HB215 Alabama 2019 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Economic and industrial development, governing bodies of all counties and municipalities have continuing power to promote, local constitutional amendment repealed, Amendment 772 (Section 94.01, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.

Description

Under existing law, Amendment 772 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 94.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, authorizes the governing body of any county, and the governing body of any municipality located therein, for which a local constitutional amendment had not been adopted before ratification of Amendment 772 on December 23, 2004, to have full and continuing power to promote economic and industrial development within the county or municipality, or both.

This bill would propose an amendment to Amendment 772 to clarify that existing local economic and industrial development authorities may continue to promote economic and industrial development locally pursuant to Amendment 772.

This bill would also repeal those local constitutional amendments existing on December 23, 2004, that authorized the creation of local economic and industrial development authorities.

To propose an amendment to Amendment 772 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 94.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the promotion of economic and industrial development in counties and municipalities; to clarify that local economic and industrial development authorities existing on the ratification date of Amendment 772 may continue to promote local economic and industrial development; and to repeal the local constitutional amendments that authorized the creation of local economic and industrial development authorities.

Subjects

Economic and Industrial Development