SB20 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Environment, Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team established, power and duties, the Monitoring and Impacts Group Subcommittee established, membership, duties, responsibilities
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish the Monitoring and
Impacts Group Subcommittee and provide for its
membership, duties, responsibilities, and powers</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow the Office of Water
Resources to promulgate rules</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to droughts; to 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; to establish the Monitoring and Impacts Group
Subcommittee and provide for its membership, duties,
responsibilities, and powers; to 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; to reaffirm the
Governor's ability to respond to extreme drought conditions
under the powers provided under the Alabama Emergency
Management Act of 1955; and to allow the Office of Water
Resources to promulgate rules.
</p>
Subjects
Environment
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
| January 21, 2014 | S | Engrossed |
| January 16, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 36 |
| January 16, 2014 | S | Beasley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 35 |
| January 16, 2014 | S | Beasley Amendment Offered |
| January 16, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| January 16, 2014 | S | Beasley motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| January 16, 2014 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| January 15, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 14, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB20 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB20 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |