HB129 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Environment, Alabama Legacy for Environmental Research Trust, abolished, Sec. 22-30B-19 repealed
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law requires $500,000 to be
transferred annually from fees collected for the
disposal of hazardous waste into the Alabama Legacy
for Environmental Research Trust, to be used by
public institutions of higher learning for funding
environmental research and education relating to
hazardous waste production and disposal</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would repeal the law that
establishes the Alabama Legacy for Environmental
Research Trust</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also provide that any
existing moneys in the trust fund revert to the
Department of Public Health for the operation of
the Bureau of Environmental Services</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to environmental research; to repeal
Section 22-30B-19, Code of Alabama 1975, which requires
$500,000 to be transferred annually from fees collected for
the disposal of hazardous waste into the Alabama Legacy for
Environmental Research Trust; and to provide that any existing
moneys in the trust fund revert to the Department of Public
Health for the operation of the Bureau of Environmental
Services.
</p>
Subjects
Trust Funds
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2017 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| April 13, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 7, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 123 at 15:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | April 5, 2017 | Room 123 REVISED at 15:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | March 15, 2017 | Room 428 at 09:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | February 22, 2017 | Room 123 at 15:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB129 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |