Establishes the Alabama Port Infrastructure Grant Program to fund improvements to inland ports and intermodal facilities.
The bill creates the Alabama Port Infrastructure Grant Program and Alabama Port Infrastructure Fund within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The program will receive annual appropriations from the State General Fund to award grants for the improvement, maintenance, and construction of inland ports and intermodal facilities. Grants are awarded competitively based on a scoring system developed by the department. The program excludes funding for routine maintenance, administrative expenses, and the dredging of waterways not near inland ports.
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