Alabama Code 11-100-7. Faith and credit of state not pledged; appropriations to be made only from additional state lodging tax generated by eligible facilities
Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-100-7
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the pledging of the faith and credit of the State of Alabama or any of its revenues, either for the performance of the obligations of the state under this chapter or for the payment of any bonds. Nothing herein, or in any agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed to require the Legislature to make any appropriation pursuant to this chapter. It is the intent of the Legislature that any appropriation made pursuant to this chapter shall only be made from additional state lodging tax generated by eligible convention facilities as provided herein and that nothing herein, or in any agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed to unearmark any funds currently being collected and deposited in the General Fund pursuant to Section 40-26-20.