HB172 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Hanes

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, renamed Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2021, term limits provided for members of Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, duties of committee regarding petitions for waiver and petitions to raze provided, additional fines imposed, duties of Attorney General provided, punitive damages authorized, Secs. 41-9-235.1, 41-9-235.2 added; Secs. 41-9-230, 41-9-231, 41-9-232, 41-9-233, 41-9-234, 41-9-235, 41-9-236, 41-9-237 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, provides for the preservation of certain architecturally significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial streets, and monuments on public property, as well as memorial schools.

This bill would rename the act as the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2021, and would revise the definitions and prohibitions against the disturbance of certain historically significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, and monuments.

This bill would add term limits for the membership of the Committee of Alabama Monument Protection and would authorize the committee to review and grant or deny applications for petitions for the waiver of certain prohibitions and petitions to raze certain historically significant buildings and memorial buildings.

This bill would impose fines for certain violations and would provide for the collection and deposit of those fines into the Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund.

This bill would also require the Attorney General to collect certain fines and to institute legal action, if necessary; would authorize other individuals and organizations to commence legal action, on behalf of the state, for violations; and would provide for punitive and other damages and the recovery of costs related to legal actions.

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Subjects

State Historical Preservation Fund