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Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-29-3

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) The Secretary of Commerce shall be notified in writing about the general parameters of a project if an entity is considering locating or expanding a facility at a site within this state and intends to claim any of the incentives provided by the State of Alabama that are described in subdivision (2) (the “required notification”). The required notification should be made as soon as the project’s parameters are generally known or when a site or sites have been identified by a project entity or a visit is made to the State of Alabama by the project entity or its representative. The initial required notification may be made on an anonymous basis (i.e., “Project Alpha”) in order to protect the confidentiality of a proposed project. Upon timely notifying the secretary within the time frame specified in this subdivision, the secretary shall transmit a letter to the project entity or its representative acknowledging receipt of the required notification (the “notification acknowledgment letter”).
(2) The required notification set forth in subdivision (1) applies to any of the following:

a. The jobs credit provided for by Section 40-18-375.
b. The investment credit provided for by Section 40-18-376.
c. Any action by a local government body pursuant to Amendment 772 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 94.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, or local amendment of similar effect.
d. Any abatement of taxes pursuant to Chapters 9B or 9G of Title 40.
e. The port credit provided for by Section 40-18-403.
f. The growing Alabama credit provided for by Section 40-18-416, this section is repealed following the close of fiscal year 2020) Scope and use of Growing Alabama Credits” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2021″ statecd=”AL” title=”40″>40-18-413.
g. Site preparation grants pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 29 of this title.
h. Funding for access roads and bridges through the Alabama Industrial Access Road and Bridge Corporation pursuant to Chapter 6 of Title 23.
i. Training or other assistance from the Alabama Industrial Development Training Program.
j. Any grant of federal funds administered or otherwise involving any state or local government, agency, department, body, or other entity, related to the location or expansion of a facility at a site within this state.
k. Any direct or indirect cash payment for a project from the State of Alabama related to the location or expansion of a facility within this state, whether in the form of an in-kind contribution of a site, building, or equipment, or otherwise.
(3) Unless the secretary should specially determine to the contrary, the notification set forth in subdivision (1) shall be available for public inspection two years after a project entity publicly commits to a site for development, whether the publicly-committed site is in this state or elsewhere.
(b) Except as provided in Chapter 25A of Title 36 and any constitutional or statutory disclosure requirements for obtaining the economic development incentives listed in subdivision (2) of subsection (a), all information concerning a proposed project seeking an economic development incentive which is provided to any state or local government, agency, department, or other entity seeking an economic development incentive shall be confidential. Any state or local government, agency, department, or other entity, or the secretary on their behalf is authorized to enter into a confidentiality agreement with a project entity which prohibits the disclosure of the identity of the project entity and any information obtained, whether orally or in writing, about the entity’s proposed project. Unless the secretary should specially determine to the contrary, such confidentiality agreements shall terminate two years after a project entity publicly commits to a site for development in this state.

Provided, however, such confidentiality agreements shall not supersede or conflict with statutory provisions requiring either of the following:

(1) Notice to the entities for which a governmental body or board intends to abate taxes.
(2) Public disclosure of information for applications for governmental approvals such as permits.
(c) The secretary may adopt rules to implement this section.
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