Senate Bill 119 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris Elliott Senator

Republican

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.

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Subjects

Conservation & Natural Resources