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AL SB237
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires governmental entities that raze memorial buildings to maintain the original building name on any replacement structure or erect a marker memorializing the original name.
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Deems waiver petitions automatically denied if the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection fails to act within 90 days of application submission.
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Changes violation penalties from $25,000 to $5,000 per day that violations continue until full restoration is achieved, and authorizes the Attorney General to bring civil actions to enjoin violations.
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Allows the Attorney General to stay fines upon written request if the violating entity provides documentation that restoration has begun, with collected fines deposited into the Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund.
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Directs the Alabama State Council on the Arts to commission design, construction, and installation of a Saturn 1B Rocket replica at the northernmost Interstate 65 rest stop, with authority to accept public and private donations for the project.
Legislative Description
To amend Sections 41-9-233 and 41-9-235, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017; to require a controlling governmental entity that replaces a memorial building to maintain the original name or erect a marker memorializing the name; to provide that a petition for waiver is deemed denied if the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection fails to act on an application for waiver within 90 days; to revise penalties for violations; to authorize the Attorney General to commence a civil action; and to require the Alabama State Council on the Arts to oversee the design, construction, and installation of a replica Saturn 1B Rocket at the most northern I-65 rest stop in the state.
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to Senate State Governmental Affairs
4/20/2023