HB215 Alabama 2019 Session

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.