HB250 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kenyatte HassellRepresentative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Port Authority, authorized to build and operate internmodal and multi-modal transfer facilities, Secs. 33-1-16, 33-1-31am'd.
Summary: HB250 gives the Alabama Port Authority new power to build and operate intermodal and multi-modal transfer facilities and revises the definition of dock facilities.
What This Bill Does
It expands the Port Authority's ability to acquire, own, lease, locate, install, construct, maintain, control, and operate terminal railroads and intermodal facilities at seaports and other state locations. It allows the Authority to connect its terminal railroads with other railroads and move freight and cars as a common carrier, with just compensation. It requires the Authority to negotiate wage, seniority, and working conditions with locomotive engineers, firemen, switchmen, and related personnel under the Railway Labor Act to match pay and seniority with comparable interstate railroads. It authorizes the Authority to set rules for operating seaports and intermodal facilities, with penalties for violations, and it updates the definition of dock facilities in 33-2-180.

Who It Affects
Port Authority and users of seaports and intermodal facilities in Alabama, who gain expanded powers to develop, operate, and integrate rail and intermodal infrastructure.
Railroad workers and their employers involved in terminal rail operations, who may have wage, seniority, and working-condition terms negotiated under federal law to align with interstate railroads.

Key Provisions
Authorizes the Alabama Port Authority to acquire, own, lease, locate, install, construct, maintain, control, and operate intermodal and multi-modal transfer facilities and related terminal railroads at seaports and other state locations.
Permits the Port Authority to connect its terminal railroads with other railroads and to receive, deliver, and transport freight and cars as a common carrier, with just compensation.
Allows the Port Authority to negotiate wage, seniority, and working conditions with locomotive engineers, firemen, switchmen, and related personnel under the Railway Labor Act to ensure parity with like interstate railroad employees.
Gives the Port Authority authority to formulate and enforce rules and regulations for operation of seaports and intermodal facilities, with penalties for violations (Class A misdemeanor; fines up to $5,000 and up to one year in jail).
Amends the definition of dock facilities in Section 33-2-180 to revise how docks facilities are defined.

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Subjects: Port AuthoritiesTransportation