HB314 Alabama 2012 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources has the authority to manage, control, and lease sixteenth section and school land, originally granted by Congress to each township in the state for the use of the inhabitants of the township for the use of schools, and income arising from the sixteenth section trust fund is applied to the support and maintenance of the public schools in the state
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to grant sixteenth section and school lands located in Cullman County to the Cullman County Board of Education, to authorize the Cullman County Board of Education to manage, sell, lease, and control those lands and any timber, minerals, or other natural resources of the land, and to provide for the distribution of any proceeds and interest generated by the properties
To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Cullman County, to grant sixteenth section and school lands located in Cullman County, and held in trust by the state for education purposes in the county, to the Cullman County Board of Education; to authorize the Cullman County Board of Education to manage, sell, lease, and control those lands and any timber, minerals, or other natural resources of the land; and to provide for the distribution of any proceeds and interest generated by the properties.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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| April 3, 2012 | Forwarded to Secretary of State at 2:48 p. m. on April 3, 2012. | |
| April 3, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-174. | |
| April 3, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| April 3, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| April 3, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| April 3, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| March 22, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 364 | |
| March 22, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 20, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 28, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1 | |
| February 23, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 89 | |
| February 23, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| February 21, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 14, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation |
Bill Text
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Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB314 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB314 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |