SB175 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

State Law Enforcement Agency, enforcement unit of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, transferred to, Act 2013-67, 2013 Reg. Sess., am'd.; Sec. 41-27-6 am'd.

Summary

SB175 would move conservation officer duties from the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division to a new Conservation Enforcement Division within the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and establish funding reimbursement rules when funds are restricted.

What This Bill Does

It transfers all conservation officer functions from the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division to the Conservation Enforcement Division within the Department of Public Safety, under the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. It creates the Conservation Enforcement Division within the Department of Public Safety and assigns a chief, with the Director of Public Safety overseeing these functions. It also reorganizes other enforcement units within DPS (such as shifting duties to the Highway Patrol Division and creating the Marine Police Division). It provides a funding mechanism where the agency controlling restricted funds must reimburse ASLEA for related costs, and ASLEA serves as a service provider subject to funding restrictions, with the act becoming effective January 1, 2015.

Who It Affects

• Conservation officers and staff from the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division who will have their enforcement duties transferred to the Conservation Enforcement Division within the Department of Public Safety under ASLEA.
• The agency that controls restricted funds (state or federal) and the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, which must handle reimbursements and provide accounting for services and equipment under restricted funding rules.

Key Provisions

• Transfers all functions of conservation officers from the Law Enforcement Section of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division to the Conservation Enforcement Division within the Department of Public Safety, creating that division and aligning it under the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency; establishes appointment and supervision rules for the division's leadership and updates relevant references in law.
• If state or federal restrictions prevent transferring funds to ASLEA, the controlling agency must reimburse ASLEA for administration, manpower, benefits, equipment, and other appropriate expenses; ASLEA will provide services under these restrictions and must account for the use of restricted funds, with the act taking effect January 1, 2015.

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

Subjects

Public Safety