(a) Any appropriations made herein shall be subject to the study, review, concurrence, and approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks, previously established under the name of Alabama State Parks System Joint Study Committee, which is hereby created. The Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks is created to study, review, and concur in the long-range capital plan for restoration of existing state park facilities and the acquisition of new state park facilities. The joint committee shall be composed of the following members: The six members serving on the Alabama State Parks System Joint Study Committee on May 23, 2000; the Chair of the Senate Conservation, Environment and Natural Resources Committee and the Chair of the House Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Committee; two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Governor; and two members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Director of Finance, and the Director of the State Parks Division shall serve as advisors to the committee. Effective beginning with the Organizational Session in January 2003, and continuing thereafter, the joint committee shall consist of the following members: Five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House; the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or his or her designee; three members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; two members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; two members of the Senate appointed by the Governor; two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Governor; the Chair of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee or successor committee by whatever name it is known; and the Chair of the House Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Committee.
The members currently serving as chair and vice chair of the Alabama State Parks System Joint Study Committee shall continue to serve in those capacities with annual rotations, during the current quadrennium. All appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state.
Effective beginning with the Organizational Session in January 2003, and continuing each quadrennium thereafter, the committee shall, at its initial meeting, elect from its members a chair and vice chair from the Senate and House and the chairs shall rotate annually between the two legislative chambers thereafter. The committee shall convene its initial meeting within 30 days following the Organizational Session in January 2003, and subsequent meetings shall be either as agreed at a prior meeting, at the call of the chair, at the written request of any four members or at the call of the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 9-14A-21
- Chambers: A judge's office.
- following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- 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
