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AL HB237
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
William Beasley
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to appropriate $100 million annually from the Alabama Trust Fund for fiscal years 2011-2020 for a ten-year road and bridge construction program.
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Requires at least 25% of appropriations to be used for maintenance and repairs, with 75% distributed to the Department of Transportation for state highways, roads, and bridges, including at least $5 million per congressional district.
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Allocates the remaining 25% to counties and municipalities: 45% distributed equally among all 67 counties and 55% distributed by population ratio, with 10% of county allocations going to municipalities within each county.
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Designates $1 million annually for the Alabama Shortline Railroad Infrastructure Rehabilitation Fund with a 20% matching requirement for grant recipients, and provides special allocations to Huntsville for Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) related infrastructure in fiscal years 2011-2012.
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Requires additional transfers from the Alabama Trust Fund to municipal and county capital improvement funds, increasing from $1 million in FY 2011 to $10 million annually in FY 2020 and thereafter to compensate for reduced interest earnings.
Legislative Description
Highways and other roads, Alabama Trust Fund, $100 million transferred annually in 2010 to 2019, inclusive, distrib. of portion after appropriation to Transportation Department, distrib. of portion to counties and municipalities for transportation purposes, const. amend.
Constitutional Amendments
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Appropriations
1/12/2010