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AL SB298

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/6/2023

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Jones

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2023

AI Summary

  • Creates the Sweet Trails Alabama Project to develop a statewide network of greenway trails (shared-use paths for pedestrians and bicycles) connecting all 67 Alabama counties through a phased approach

  • Establishes two funds in the State Treasury: the Sweet Trails Alabama Project Fund for trail construction grants and the Sweet Trails Alabama Acquisition Fund for property donation grants

  • Provides grants to property owners who donate land for greenway trails equal to 25% of fair market value, capped at $250,000 per donation

  • Extends liability protections to donated trail property and abutting property owners within 25 feet of trails, with provisions requiring trail operators to install barriers at no cost to adjacent landowners upon request

  • Prohibits use of eminent domain for any purpose under this act; all property acquisition must be strictly voluntary through the donation grant system

Legislative Description

Relating to outdoor recreation; to provide for the development of a strategic trail network; to provide for grants for qualified donations of donated property; to create the Sweet Trails Alabama Project Fund and the Sweet Trails Alabama Acquisition Fund and provide for the use of monies in the funds; and to further provide for the liability of property owners for recreational use of certain property and abutting property.

Last Action

Enacted

6/6/2023

Committee Referrals

Urban and Rural Development5/23/2023
Finance and Taxation Education5/4/2023

Full Bill Text

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