HB297 Alabama 2018 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Appropriation, increase amount to the Emergency Forest Fire and Insect and Disease Fund from state General Fund, increase max amount for accumulation of funds, Sec. 9-3-10.1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, $180,000 is appropriated
automatically from the state General Fund to the
Emergency Forest Fire, Insect and Disease Fund at
the beginning of each fiscal year. Also under
existing law, this emergency fund can not exceed a
total accumulated amount of $1,000,000</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would increase the automatic
appropriated amount from the General Fund provided
to the Emergency Forest Fire, Insect and Disease
Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year to
$250,000 annually and would also increase the
maximum accumulated amount in the fund to
$2,000,000</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 9-3-10.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to
increase the automatic appropriated amount to the Emergency
Forest Fire, Insect and Disease Fund from the General Fund;
and to increase the cap of the maximum accumulated amount of
the fund.
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Subjects
Appropriations
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2018 | H | Pending third reading on day 19 Favorable from Ways and Means General Fund |
| March 8, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 25, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 7, 2018 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House W&MGF Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2017 | Room 418 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB297 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |