HB482 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joe Lovvorn Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Rural economic development, Rural Logging Support Act, established, taxpayers authorized to receive a tax credit for contributions to logging support organizations, exceptions for weight restrictions for certain vehicles used in forest commerce, Sec. 40-21-51 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the first 85 percent of the proceeds from the gross receipts tax on public utilities is allocated to the Special Mental Health Fund and the remaining 15 percent is allocated to the State General Fund.

This bill would provide that the first $25,000,000 of the 15 percent allocated to the State General Fund would be allocated to the Alabama Forestry Commission for the purpose of making grants to the Forest Workforce Training Institute for logger workforce training, and to counties for the construction and maintenance of public rural bridges, and to loggers for the installation of onboard scales and other technologies that promote transportation efficiency.

This bill would also provide for exceptions to weight restrictions for qualifying vehicles used in forest commerce.

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Subjects

Economic Development