Alabama § 45-2-245 - Disposition of Proceeds from Offshore Oil and Gas Severance Taxes.
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§ 45-2-245. Disposition of Proceeds from Offshore Oil and Gas Severance Taxes.
In Baldwin County, the distribution of the producing county’s 10 percent share of the net amount of the proceeds from offshore oil and gas severance taxes as provided for in Section 40-20-8(a) as last amended by Act No. 83-889, H. 26 of the 1983 Fourth Special Session of the Legislature shall be as follows:
(1) Five percent shall be allocated and distributed to Faulkner State Junior College;
(2) Twenty-five percent shall be allocated and distributed to each municipality in the county on a per capita basis;
(3) Thirty-two and one-half percent shall be allocated and distributed to the Baldwin County Board of Education;
(4) Thirty-two and one-half percent shall be allocated and distributed to the county general fund; and
(5) Five percent shall be allocated and distributed to the Baldwin County Indigent Care Board.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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