SB303 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve LivingstonSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Jackson Co., TVA in lieu of taxes, distribution, use of funds distributed to co. commission for disaster relief authorized, Economic Development Fund created, Sec. 45-36-162 am'd.
Summary: SB303 creates the Jackson County Economic Development Fund and sets detailed distribution rules for TVA in-lieu-of-taxes funds to support economic development, disaster relief, and public services in Jackson County.
What This Bill Does
It changes how TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments to Jackson County are allocated, starting with 1% going to the Jackson County Economic Development Fund (up to $1,000,000, and replenished when below that amount) for disaster relief and economic growth. It designates specific annual payments to the Jackson County Hospital Board for ambulance service, to the Scottsboro-Jackson County Rescue Squad, to the Jackson County Economic Development Authority (including a separate industrial development fund), and to various local organizations (fire departments, chambers of commerce) for services and development. It also defines how the remaining payments are split among the public schools, municipalities, the county general fund, and a Jackson County Discretionary Fund, and establishes an independent Jackson County Discretionary Committee to decide on discretionary disbursements; annual reporting requirements are imposed with potential funding consequences for noncompliance.

Who It Affects
Jackson County residents who rely on ambulance service, disaster relief, and economic development efforts funded by the new arrangements
Local government entities and agencies in Jackson County (hospital board, rescue squads, fire departments, chamber of commerce, economic development authorities) that receive specified annual appropriations and must track and report use of funds
Public school systems, incorporated municipalities within Jackson County, and the county general fund that receive a portion of the remaining TVA funds
The Jackson County Discretionary Fund and its governance body (Discretionary Committee) including county and state officials that decide discretionary allocations

Key Provisions
Amends Section 45-36-162 to create a Jackson County Economic Development Fund and outlines how TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments are distributed
1% of TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments are deposited into the Jackson County Economic Development Fund until the fund reaches $1,000,000, with continued deposits when the balance drops below that amount; funds may be invested for county benefits and used for disaster relief or economic development, including job creation activities
Annual allocations include: $145,000 to the Jackson County Hospital Board for ambulance service; $35,000 to the Scottsboro-Jackson County Rescue Squad; $105,000 to the Jackson County Economic Development Authority; $75,000 to a special industrial development fund within the EDA for industry recruitment and related activities; and other targeted amounts to fire departments, the Jackson County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments, Scottsboro-Jackson County Rescue Squad, and the Greater Jackson County Chamber of Commerce for tourism, workforce development, education, and development
An annual accounting of uses for the funded amounts is required by September 30; failure to provide the report can lead to reduced or terminated funding for the failing entity
After these allocations, net payments are further distributed: a portion to establish legislative offices for Jackson County’s state delegation, a portion to Jackson County EDA, a portion to public schools on a per-pupil basis, a portion to municipalities by population, a portion to the county general fund, and a portion to a Jackson County Discretionary Fund
Creation of the Jackson County Discretionary Committee (six members: the County Commission Chair, a selected County Commissioner, the Revenue Commissioner, the state senator representing Jackson County (as chair), and two state representatives) to establish rules and decide all disbursements from the Jackson County Discretionary Fund
The act becomes effective after the Governor signs it into law

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Subjects: Jackson County