Ala. Code § 29-2-272 (1975) Composition; Meetings

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 29-2-272 (1975)

(a) The committee shall be composed of the following members:

(1) The Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

(2) The Chair of the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities, and Infrastructure.

(3) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry.

(4) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Energy.

(5) The Chair of the Permanent Oil and Gas Study Committee.

(6) Four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three of whom shall be appointees from the House of Representatives to the Energy Council and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party.

(7) Two members of the Senate appointed by the Presiding Officer, both of whom shall be appointees from the Senate to the Energy Council and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party.

(8) Two members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, both of whom shall be appointees from the Senate to the Energy Council and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party.

(b) To the extent possible, members of the committee shall reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.

(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the chair or a majority of the members thereof, provided that the committee shall meet at least once every six months.

(d) The committee may meet, act, and conduct its business at any place within this state during the sessions of the Legislature, or any recess thereof, and in the interim period between sessions.