SB76 Alabama 2023 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2023
Title
Relating to the Alabama Forestry Commission; to establish the Rural Logging Support Act of 2023; to provide for the distribution funding to the Alabama Forestry Commission to support rural economic development; and to amend Section 40-21-51, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the distribution of certain state revenues collected on the state license tax of certain public utilities.
Description
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Under existing law, the first 85 percent of the
proceeds from the state license tax on certain public
utilities is allocated to the Special Mental Health
Fund and the remaining 15 percent is allocated to the
State General Fund</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would further provide for the
distribution of those funds by crediting a portion to
the Alabama Forestry Commission to be distributed for
the purposes of providing grants for logging workforce
development, researching, and implementing technologies
that promote forest product harvesting and
transportation efficiencies, and to counties for
maintaining and constructing public rural bridges</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Forestry Commission; to
establish the Rural Logging Support Act of 2023; to provide
for the distribution funding to the Alabama Forestry
Commission to support rural economic development; and to amend
SB76 INTRODUCED
Section 40-21-51, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for
the distribution of certain state revenues collected on the
state license tax of certain public utilities.
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Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2023 | S | Read First Time in House of Origin |
| March 21, 2023 | S | Introduced and Referred to Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB76 Alabama 2023 Session - Introduced |