SB83 creates the Alabama Airport Economic and Infrastructure Program to fund improvements and debt service for airports and to grow Alabama's commercial air service, funded from the General Fund and administered via ADECA.
It establishes a state program under the Department of Transportation to fund improvements at general aviation and commercial service airports, pay debt service on those improvements, and support efforts to grow commercial air service in Alabama. Funding comes from the State General Fund and is appropriated to ADECA to manage the program through an intergovernmental agreement with DOT; no funds from DOT are used. Grants are awarded with a 40% share for general aviation airports and a 60% share for commercial service airports, with commercial grants allocated based on each airport’s FAA entitlement from the prior year; total grants may not exceed the annual appropriation. The program allows rules to be adopted to implement and administer these provisions.
Assigned Act No. 2022-180.
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Melson motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 585
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 513
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 512
Ways and Means General Fund Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 141
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Source: Alabama Legislature