HB518 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kerry Rich
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Marshall Co., Tennessee Valley Authority payments in-lieu-of-taxes, distrib., Act 86-564, 1986 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Summary: HB518 changes how Marshall County’s share of TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments is distributed, setting specific allocations to schools, local government offices, and community programs.
What This Bill Does
It updates the distribution of Marshall County’s TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments: 25% goes to the local school boards on a per-pupil basis, 4% of the remaining 75% funds the Marshall County Legislative Delegation Office (and unspent funds may be used for education or economic development with unanimous consent), and the remaining 71% is allocated to various programs and entities with a minimum portion to the Economic Development Office. The plan also specifies several named allocations (e.g., for SROs, arts, ambulance services, mental health, and nonprofit groups) and directs that any leftover funds go to county government for distribution under existing law. The allocations are reviewed every four years, and the act becomes effective after governor approval.

Who It Affects
Marshall County students and their school boards receive 25% of the TVA payments distributed to schools, based on local student enrollment.
Marshall County and its local government entities and organizations (economic development office, school resource officers, arts council, ambulance services, mental health services, CVB, domestic violence coalition, CASA, RSVP, and other defined groups) receive specific annual funding from the TVA payments, with the remainder returned to county distribution.

Key Provisions
Section 1(1): 25% of the total TVA payments allocated to Marshall County are distributed to the county's school boards on a per-pupil basis using enrollment data from the last day of the first monthly attendance report of each school year.
Section 1(2): 4% of the remaining 75% is allocated for the operation of the Marshall County Legislative Delegation Office; any unspent funds may be used for educational purposes or industrial/economic development projects in Marshall County with unanimous consent of the legislative delegation.
Section 1(3): The remaining 71% is allocated as specified and reviewed every four years, including: (a) at least 6% of the 71% (or $232,000, whichever is greater) to the Marshall County Economic Development Office; (b) $30,000 to the Marshall County Commission to help provide school resource officers; (c) $15,000 to the Economic Development Board in addition to (a); (d) $25,000 to Mountain Valley Council on the Arts; (e) $13,000 to Albertville and $27,000 to Arab for ambulance use as long as those cities provide service; (f) $50,000 to Mountain Lakes Behavioral Health Care; (g) $18,000 to the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau; (h) $25,000 to the Marshall County Coalition Against Domestic Violence; (i) $25,000 to CASA of Marshall County; (j) $25,000 to the Marshall County RSVP.
Section 1(4): Any remaining funds after these allocations go to the county governing body to distribute to the county and municipalities as provided by law.
Section 2: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is signed by the Governor.

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Subjects: Marshall County