SB322 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: J.T. WaggonerSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Community development districts, add'l type of district authorized, on lake originating from river in federal wilderness area, alcoholic beverages, add'l types of districts authorized in wet county for Sunday sales, resort property meeting certain criteria, Secs. 35-8B-1, 35-8B-2, 35-8B-3 am'd.
Summary: SB322 creates a new type of community development district that must border a lake formed by a river impounded reservoir, include a marina and restaurant, and allow alcohol sales within the district under local regulation.
What This Bill Does
It adds a lake-bordered community development district that includes a marina and restaurant, with alcohol sales authorized after the district is incorporated and its board approves. The restaurant would be subject to additional local regulation, and only one restaurant license per district is allowed. Alcohol sales in these districts would occur for on-premises consumption under a club license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to the district’s club for members and guests, with regulatory oversight by local authorities.

Who It Affects
Property owners and developers who want to form the new lake-border community development district and operate the marina, restaurant, and alcohol service within it.
Local governments and regulatory bodies (including counties, probate judges, and the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board) responsible for approving the district, licensing alcohol, regulating the restaurant, and distributing taxes and fees.

Key Provisions
Creates an additional class of community development district that must border a lake formed by an impounded reservoir of a river whose source is in a federal wilderness area, and must include a marina and restaurant; alcohol sales would be authorized in the district after incorporation and board approval, with the restaurant subject to local regulation; only one restaurant license per district.
Alcohol sales within these districts would be for on-premises consumption and licensed as a club liquor retail license to the district's club for members and their guests, subject to local regulation and the ABC Board's licensing requirements; the district’s board of control must consent to such sales.
The act describes the distribution of taxes and license fees to the district (and county participation) and related financial provisions, including offsets between alcohol revenues and certain TVA payments.
Establishment requirements for a new district (consent from property owners, boundary descriptions, maps, initial board members) and filing with the probate judge, along with associated filing and establishment fees.

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Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages