SB225 Alabama 2015 Session

Under federal law, the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE Act) dedicates 80 percent of all Clean Water Act penalties paid by those responsible for the 2010 gulf oil disaster to Gulf Coast restoration

This bill would require that any Clean Water Act penalty funds received by the state for damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that are not disbursed pursuant to the RESTORE Act be deposited into a trust account with 80 percent of the funds expended in Baldwin and Mobile Counties on scientific research, environmental restoration of coastal areas, and economic incentives and initiatives

To require that certain funds received by the state for damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill be deposited in a trust account; to provide for the distribution of the funds; and to require the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to administer the funds for certain purposes.