HB 99 - Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017

• Prohibits relocation, removal, alteration, renaming, or disturbance of monuments on public property except through committee waiver process.

• Restricts renaming of schools, streets, bridges, buildings, parks, preserves, or reserves on public property, and prohibits renaming of counties or municipalities that have held their names for more than 50 years without committee approval.

• Creates Alabama Committee on Memorial Preservation with nine voting members appointed by various state officials and legislative leaders, requiring racial, gender, geographic, and economic diversity representation.

• Allows entities controlling public property to petition the committee for waivers by submitting resolutions with documented justification and commentary from heritage and preservation organizations.

• Establishes $100,000 fine per violation for removing protected monuments without committee waiver, with proceeds deposited to State General Fund; exempts Department of Transportation, local governments, universities, and utilities under certain operational circumstances.