HB58 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
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.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under Amendment 543 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 219.07 of
the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, no funds or assets of
the Forever Wild Land Trust may be expended or used
to construct or improve buildings, structures or
facilities used for human lodging, feeding or
entertainment, or similar facilities that have a
principal purpose not related to the stewardship of
properties of the Forever Wild Land Trust; however
funds allocated to the Stewardship Account may be
used for construction, maintenance, and
improvements located on Trust Lands in connection
with the performance of stewardship
responsibilities of the Board</p><p class="bill_description">
Under Amendment 856 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 219.09 of
the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, certain distributions
are provided to the Forever Wild Land Trust from
the Alabama Trust Fund</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would propose an amendment to
Amendment 543, now appearing as Section 219.07 of
the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, and Amendment 856, now
appearing as Section 219.09 of the Official
Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of
1901, as amended, to require the full sum of the
annual amount paid to the Forever Wild Land Trust
from the Alabama Trust Fund to be appropriated to
the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources for the state parks of Alabama. In
addition, this bill would prohibit the acquisition
of new lands by purchase to be held in the Forever
Wild Land Trust</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, to amend Amendment 543, now appearing as
Section 219.07 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, and Amendment
856, now appearing as Section 219.09 of the Official
Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as
amended, to require the full sum of the annual amount paid to
the Forever Wild Land Trust from the Alabama Trust Fund to be
appropriated to the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources for the state parks of Alabama. In addition, this
bill would prohibit the acquisition of new lands by purchase
to be held in the Forever Wild Land Trust.
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Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB58 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session - Introduced |