HB3 Alabama 2016 Session

This bill would create the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act of 2015.

This bill would prohibit the relocation, removal, alteration, renaming, or other disturbance of certain commemorative statues, monuments, memorials, or plaques which are located on public property, or the relocation of grave sites with historical significance.

This bill would prohibit any person from preventing the governmental entity having responsibility for maintaining the objects from taking proper measures to protect, preserve, care for, repair, or restore the objects.

This bill would authorize the Alabama Legislative Council to grant waivers under certain circumstances and would provide for the levy of fines against governmental entities that act without approval of the Legislative Council.

This bill would also exempt certain art and artifacts, the Department of Transportation, and local highway departments under certain limited circumstances.

To create the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act of 2015; to prohibit the relocation, removal, alteration, renaming, or other disturbance of statues, monuments, memorials, or plaques located on public property, or relocation of grave sites with historical significance; to prohibit any person from preventing the governmental entity responsible for maintaining the objects from taking proper measures to protect, preserve, care for, repair, or restore the objects; to authorize the Alabama Legislative Council to grant waivers; to provide for the levy of fines for violations of the waiver process; and to exempt certain art and artifacts, the Department of Transportation, and local highway departments under certain limited circumstances.