SB345 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tim Melson Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Agriculture authority, counties authorized to establish, duties and powers, board of directors, loans authorized

Description

This bill would authorize a county to establish an agriculture authority to promote agricultural businesses, operations, and commodities, workforce development, and economic development within the county.

This bill would provide procedures for creating an agriculture authority.

This bill would provide for the composition, membership, terms of office, and duties of the board of directors of an agriculture authority.

This bill would authorize an agriculture authority to take steps necessary for the planning and development of an agriculture center.

This bill would authorize an agriculture authority to acquire property by gift, grant, lease, purchase, or by the exercise of eminent domain, to make and enter into contracts, to accept pledges of revenues or grants of money, and to borrow money.

This bill would authorize a county in which an agriculture authority is established and any municipality in the county to expend funds for the purposes of the authority.

This bill would authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within an agriculture center.

This bill would provide that an agriculture authority is exempt from municipal planning and zoning requirements.

This bill would also provide that an agriculture authority as a governmental entity shall be exempt from sales and use tax and ad valorem tax.

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