HJR97 Summary

• Creates the Alabama Storm Shelter Incentives Study Task Force to study benefits of storm shelters and recommend state incentives for installation of approved storm shelters.

• Task force composition includes 2 persons appointed by the Governor, 2 by the Lieutenant Governor, 2 Alabama Senate members, 2 Alabama House members, and representatives from the Alabama Homebuilders Association, Manufactured Housing Institute, and Alabama Association of Realtors, with membership reflecting racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity.

• Governor sets date for first meeting where task force members elect a chair and vice chair by majority vote; task force may meet upon call of chair or vote of four or more members.

• Task force must report findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the House, Senate, Governor, and Jefferson County Commission by the fifth legislative day of the 2013 Regular Session, then dissolves.

• Total legislative expenditures for task force business capped at $1,000, with non-legislative members reimbursed for meeting expenses and legislative members receiving regular compensation and per diem.