HB 394

Relating to Jefferson County; to amend Section 3 of Act 79 of the 1966 Special Session (Acts 1966, p. 106), now appearing as Section 45-37-140.02 of the Code of Alabama 1975, providing for the creation and maintenance of districts for fighting or preventing fires or for the collection and disposal of garbage, or both; to provide that no uninhabited land that is classified as Class III forestry property for ad valorem tax purposes may be included in any district.

Section 1

Section 3 of Act 79 of the 1966 Special Session (Acts 1966, p. 106), now appearing as Section 45-37-140.02 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:

§45-37-140.02.

Any area situated entirely within the county may be established as a district for fighting fires, or a district for garbage disposal, or a district for fighting fires and garbage disposal, or a district for medical rescue systems, or a district for parks and recreational facilities, in the manner hereinafter provided for. No land lying within the boundaries of a municipality at the time a district is formed shall be included in the district, nor shall any uninhabited land that is classified as Class III forestry property for ad valorem tax purposes be included in the district."

Section 2

This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.