for loaned items.

Key Provisions
EMA may offer surplus used or obsolete equipment, supplies, or material to local emergency management agencies through sale, gift, grant, or loan for emergency management purposes.
Local agencies receiving property may dispose of it as determined by their local governing body; any property loaned shall be returned to the Alabama Emergency Management Agency as directed.
The act becomes effective immediately following passage and approval by the Governor (i.e., when it becomes law).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Emergency Management Agency