HB337 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John W. Rogers

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Water Works Board, exempting certain counties from appointing a member to the water board, Sec. 11-50-301 am'd.

Summary

HB337 changes how counties can appoint members to the Water Works Board by raising the customer threshold to 25,000 and removing reservoir-based appointments.

What This Bill Does

It increases the required number of water customers a county must serve to 25,000 (from 5,000) in a county outside the principal location to qualify for appointing a board member. It also eliminates the provision that allowed a county to appoint a member solely because the board owns a major reservoir located entirely within that county. The overall board structure and the other appointing authorities remain, but counties will have fewer chances to appoint a member due to the higher threshold. Board members must be residents of the counties that appoint them.

Who It Affects

• Counties outside the authorizing municipality's principal location that have 25,000 or more water customers served by the board in that county (they would be the ones eligible to appoint a board member under the new threshold).
• Counties that own a major reservoir located entirely within the county (they would lose the election/appointment basis based on reservoir ownership and no longer gain a board member for that reason).

Key Provisions

• The threshold for a county to appoint a Water Works Board member is raised from 5,000 to 25,000 water customers served in that county (outside the principal location).
• The appointment basis tied to a county owning a major reservoir located entirely within that county is removed.
• The Water Works Board reorganizes with specific appointing authorities: two members by the mayor of the authorizing municipality, four by the authorizing municipality's governing body, one member appointed by the association of mayors (or county-wide mayoral group) residing outside the municipality and within the same county, and one member appointed by the county commission of each qualifying county.
• All board members must be residents of the county making the appointment.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Waterworks Board