HB58 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phil Williams

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2015

Title

Forever Wild Trust Fund, monies paid annually from Alabama Trust Fund to be appropriated to Conservation and Natural Resources Department for benefit of state parks, new acquistion of lands prohibited, const. amend.

Summary

HB58 would amend the Alabama Constitution to divert all Forever Wild Land Trust funds from the Alabama Trust Fund to the state parks department and bar buying new land for the Forever Wild Trust.

What This Bill Does

If approved, the full annual amount paid to Forever Wild from the Alabama Trust Fund would be appropriated to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to support Alabama state parks. It would also prohibit Forever Wild from acquiring new lands by purchase to be held in the Forever Wild Land Trust. Because it's a constitutional amendment, it would require voter approval in a statewide election.

Who It Affects

• Forever Wild Land Trust and its Board: would lose funding and be prohibited from purchasing new lands for the Trust.
• Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Alabama State Parks: would gain the full annual Forever Wild funding to support parks maintenance, construction, and operations.

Key Provisions

• Amendment to Section 219.07 (Amendment 543) and Section 219.09 (Amendment 856) to require the full annual payment to the Forever Wild Land Trust from the Alabama Trust Fund to be appropriated to DCNR for state parks.
• Prohibit the acquisition of new lands by purchase to be held in the Forever Wild Land Trust.

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

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments