Under existing law, counties and municipalities are authorized to form an authority to acquire real and personal property for lease to the United States.
This bill would allow the creation of such an authority for the purpose of acquiring real and personal property for lease to the State of Alabama as a prison facility.
The bill would also authorize the Department of Corrections to enter into a lease of a prison facility with up to three of the authorities.
Under existing law, the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority is authorized to issue bonds for prison construction purposes.
This bill would allow the authority to issue additional bonds in the amount of up to $350 million for the purpose of financing the renovation of existing prison facilities and constructing a prison if an agreement to lease at least two facilities from the local authorities is in place and reduce that amount if three facilities are leased from local authorities.
The bill would pledge a portion of the one mill ad valorem tax levied under Section 40-8-3, Code of Alabama 1975, and a portion of the tax on spirituous and vinous liquors levied under existing law to secure the bonds.
Pending third reading on day 28 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 substitute and 3 amendments
Judiciary third Amendment Offered
Judiciary first Amendment Offered
Judiciary second Amendment Offered
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 3 amendments
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 383
Sanford motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 382
Sanford first Substitute Offered
Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 381
Singleton Amendment Offered
Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 380
Singleton Amendment Offered
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 379
Smitherman Amendment Offered
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 378
Smitherman Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 377
Smitherman Amendment Offered
Albritton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 376
Albritton Amendment Offered
Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 375
Williams Amendment Offered
Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 374
Ward Amendment Offered
Ward motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature