HJR9 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John W. Rogers

Democrat

Session

Second Special Session 2015

Title

Toll roads, Legislature to create Toll Road Study Committee

Summary

HJR9 would create a Legislative Toll Road Study Committee to examine toll roads and private financing for Alabama's transportation needs and report recommendations to the Legislature.

What This Bill Does

The resolution creates a Toll Road Study Committee with five members from each chamber, appointed by the leaders, and requires diverse representation. The committee will study all aspects of state highways, bridges, and transportation systems, including tolls and private financing to create new facilities or improve existing ones. It must report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by the fifth legislative day of the 2016 Regular Session, after which the committee is dissolved. Members receive standard legislative compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for meetings, with clerical support provided on request and specific payment procedures and restrictions on extra pay during sessions.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama House and Senate who will serve on the Toll Road Study Committee and receive compensation for attending meetings.
• Alabama residents and road users who could be affected by toll policy and private financing decisions that may result from the committee's study and recommendations.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Legislative Toll Road Study Committee with five members from each house appointed by the presiding officers, with diverse representation.
• The committee will study all aspects of state highways, bridges, and transportation systems, including tolls and private financing to create new facilities or improve existing ones.
• The sponsor calls the first meeting; the chair and vice chair are elected at that first meeting.
• Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House provide necessary clerical assistance upon the chair's request.
• The committee must report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Legislature no later than the fifth legislative day of the 2016 Regular Session; after reporting, the committee is dissolved.
• Members receive regular legislative compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each meeting, paid from funds appropriated to the Legislature, with payments authorized by warrants drawn by the State Comptroller.
• No member may receive additional compensation or per diem during a legislative session or if already paid for other state business on the same dates.
• Membership shall be inclusive and reflect racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative