HB538 Alabama 2012 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

County commission, forestry operations, use of roads, regulation by, procedures, Sec. 23-1-80.1 added (2012-20510)

Description

Under existing law, the county commission of a county has general superintendence of public roads

This bill would specify that a county commission may adopt a uniform notice requirement for timber owners prior to utilizing county roads in conjunction with their timber harvesting operations. The failure to comply with the notice requirement would be punishable by a civil fine for each violation. The bill would prohibit any other notice, permit, license, or security to use public roads in the county with respect to timber owners

To add Section 23-1-80.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the county commission of a county to adopt an ordinance requiring persons and firms that own timber and plan to use county roads while conducting their operations in the county to file prior notice of the intent to use county roads in conjunction with their operations; and to provide for civil fines for violations; and to prohibit any other notice, permit, license, or security to use public roads in the county with respect to timber owners.

Subjects

County Commissions

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
April 17, 2012		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
April 17, 2012		Engrossed
April 17, 2012		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 840
April 17, 2012		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 839
April 17, 2012		Tuggle Amendment Offered
April 17, 2012		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 838
April 17, 2012		Commerce and Small Business first Substitute Offered
April 17, 2012		Third Reading Passed
March 22, 2012		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 14, 2012		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business