HB246 Alabama 2022 Session

This bill would substantially revise the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, to authorize a county or municipality to remove or relocate any monument that has been located on public property, under the jurisdiction of the county or municipality, for less than 50 years

This bill would require the county or municipality to request a waiver from the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection before removing or relocating any monument that has been situated on public property for 50 or more years

This bill would remove architecturally significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial schools, and memorial streets from application of the act

This bill would also provide further for duties of the Director and Department of Archives and History, the waiver process, and the rulemaking authority of the committee

Relating to the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, to amend Sections 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, to authorize a county or municipality to remove any monument located on public property for less than 50 years; to require a waiver granted by the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection before removing or relocating any monument that has been so situated for 50 or more years; to remove architecturally significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial schools, and memorial streets from application of the act; to provide further for the duties of the Director and Department of Archives and History; to provide further for the waiver process; to provide further for the rulemaking authority of the committee; and to repeal Section 41-9-230, providing for the name of the act.