HB144 Summary

• Amends Sections 41-23-140 and 41-23-141 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to modify the Alabama Trails Commission and its advisory board structure and operations.

• Changes member terms from two years to four years for both the Trails Commission and advisory board, effective after the bill's passage.

• Expands commission membership to include representatives from various state agencies, regional planning councils, local governments, municipalities, and the business community (12 total members specified).

• Expands advisory board membership to include representatives from federal agencies, power companies, land trusts, conservation organizations, health and agricultural entities, and other stakeholder groups (21 total members specified).

• Authorizes the commission to be transferred from the Department of Economic and Community Affairs to another state agency or department upon approval by a three-fourths vote of the commission and approval of both the current and accepting department directors.