SB345 Alabama 2017 Session

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

Relating to agriculture authorities; to authorize a county to establish an agriculture authority to promote agricultural businesses, operations, and commodities, workforce development, and economic development within the county; to provide procedures for creating an agriculture authority; to provide for the composition, membership, terms of office, powers, and duties of the board of directors of an agriculture authority; to authorize an agriculture authority to take steps necessary for the planning and development of an agriculture center; to 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; to 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; to authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within an agriculture center; to provide that an agriculture authority is exempt from municipal planning and zoning requirements; and to provide that an agriculture authority as a governmental entity shall be exempt from sales and use tax and ad valorem tax.