Ala. Admin. Code r. 390-X-9-.04 - Rural Bridge Grant Advisory Committee

(1) The Commission shall appoint seven (7) persons to serve on an advisory committee which will review and prioritize rural bridge grant applications. The rural bridge grant advisory committee will meet as required, and it will make recommendations to the Commission regarding which applications should receive funding, and to what extent they should receive funding. Recommendations of the committee will be non-binding on the Commission.

(2) The members of the rural bridge grant advisory committee must all be citizens of the State of Alabama and shall include:

(a) Two (2) persons who are actively engaged in the business of logging;

(b) One (1) other person affiliated with the forest products industry;

(c) One (1) forest landowner who is actively involved in managing timber for harvest;

(d) One (1) elected county commissioner;

(e) One (1) county engineer who is currently employed in such capacity by a predominantly rural county; and

(f) One (1) person who actively serves (whether paid or as a volunteer) as a first responder in a rural area.

(3) Membership of the rural bridge grant advisory committee shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural and economic diversity of the state.

(4) The State Forester, or his designee, shall serve as a nonvoting member of the rural bridge grant advisory committee and will act as its presiding officer and secretary.

(5) All appointed members of the rural bridge grant advisory committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission.

(6) No member of the rural bridge grant advisory committee shall vote on or advocate on behalf of any grant application which would materially benefit that member or his/her business interests, including the business interests of an immediate family member of such member. No member of the rural bridge grant advisory committee shall vote on or advocate on behalf of any rural bridge grant application which would materially benefit his/her employer. No county commissioner or county engineer who serves as member shall vote on or advocate on behalf of any rural bridge grant application that would materially benefit the county served by such member.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 390-X-9-.04

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLIII, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2024, eff. 12/15/2024.

Author: Scott L. Rouse

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 9-3-10.2(d)(1)