Hearing
House Ways and Means General Fund Hearing
Room 617 at 13:30:00
House Bill 181 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 16, 2026
House Bill 181 Alabama 2026 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Rhett Marques RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Dredging; coastal areas, dredged materials required to be beneficially used by persons dredging certain amounts
- Description
Under existing law, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources jointly administer the Alabama Coastal Area Management Program under delegated federal authority to ensure consistency in balancing conservation, economic, and other interests with regard to coastal area projects.
This bill would require a person who annually dredges over 1 million cubic yards of material in a coastal area to cause at least 70 percent of that material to be beneficially used.
This bill would also require the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to adopt rules to administer this act, including revising the Alabama Coastal Area Management Program as necessary.
- Subjects
- Conservation & Natural Resources
Bill Actions
H
Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Ways and Means General Fund
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
H
Pending House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit
Calendar
Hearing
House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Hearing
Room 206 at 16:00:00
Bill Text
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
House Bill 181 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature