SB230 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve LivingstonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Community development districts, add'l type provided for, including resort areas, marinas, and restaurants meeting certain conditions, Secs. 35-8B-1, 35-8B-2, 35-8B-3 am'd.

Summary

SB 230 expands Alabama's community development districts to include new types with resort, marina, and club amenities and allows some districts to sell alcohol under new rules.

What This Bill Does

It creates several new classifications of community development districts (CDDs) with specific size and facility requirements, such as golf courses, clubs, marinas, and restaurants. In many of these districts, alcohol can be sold for on-premises consumption under ABC licensing, and some district types exempt alcohol sales from existing restrictions or allow broader sale conditions. It also requires counties to participate in tax and license-fee distributions, ties alcohol revenues to TVA in-lieu-of-taxes adjustments, and outlines how these districts are formed and governed.

Who It Affects

• Property owners and developers who form or own land within new or expanded community development districts, as these districts set criteria for development and potential alcohol sales
• Private clubs and their members (e.g., golf clubs with social facilities) within the districts who could be licensed to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption
• Businesses and residents within counties containing these districts, as counties receive tax/license revenue distributions and alcohol revenue offsets TVA in-lieu-of-taxes
• The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and local authorities responsible for licensing and enforcing on-site alcohol sales within the districts

Key Provisions

• Creates multiple new classifications of community development districts (CDDs) with detailed acreage thresholds and facility requirements (golf, marina, clubhouse, restaurants, and membership criteria) across subsections (a) through (m)
• Allows alcohol sales within certain new CDDs under ABC licensing for on-premises consumption, with some districts exempting from 35-8B-3 or permitting broader sale conditions (e.g., seven days a week if approved)
• Imposes location-based and operational restrictions for alcohol sales in various district types (e.g., dry vs. wet counties, proximity to highways, Sunday sales limitations, and licensing rules)
• Requires counties to participate in tax and license-fee distributions for CDDs located in their area
• Provides that alcohol revenues from these districts can offset or replace TVA in-lieu-of-taxes payments in eligible counties
• Sets establishment procedures for creating a CDD (consent, boundary descriptions, maps, initial board, and fee structures for probate judges and municipalities/counties)
• Specifies that if a pre-2014 CDD becomes a municipality, the new entity becomes wet and can authorize alcohol sales similarly to other wet municipalities, with required notice

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Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages