SB443 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Paul Bussman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Cullman Co. Community Development Commission, membership revised, expenditure of funds for office supplies, Sec. 45-22-90 am'd.
Summary: SB443 changes who serves on the Cullman County Community Development Commission and creates a dedicated funding stream with specific grant and spending rules.
What This Bill Does
It rewrites the commission's membership to include a senator's appointee, one appointee from each of Cullman County's three House members, and, for two-year blocks, the mayor of the second-largest municipality followed by the mayor of the largest municipality, with a chair chosen by the legislative delegation; it prohibits elected officials from serving on the commission. It creates the Community Development Fund funded by TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments and the net proceeds of the state beer tax, with 50% going to the commission and 50% to municipalities pro-rata by population for the commission to use on economic and community development, education, conservation, and fire protection. The commission may spend funds on those purposes and up to $300 per year for office supplies, and it can promulgate its own rules for grants. It also ratifies certain pre-2009 payments and specifies when the act becomes law.

Who It Affects
Cullman County residents and municipalities, who may benefit from a new funding stream and grant program for development, education, conservation, and fire protection; 50% of beer tax proceeds are distributed to municipalities based on population to be used at their discretion.
Cullman County elected officials and the legislative delegation, who are involved in appointments and governance of the commission (appointments by the senator and three House members, the chair designated by the delegation, and the prohibition on elected officials serving on the commission).

Key Provisions
Amends Section 45-22-90 to revise the Cullman County Community Development Commission membership as described (senator’s appointee, one appointee from each of the three House members, and mayoral appointments for specified quadrennial periods, with a chair from the legislative delegation).
Creates the Community Development Fund within the Cullman County Treasury, funded by TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments and state beer tax proceeds.
Distributes beer tax proceeds: 50% to the commission for its purposes and 50% to Cullman County municipalities pro-rata by population, to be used at the discretion of each municipality’s governing body.
Authorizes the commission to spend funds for approved purposes and up to $300 per year for office supplies.
Requires the commission to promulgate rules for its operations and grant awards.
Ratifies certain additional TVA payments made before April 21, 2009.
Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Cullman County