SB298 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2023

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Andrew Jones Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to outdoor recreation; to provide for the development of a strategic trail network; to provide for grants for qualified donations of donated property; to create the Sweet Trails Alabama Project Fund and the Sweet Trails Alabama Acquisition Fund and provide for the use of monies in the funds; and to further provide for the liability of property owners for recreational use of certain property and abutting property.
Description: The Alabama Council on Outdoor Recreation was created by the Board of Directors of the Alabama Innovation Corporation to expand, promote, and protect Alabama's outdoor recreational assets for the enjoyment of current and future Alabamians.
This bill would provide parameters for the Alabama Council on Outdoor Recreation to adopt a master plan for greenway trails throughout the state and to coordinate with the Department of Revenue to implement a strictly voluntary system by which eligible donors may receive tax credits for qualified donations of donated property in compliance with the master plan.
This bill would create the Sweet Trails Alabama Project Fund, and provide for the use of monies in the fund to support projects in compliance with the master plan.
This bill would not restrict any public or private entity from accepting donations or transfers of property or property interests for any purpose, nor from developing, establishing, or constructing greenway trails pursuant to other law.
This bill would also provide that the protections from liability afforded by the recreational land use statutes, which insulate private property SB298 INTRODUCED owners from injuries suffered on certain lands held open by that property owner for public use, apply to any property donated or transferred for use as a greenway trail which complies with the master plan for so long as that property is used for that purpose, and to any property abutting a greenway trail.