Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB158 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		1 HB158
2		-	2 215589-3
	2	+	2 215589-2
3	3		3 By Representative Whitt (N & P)
4	4		4 RFD: Limestone County Legislation
5	5		5 First Read: 18-JAN-22
6	6
7		-	Page 0 HB158
8		-	1
9		-	2 ENROLLED, An Act,
10		-	3 Relating to Limestone County; to authorize
11		-	4 communication districts in Limestone County to contract and
12		-	5 otherwise cooperate with an emergency communication district
13		-	6 or public safety agency in a neighboring state; and to provide
14		-	7 for immunity for districts and their officers and employees.
15		-	8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
16		-	9 Section 1. This act shall apply only to Limestone
17		-	10 County.
18		-	11 Section 2. (a) The board of commissioners of a
19		-	12 communication district established by the Limestone County
20		-	13 Commission pursuant to Chapter 98 of Title 11, Section 11-98-1
21		-	14 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975, which serves territory lying
22		-	15 within Limestone County may do any of the following:
23		-	16 (1) Contract or otherwise cooperate with an
24		-	17 emergency communication district serving any part of an
25		-	18 adjacent county in the State of Tennessee for the provision of
26		-	19 emergency communication services, including, but not limited
27		-	20 to, dispatch services, or assistance in the provision of
28		-	21 emergency communications services within any part of the
29		-	22 respective territory or area of service of any communication
30		-	23 district that is party to the contract or cooperative
31		-	24 agreement.
32		-	Page 1 HB158
33		-	1 (2) Contract or otherwise cooperate with any public
34		-	2 safety agency of the State of Tennessee or functional division
35		-	3 of a political subdivision of the State of Tennessee which
36		-	4 provides fire fighting, rescue, natural or man-made disaster
37		-	5 or major emergency response, law enforcement, or ambulance or
38		-	6 emergency medical services within any part of a county in
39		-	7 Tennessee that is adjacent to Limestone County, for the
40		-	8 provision of emergency communications services, including, but
41		-	9 not limited to, dispatch services or assistance in the
42		-	10 provision of emergency services within any part of the
43		-	11 respective territory or areas of service of any communication
44		-	12 district, public safety agency, or division of a political
45		-	13 subdivision that is party to the contract or cooperative
46		-	14 agreement.
47		-	15 (b) A communication district contracting or
48		-	16 cooperating with an entity pursuant to this section and any
49		-	17 officers or employees of the communication district shall be
50		-	18 considered as acting in a county governmental capacity for any
51		-	19 actions taken pursuant to this act. Any officer or employee of
52		-	20 the communication district performing any activity or duty
53		-	21 authorized by this section shall be entitled to the same
54		-	22 rights, privileges, exceptions, and immunities provided by law
55		-	23 for any county governmental activity or duty performed within
56		-	24 Limestone County, to the same extent as allowed for their
57		-	Page 2 HB158
58		-	1 other activities or duties authorized by Chapter 98 of Title
	7	+	Page 0 1 ENGROSSED
	8	+	2
	9	+	3
	10	+	4 A BILL
	11	+	5 TO BE ENTITLED
	12	+	6 AN ACT
	13	+	7
	14	+	8 Relating to Limestone County; to authorize
	15	+	9 communication districts in Limestone County to contract and
	16	+	10 otherwise cooperate with an emergency communication district
	17	+	11 or public safety agency in a neighboring state; and to provide
	18	+	12 for immunity for districts and their officers and employees.
	19	+	13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	20	+	14 Section 1. This act shall apply only to Limestone
	21	+	15 County.
	22	+	16 Section 2. (a) The board of commissioners of a
	23	+	17 communication district established by the Limestone County
	24	+	18 Commission pursuant to Chapter 98 of Title 11, Section 11-98-1
	25	+	19 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975, which serves territory lying
	26	+	20 within Limestone County may do any of the following:
	27	+	21 (1) Contract or otherwise cooperate with an
	28	+	22 emergency communication district serving any part of an
	29	+	23 adjacent county in the State of Tennessee for the provision of
	30	+	24 emergency communication services, including, but not limited
	31	+	25 to, dispatch services, or assistance in the provision of
	32	+	26 emergency communications services within any part of the
	33	+	27 respective territory or area of service of any communication
	34	+	Page 1 1 district that is party to the contract or cooperative
	35	+	2 agreement.
	36	+	3 (2) Contract or otherwise cooperate with any public
	37	+	4 safety agency of the State of Tennessee or functional division
	38	+	5 of a political subdivision of the State of Tennessee which
	39	+	6 provides fire fighting, rescue, natural or man-made disaster
	40	+	7 or major emergency response, law enforcement, or ambulance or
	41	+	8 emergency medical services within any part of a county in
	42	+	9 Tennessee that is adjacent to Limestone County, for the
	43	+	10 provision of emergency communications services, including, but
	44	+	11 not limited to, dispatch services or assistance in the
	45	+	12 provision of emergency services within any part of the
	46	+	13 respective territory or areas of service of any communication
	47	+	14 district, public safety agency, or division of a political
	48	+	15 subdivision that is party to the contract or cooperative
	49	+	16 agreement.
	50	+	17 (b) A communication district contracting or
	51	+	18 cooperating with an entity pursuant to this section and any
	52	+	19 officers or employees of the communication district shall be
	53	+	20 considered as acting in a county governmental capacity for any
	54	+	21 actions taken pursuant to this act. Any officer or employee of
	55	+	22 the communication district performing any activity or duty
	56	+	23 authorized by this section shall be entitled to the same
	57	+	24 rights, privileges, exceptions, and immunities provided by law
	58	+	25 for any county governmental activity or duty performed within
	59	+	26 Limestone County, to the same extent as allowed for their
	60	+	Page 2 1 other activities or duties authorized by Chapter 98 of Title
59	61		2 11, Code of Alabama 1975..
60	62		3 (c) This section is cumulative in its nature and
61	63		4 shall be in addition to any and all power and authority
62	64		5 granted to a communication district, a county, or a
63	65		6 municipality under any other law.
64	66		7 Section 3. The provisions of this act are severable.
65	67		8 If any part of this act is declared invalid or
66	68		9 unconstitutional, that declaration shall not affect the part
67	69		10 that remains.
68	70		11 Section 4. This act shall become effective
69	71		12 immediately following its passage and approval by the
70	72		13 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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76		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
77		-
78		-	5
79		-	6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
80		-	House of Representatives7
81		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8
82		-	9 and was passed by the House 03-FEB-22, as amended.
83		-	10
84		-	11 Jeff Woodard
85		-	12 Clerk
86		-	13
87		-	14
	75	+	House of Representatives3
	76	+	Read for the first time and re-4
	77	+	5 ferred to the House of Representa-
	78	+	6 tives committee on Limestone County
	79	+	Legislation........................7 .......18-JAN-22
	80	+	8
	81	+	Read for the second time and placed9
	82	+	on the calendar 1 amendment ......10 .......02-FEB-22
	83	+	11
	84	+	Read for the third time and passed12
	85	+	as amended.........................13 .......03-FEB-22
	86	+	Yeas 47, Nays 0, Abstains 4714
88	87		15
89		-	Senate16 22-FEB-22 Passed
90		-	17
	88	+	16 Jeff Woodard
	89	+	17 Clerk
	90	+	18
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