SB137 Alabama 2018 Session

Under existing law, applicable to Franklin County, pursuant to Amendment 881 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 9.50 of the Franklin County Local Amendments to the Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the Franklin County Commission may allocate one-fourth of an existing one cent sales tax levied under general law for public schools for matching state grants under the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program. The allocation is for two-year periods subject to recurring referendums

This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment relating to Franklin County, to amend Amendment 881 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to specify that the county governing body may allocate one-fourth of the proceeds from the existing one cent sales tax for public schools in Franklin County for the purpose of costs associated with construction, maintenance, and repair of roads and bridges in Franklin County, not to include use for salaries, personnel costs, or the purchase or lease of new equipment, would provide for the continuing distribution of the revenue for 30 years, and would delete the requirements for recurring referendums

To propose a local constitutional amendment relating to Franklin County, to amend Amendment 881 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 9.50 of the Franklin County Local Amendments to the Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to specify that the county governing body may allocate one-fourth of the proceeds from the existing one cent sales tax for public schools in Franklin County for the purpose of costs associated with construction, maintenance, and repair of roads and bridges in Franklin County, not to include use for salaries, personnel costs, or the purchase or lease of new equipment, to provide for the continuing distribution of the revenue for 30 years, and to delete certain requirements for recurring referendums.