HB351 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2020

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2020

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Danny Garrett Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Labor Dept., definitions and references to Secretary of Labor updated in AL Surface Mining Act of 1969, departmental employee in lieu of registered forester to perform inspections, amount of fed funds retained in Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund increased, unemployment compensation language conformed and exclusivity of certain procedures specified, Secs. 25-4-59, 25-4-153 added; Secs. 9-16-2, 9-16-8, 9-16-135, 25-4-72 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, the Department of Labor is responsible for surface mining reclamation, abandoned mine reclamation, and unemployment compensation.
This bill would update definitions and correct references to the Secretary of Labor, would specify that a departmental employee, rather than a registered forester, perform certain inspections, and would increase the amount of funds retained in the Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund in the State Treasury, from appropriated funds granted annually by the U.S. Department of the Interior, from 10 to 30 percent.
This bill would also conform language relating to unemployment compensation benefit years beginning on or after July 2, 2006.
Subjects: Labor Department