HB172 Alabama 2022 Session

Under existing law, the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, provides for the preservation of certain architecturally significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial streets, and monuments on public property, as well as memorial schools

This bill would rename the act as the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2021, and would revise the definitions and prohibitions against the disturbance of certain historically significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, and monuments

This bill would add term limits for the membership of the Committee of Alabama Monument Protection and would authorize the committee to review and grant or deny applications for petitions for the waiver of certain prohibitions and petitions to raze certain historically significant buildings and memorial buildings

This bill would impose fines for certain violations and would provide for the collection and deposit of those fines into the Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund

This bill would also require the Attorney General to collect certain fines and to institute legal action, if necessary; would authorize other individuals and organizations to commence legal action, on behalf of the state, for violations; and would provide for punitive and other damages and the recovery of costs related to legal actions

Relating to the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017; to amend Sections 41-9-230, 41-9-231, 41-9-232, 41-9-233, 41-9-234, 41-9-235, 41-9-236 and 41-9-237, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 41-9-235.1 and 41-9-235.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to rename the act the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2021; to revise definitions; to revise prohibitions against the disturbance of certain historically significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, and monuments; to add term limits for the membership of the Committee of Alabama Monument Protection; to authorize the committee to review and grant or deny applications for petitions for waiver and petitions to raze certain historically significant buildings and memorial buildings; to impose fines for violations; to provide for the collection and deposit of fines into the Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund; to require the Attorney General to collect certain fines and institute legal action, if necessary; to authorize other individuals and organizations to commence legal action, on behalf of the state, for violations; and to provide for punitive and other damages and the recovery of costs related to legal actions.