SB1 Alabama 2022 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2022

Title

Supplemental appropriations from the American Rescue Plan Act-Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, the American Rescue Plan Act-Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Revenue Replacement Fund, and the American Rescue Plan Act-Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

Summary

The bill spends specific ARPA funds in Alabama for health care, broadband, water infrastructure, rural hospitals, emergency services, and capital tech projects in FY2022, with new oversight and reporting requirements.

What This Bill Does

It appropriates three ARPA-funded pools (State Fiscal Recovery Fund, Revenue Replacement Fund, and Capital Projects Fund) for FY2022, directing hundreds of millions to health care reimbursements, broadband expansion, water and sewer projects, rural hospital aid, and emergency services. It also creates an oversight committee, requires regular reporting to the Legislature, and provides rules for reallocating unspent funds if federal rules change. Any unspent funds can be reappropriated for the same purposes through 2026, with explicit approval needed for reallocations.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents receiving health care and related services, including patients, hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities, through reimbursements, grants, and expanded access.
• Local governments, utilities, rural communities, emergency responders, broadband providers, water/sewer systems, and health care organizations that may receive grants, matching funds, or other support to expand services and infrastructure.

Key Provisions

• Allocates $443,343,362.50 from the ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Department of Finance for 2022 with: up to $80,000,000 for health care reimbursements; up to $51,000,000 for broadband expansion; up to $225,000,000 for water and sewer infrastructure (including grants and matching funds); up to $5,000,000 for STEP/low-cost decentralized wastewater demos in rural areas; up to $79,500,000 to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund to reduce 2022 business rates; and $7,843,362.50 for admin costs.
• Allocates $136,796,346 from the ARPA Revenue Replacement Fund to the Department of Finance for 2022 with: up to $34,000,000 for broadband; up to $5,000,000 to expand telemedicine; up to $36,796,346 for health care services (including assisted living facilities); up to $30,000,000 for rural hospitals; up to $20,000,000 for emergency response providers; and up to $11,000,000 to reimburse state inmates’ county jail costs from 2021.
• Allocates $191,887,857 from the ARPA Capital Projects Fund to the Department of Finance for 2022 to deliver broadband and related services and to support capital technology infrastructure, with distribution through the Alabama Digital Expansion Division.
• Creates a Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on ARPA State Funds to monitor and request information from the Department of Finance and other agencies, with co-chairs from the House and Senate budget committees and participation by minority leaders and other key leaders.
• Requires the Department of Finance to provide copies of ARPA expenditure reports to the Legislature within five days of filing with the U.S. Treasury.
• Allows unspent funds to be reappropriated for the same purposes for the fiscal year 2022 and future years through December 31, 2026; reallocations among categories require approval by legislative leaders and budget committee chairs if federal rules change.

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

Subjects

Supplemental Appropriations