HJR581 Summary

• Commends Governor Robert Bentley and his staff for their response to the devastating tornado outbreak in Alabama on April 27, 2011

• Governor Bentley declared a State of Emergency and mobilized approximately 1,400 Alabama National Guardsmen and numerous state agencies to provide emergency assistance to impacted counties

• Established the Governor's Recovery Response Center in the State Capitol as a central resource and created the Governor's Emergency Relief Fund to assist Alabamians with unmet recovery needs

• Recognizes the Governor's swift and competent response coordinating state employees under cabinet direction to provide public safety and human services to storm survivors

• Adopted by the House on May 31, 2011 and the Senate on June 1, 2011