SB38 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Clay Scofield
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: This bill would divert Forever Wild funds to the state parks department and stop Forever Wild from buying new lands.
What This Bill Does
It would amend the Constitution so the full annual amount paid to the Forever Wild Land Trust from the Alabama Trust Fund must be appropriated to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for Alabama state parks. It would prohibit the Forever Wild Land Trust from acquiring new lands by purchase. The changes effectively redirect Forever Wild money away from the Forever Wild Trust toward state parks and limit future land purchases by Forever Wild.

Who It Affects
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Alabama state parks, which would receive the full yearly Forever Wild funds to support park-related activities and maintenance.
Forever Wild Land Trust and potential future land acquisitions, which would be no longer funded from Forever Wild and would be barred from purchasing new lands.

Key Provisions
Full annual amount paid to the Forever Wild Land Trust from the Alabama Trust Fund would be appropriated to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the state parks system.
No new property may be purchased 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