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AL HB512
Bill
Status
3/9/2021
Primary Sponsor
Juandalynn Givan
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AI Summary
HB512 Summary
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Authorizes counties and municipalities to remove or relocate monuments on public property without waiver if the monument has been located there for less than 50 years.
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Requires a waiver from the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection before removing or relocating any monument that has been on public property for 50 or more years.
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Exempts architecturally significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial schools, and memorial streets from the act's protections.
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Establishes a Committee on Alabama Monument Protection with 12 members including legislators, public members, county commissioners, and municipal officials, with the Director of Archives and History serving as ex officio secretary.
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Sets penalties of $25,000 per violation for entities that violate the waiver requirements, with fines deposited into the Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund.
Legislative Description
Monuments, Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, a county or municipality authorize to remove any monument located on public property for less than 50 years, a waiver required from Committee on Alabama Monument Protection before monument can be removed that has been situated for 50 years of more, Sec. 41-9-230 repealed; Secs. 41-9-231 to 41-9-237, inclusive, am'd.
Monuments
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
3/9/2021