HB297 Alabama 2018 Session

In Committee

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Kyle South

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

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

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

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.

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