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AL HB535

Bill

Status

Passed

3/11/2021

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Hurst

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2021

AI Summary

  • Cheaha State Park is Alabama's oldest continuously operating state park, opened in 1933, with Cheaha Mountain at 2,407 feet being the state's highest point.

  • Cheaha Road, commencing as Talladega County Road 96 at McElderry Road and merging with County Road 42, traverses through Talladega, Clay, and Cleburne Counties as the only direct western access route to Cheaha State Park.

  • Effective October 1, 2021, Cheaha Road shall be transferred to the jurisdiction and control of the State Department of Transportation and designated as a state scenic highway.

  • The State Department of Transportation shall have all powers necessary to design, build, construct, repair, maintain, and regulate Cheaha Road as a state highway.

  • The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.

Legislative Description

Cheaha Road in Talladega, Clay, and Cleburne Counties, road to Cheaha State Park, transferred to Transportation Dept. jurisdiction as state highway

Cheaha State Park

Last Action

Assigned Act No. - on 05/26/2021.

3/11/2021

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure3/11/2021

Full Bill Text

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