Dam Safety Program; Emergency Management Agency required to administer, agency approval of participating dam construction, modification, or removal required
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Dam Safety Program; Emergency Management Agency required to administer, agency approval of participating dam construction, modification, or removal required” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act amends Sections 33-7-71, 33-7-72, 33-7-73, and 33-7-74, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require the Alabama Emergency Management Agency to administer the Alabama Dam Safety Program and remove all administrative duties from local emergency management agencies; (2) require participating dam and reservoir owners to receive approval from the agency before constructing, modifying, or removing dams; (3) authorize the agency to adopt rules to administer the program, including fees; (4) require t
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Mar 31, 2026
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Chambliss
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-09 · yeas 94, nays 0, abstains 5
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-02 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-02 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
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