8/18/2019 Letter from Governor Robert Bentley et al. to Members
of the Alabama Legislature (Mar. 22, 2016)
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]rgblhf:
Elebefe ]r`sgk Treksngrfet`gk @k`t`et`vh
Shketh B`ll 2?1 (]`ttfek) J Ogush B`ll 353 (Clgush)
• Ngr dhcedhs, Elebefe's pr`sgks oevh bhcgfh `kcrhes`kaly
gvhrcrgwdhd , cgstly
tg texpeyhrs
ekd dekahrgus tg bgto `kfeths ekd gur cgrrhct`gks gnn`chrs.
Sglut`gk:
• Bu`ld torhh khw 4,===-bhd rha`gkel fhk's pr`sgks ekd gkh
5,2==-bhd wgfhk's pr`sgk
• Rhsults `k toh
cgksgl`det`gk gn 54 hx`st`ka pr`sgks `ktg >
• Hst`fethd ekkuel sev`kas gn 8= f`ll`gk
nrgf cgksgl`det`gk w`ll bh ushd tg pey gnn ?==
f`ll`gk cgkstruct`gk bgkd `ssuh gvhr 3= yhers w`to kg edd`t`gkel
sphkd`ka nrgf toh Steth
Ahkhrel Nukd
Strethay us`ka Dhs`ak-Bu`ld:
• Strhefl`khd cgkstruct`gk prgchss cellhd
Dhs`ak-Bu`ld
g Ellgws toh Steth tg pursuh toh fgst cgst-hnn`c`hkt gpt`gk ngr
toh steth.
g
Hksurhs toh prgjhct `s cgfplhthd gk t`fh.
g
Eutogr`zhd `k 30 gtohr steths, ekd ellgwhd ngr l`f`thd ush `k 0
gtohrs - hxchpt Elebefe.
g
Nhdhrel agvhrkfhkt rhl`hs hxclus`vhly gk Dhs`ak-Bu`ld ngr
bu`ld`ka nhdhrel pr`sgks
g Evhreah cgst sev`kas gn > phrchkt tg 5=phrchkt wohk us`ka
Dhs`ak-Bu`ld
g Ekgtohr dhl`vhr y fhtogd wguld rhsult `k ek hst`fethd 8=
f`ll`gk fgrh `k cgkstruct`gk
cgsts.
g ]rgjhcts fey bh cgfplhthd up tg 3= phrchkt nesthr toek
prgjhcts bu`lt us`ka gtohr
fhtogds.
g
n
to`s prgjhct teihs e yher lgkahr us`ka gtohr cgkstruct`gk
fhtogds , wh lgsh ek
edd`t`gkel 8= f`ll`gk nrgf lgst gphret`gkel sev`kas by clgs`ka
hx`st`ka nec`l`t`hs e yher
lethr.
Efhkdfhkts:
• Toh Agvhrkgr's Gnn`ch `s wgri`ka w`to b`ll spgksgrs ekd gtohr
`kthrhsthd lha`sletgrs tg efhkd
toh b`ll
tg hksurh Elebefe beshd ekd f`kgr`ty cgfpek`hs erh a`vhk
prhnhrhkch ngr wgri`ka
gk to`s prg`hct .
N`kel Rhsults:
• ± Rhduch gvhrcrgwd`ka nrgf 5?? phrchkt tg 528 phrchkt , `k
cgfb`ket`gk w`to ekt`c`pethd
rhduct`gk `k gvhrcrgwd`ka rhsult`ka nrgf pr`sgk rhngrf
lha`slet`gk hkecthd `k 2=58.
• Stenn`ka rhqu`rhfhkts `k khw steth-gn-toh-ert nec`l`t`hs erh
es fuco es oeln gn togsh rhqu`rhd
gphret`ka currhkt nec`l`t`hs, ellgw`ka toh dhpertfhkt tg fhht
senh fekk`ka lhvhls wo`lh
eco`hv`ka s`ak`n`cekt fekpgwhr sev`kas.
8/18/2019 Letter from Governor Robert Bentley et al. to Members
of the Alabama Legislature (Mar. 22, 2016)
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Gphret`gkel Sev`kas Ahkhrethd by toh lebefe ]r`sgk
Treksngrfet`gk @k`t`et`vh
]hrsgkkhl cgst sev`kas torguao rhduct`gk `k gvhrt`fh ekd
hcgkgf`hs gn scelh:
Toh fejgr`ty gn Elebefe's pr`sgks whrh bu`lt gvhr 3= yhers eag
ekd rhqu`rh `kthks`vh fekpgwhr tg
prgphrly fgk`tgr ekd suphrv`sh `kfeths. Khw steth gn toh e55
ha`gkel pr`sgks hqu`pphd w`to cefhre
systhfs ekd prgphrly dhs`akhd tg fekeah very`ka custgdy lhvhls
gn `kfeths , rhqu`rh sfellhr stenns.
Cguplhd w`to fekpgwhr sev`kas eco`hvhd torguao cgksgl`det`gk,
toh EDGC ekt`c`peths bh`ka eblh tg
gphreth toh khw nec`l`t`hs w`to e sl`aotly sfellhr stenns toek
wh currhktly oevh.
Toh EDGC cukhktly oes >8 phrchkt gn `ts khhdhd shcur`ty
stenn`ka. Shcur`ty stenn`ka fgdhls ushd tg gphreth
khwly dhs`akhd nec`l`t`hs wguld kgt gkly rhsglvh gur cr`t`cel
sogrteah gn cgrrhct`gkel gnn`chrs but wguld
ellgw us tg ectuelly rhduch to`s stenn by rguaoly 8 phrchkt
(5>= pgs`t`gks). Stenn rhduct`gks w`ll bh eco`hvhd
torguao ettr`t`gk. Toh evhreah cgst phr hfplgyhh , `kclud`ka
selery ekd bhkhn`ts, `s rguaoly 8=,===. To`s
w`ll ahkhreth e sev`kas gn rguaoly ? f`ll`gk.
Cgksgl`det`gk gn pr`sgks ellgws ngr cgksgl`det`gk gn suppg55
nukct`gks. Nhwhr stenn w`ll bh khhdhd ngr
edf`k`stret`gk , bus`khss gnn`ch gphret`gks, nec`l`ty
fe`kthkekch, `kfeth fhel prhperet`gk, htc. Qh
ekt`c`peth e rhduct`gk gn rguaoly 2= phrchkt (50= pgs`t`gks).
Stenn rhduct`gks w`ll bh eco`hvhd torguao
ettr`t`gk. Q`to ek evhreah cgst phr hfplgyhh gn 8=,===,
`kclud`ka selery ekd bhkhn`ts, to`s w`ll ahkhreth
rguaoly 0.8 f`ll`gk `k sev`kas.
Duh tg gur shcur`ty stenn sogrteahs wh dhphkd ohev`ly gk
gvhrt`fh tg n`ll e kufbhr gn gur shcur`ty pgsts. @k
edd`t`gk , wh gphreth gk 52 ogur so`nts wo`co rhqu`rh toh ush gn
gvhrt`fh es e cgkshquhkch gn toh lgka whhi
(4? ogurs) dur`ka heco pey phr`gd. Gvhrt`fh cgst currhktly ruks
32 f`ll`gk `k selery ekd bhkhn`ts. Toh
rhduchd shcur`ty stenn`ka rhqu`rhfhkts essgc`ethd w`to steth gn
toh ert rha`gkel pr`sgks w`ll ellgw EDGC tg
hl`f`keth fuco gn toh khhd ngr gvhrt`fh. Qh ekt`c`peth e
>> phrchkt , gr rguaoly 2 5 f`ll`gk, rhduct`gk.
Stenn`ka fgdhl s ngr e khwly cgkstructhd cgkhct`gkel nec`l`ty
w`to 4,=== bhds rhqu`rhs ek `kfeth tg gnn`chr
ret`g gn epprgx`feth ly 54.8 tg 5 (218 gnn`chrs). EDGC's currhkt
stenn`ka fgdhl `s ek gnn`chr-tg-`kfeth
ret`gk gn 55.4 tg 5 (38= gnn`chrs). Ogwhvhr , toh currhkt fgdhl
`s supplhfhkthd w`to gvhrt`fh, hnnhct`vh ly
edd`ka ?8 null-t`fh hqu`velhkts . Q`to gvhrt`fh, toh currhkt
hnnhct`vh gnn`chr-tg -`kfeth ret`gk `s 0.2 tg @
(438 gnn`chrs).
@kfeth Fhd`cel Cgktrect:
EDGC currhktly cgktrects w`to CGR@ZGK ekd FOF Cgrrhct`gkel
Shrv`chs tg prgv`dh `kfeth oheltocerh .
Ekkuel cgst ngr NP5> `s hxphcthd tg epprgx`feth 5=5 f`ll`gk.
Cgksgl`det`gk gn 54 fejgr nec`l`t`hs `ktg 3
rha`gke l nec`l`t`hs w`ll ahkhreth sev`kas beshd gk strhef
l`k`ka ecchss ekd dhl`vhry gn oheltocerh. To`s w`ll
rhsult `k cgst rhduct`gk gn rguaoly 5= phrchkt , gr 5=.5
f`ll`gk, essgc`ethd w`to toh cgksgl`det`gk gn
fhd`cel shrv`chs.
Xkdhr toh currhkt fhd`cel cgktrect, tohrh erh 8== null-t`fh
hqu`velhkt (NTH) cgktrect hfplgyhhs suppgrt`ka
2? nec`l`t`hs.
Cgksgl`det`gk gn 53 fejgr nec` l`t`hs (cukhktly rhqu`r`ka 328
cgktrect null-t`fh hfplgyhhs) `ktg 3 rha`gkel
nec`l `t`hs (rhqu`rhs ?= cgktrect null-t`fh hfplgyhhs) prgv`dhs
e rhduct`gk gn ?8 cgktrect hfplgyhhs (51
phrchkt gn toh gvhrell 8== null-t`fh hfplgyhhs `k toh
cgktrect).
F`schllekhgus:
@ksurekch, custgd`el, suppl`hs, `kfeth nggd, trek spgrtet`gk ,
hl`f`ket`gk gn lheshd bhds, ut`l`t`h s, nuhl, htc.,
erh hxphcthd tg rhduch cgsts
by
5.> f`ll`gk.
