HB159 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joe Lovvorn Representative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, renamed the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission, participation of other public and private partners in providing facilities authorized; Governor to serve as ex officio nonvoting member; funds kept outside of State Treasury

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission is responsible for the operation, management, and control of the facilities and exhibits of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.

This bill would rename the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission as the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission and would provide for the transition.

This bill would provide for the Governor to be an ex officio nonvoting member of the commission and would provide further for terms.

This bill would authorize interested public and private partners to be utilized for the provision of facilities.

This bill would specify that the commission operates outside of the State Treasury.

This bill would provide further for the duties of the commission.

This bill would exempt all historical materials in the custody of the commission from biannual inventory by the Property Inventory Control Division of the State Auditor's office.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

HB159 INTRODUCED.

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Subjects

Authorities, Boards, & Commissions