SB425 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Baldwin Co., municipalities, toll road authority, Legislature by local law may provide for, issuance of bonds, const. amend.

Summary

SB425 would let Baldwin County municipalities form a toll road and bridge authority that can issue revenue bonds to build and operate toll roads and bridges, with funding and penalties defined by law.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the Legislature could, by general or local law, authorize Baldwin County municipalities to incorporate a toll road and bridge authority as a public corporation for toll roads and bridges within a municipality. The authority could issue revenue bonds to finance projects, and those bonds would not be a debt of the municipality. The law would set who can serve on the authority, what powers and duties it has, and even include penalties for not paying tolls. The county, municipalities, and the State (including the DOT) could participate in and fund the authority.

Who It Affects

• Residents and businesses in Baldwin County who would pay tolls on roads and bridges operated by the new authority
• Baldwin County municipalities and the Baldwin County government, which would have the option to create and govern the toll road authority and oversee its funding

Key Provisions

• Allows Baldwin County municipalities to incorporate a toll road and bridge authority as a public corporation for constructing and operating toll roads and bridges within the municipality
• Authorizes the authority to issue revenue bonds to finance projects, with bonds not constituting a debt or liability of the municipality
• Requires a local law to specify the authority's membership, powers, duties, and other necessary provisions, including toll payment penalties
• Allows participation and funding from Baldwin County, any county entity, municipalities in Baldwin County, and the State of Alabama including the DOT

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments