HB22 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris PringleRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Boards, commissions, committees, task forces, authorities, inactive or inoperable, abolished, Secs. 22-1-12, 22-23A-3, 41-23-23 am'd; Secs. 2-13A-1, 2-13A-2, 4-2A-1 to 4-2A-23, inclusive, 9-6A-1 to 9-6A-10, inclusive, 9-12-142, 9-13-25, 14-1-18, 16-25A-13, 16-55-20 to 16-55-24, inclusive, 22-4A-1 to 22-4A-7, inclusive, 22-18-20 to 22-18-23, inclusive, 22-30E-12, 22-50-25, 24-10-8, 24-10-9, 29-2-220 to 29-2-228, inclusive, 32-3-1 to 32-3-7, inclusive, 36-21-140 to 36-21-142, inclusive, 36-36-10, 38-7A-1 to 38-7A-4, inclusive, 40-23-242, 41-9-190 to 41-9-196, inclusive, 41-9-490 to 41-9-498, inclusive, 41-9-570 to 41-9-574, inclusive, 41-9-780 to 41-9-787, inclusive, 41-9-830 to 41-9-833, inclusive, 41-10-200 to 41-10-215, inclusive, 41-25-1 to 41-25-5 inclusive repealed; Acts 1975-1178, Act 1979-43, Act 1985-138, Act 1985-280, Act 1985-301, Act 1985-811, Act 1987-02, Act 1988-213, Act 1991-259, Act 1991-325, Act 1992-56, Act 1994-764, Act 1996-289, Act 1997-68, Act 1997-818, Act 1998-107, Act 1998-156, Act 2000-8, Act 2001-62, Act 2002-318, Act 2004-421, Act 2004-540, Act 2005-257, Act 2006-430, Act 2007-171, Act 2007-421, Act 2007-507, Act 2007-565, Act 2007-592, Act 2008-25, Act 2008-121, Act 2008-337, Act 2008-386, Act 2009-142, Act 2009-180, Act 2009-794, Act 2009-798, Act 2009-806, Act 2010-458, Act 2010-638, Act 2011-132, Act 2011-356, Act 2012-25, Act 2012-597, Act 2014-194 repealed

Summary

HB 22 would abolish many inactive state boards and commissions, repeal related laws, and create a few new programs and oversight bodies.

What This Bill Does

HB 22 would abolish a large number of inactive state boards, commissions, committees, and authorities, and repeal a long list of Acts that created them. It also adds new provisions to establish a Cardiac Arrest Survival Commission to award defibrillators and training funds, and to create the Alabama Water System Assistance Authority as a public corporation with its own legislative oversight. It also changes how Enterprise Zones are designated and managed, by creating an Enterprise Zone Advisory Council and a legislative oversight committee. The changes would take effect on the first day of the third month after the bill is passed and approved.

Who It Affects

• State and local government agencies, boards, and commissions that are abolished or repealed, changing governance and oversight.
• Emergency medical services providers, water utilities, and communities or businesses that rely on AED funding, the Water System Assistance Authority, and Enterprise Zone incentives.

Key Provisions

• Repeal of numerous inactive boards, commissions, authorities, councils, and task forces (examples include the Southern Dairy Compact Commission, Alabama International Airport Authority, Synfuels Development Authority, and many others).
• Repeal of many Acts creating study commissions and oversight bodies (dozens listed by year).
• Creation of Cardiac Arrest Survival Commission under §22-1-12 to award assistance for semiautomatic external defibrillators and related training, with funding from a specified 1999 appropriation and defined award process.
• Creation of the Alabama Water System Assistance Authority as a public corporation under §22-23A-3, with a Water Assistance Legislative Oversight Committee to monitor its actions and appointment details.
• Amendment to §41-23-23 establishing Enterprise Zone procedures, including designation process, incentives, a Governor-appointed Enterprise Zone Advisory Council, and a legislative oversight committee with geographic representation requirements.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Boards and Commissions