Tim Melson's SB256

 

Relating to any county where an agricultural authority has been incorporated pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 20, Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide, under certain conditions, for a portion of Tennessee Valley Authority in-lieu-of-taxes payments distributed to the county pursuant to Section 40-28-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to be distributed to the agricultural authority in the county to be used for the purposes of the authority. 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 

Section 1. In any county where an agricultural authority has been incorporated prior to September 1, 2017, under the provisions of Article 3, commencing with Section 11-20-70 of Chapter 20, Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, for the purpose of constructing and operating facilities to promote agricultural business and economic development, 70 percent of the payments made to the county commission of the county pursuant to Section 40-28-2, Code of Alabama 1975, shall be distributed by the county, upon approval of a majority vote of the local legislative delegation residing in the county, to the agricultural authority to be used for the purposes of the authority, notwithstanding any other general or local law to the contrary. 

Section 2. All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this act are repealed. 

Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SB256 Enrolled Page 2 following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Translation: The Lauderdale Ag Center gets all the money; schools and city governments get didly. By the authority of Tim Melson, King.

As of today, this bill has made it 75% through the state legislature. Well, what the hey; Lauderdale schools didn't need any more money any way.