1 HB136
2 203754-3
3 By Representative Brown (C)
4 RFD: State Government
5 First Read: 02-FEB-21
6 PFD: 01/26/2021
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2 ENROLLED, An Act,
3 Relating to public aquariums; to designate the
4 Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Alabama Aquarium as the official
5 Aquarium of Alabama.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
7 Section 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of
8 the following:
9 (1) The research and educational programs of the
10 Dauphin Island Sea Lab, established by act of the Legislature
11 in 1971 as the administrative home for the Alabama Marine
12 Environmental Sciences Consortium, serve the citizens of all
13 of Alabama's counties.
14 (2) The mission of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is to
15 serve the general needs of these citizens, all levels of
16 government, and the academic community by improving ocean
17 literacy and providing the best available science for coastal
18 policy, including the production and dissemination of
19 knowledge regarding world oceans, coastal zones, and
20 watersheds; the training of future generations of oceanic and
21 coastal scientists; and the enhancement of public
22 understanding and stewardship of oceanic and coastal
23 resources.
24 (3) The Dauphin Island Sea Lab serves its mission,
25 in part, by providing an exciting and educational public
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1 aquarium whose visual and virtual interactive exhibits, public
2 events, and public excursions highlighting the remarkable
3 diversity of life have been observed by over one million
4 students and other visitors since its opening in 1998.
5 (4) Designating the Dauphin Island Sea Lab's
6 "Alabama Aquarium" as the official Aquarium of Alabama is the
7 proper manner of recognizing the benefit and importance of the
8 education offered by the Sea Lab.
9 Section 2. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Alabama
10 Aquarium is designated the official Aquarium of Alabama.
11 Section 3. The appropriate officials shall place and
12 maintain signs or markers reflecting the designation provided
13 in this act.
14 Section 4. This act shall become effective on the
15 first day of the third month following its passage and
16 approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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4 Speaker of the House of Representatives
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6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
7 House of Representatives
8 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in
9 and was passed by the House 02-MAR-21.
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11 Jeff Woodard
12 Clerk
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16 Senate 04-MAY-21 Passed
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