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Coastal commission agrees to include modeling in legislative report, asks LSA for draft language and to model policy options
Summary
Commission members agreed to use Warren’s analysis as the basis for a report to the legislature, asked LSA to help draft a legislatively-ready summary by about January 1, and discussed continuing the group to pursue program and funding solutions (continuation would require a new resolution).
Members of the Alabama Coastal Study Commission agreed to include Warren’s modeling document as part of the commission’s report to the legislature and to seek help from LSA (Legislative Services Agency) to convert the technical work into a draft suitable for lawmakers. A committee member noted the resolution filed by Representative Hope Jones requires a report by the end of the year and suggested the group “use a lot of what you’ve put in your report” as the foundation for that delivery.
The commission set a target for a near-term draft and asked that clerks circulate the proposed language so members can review it; representatives indicated work could be completed by about January 1. Members also discussed the procedural requirement to continue the group: continuation would require a new resolution in the legislature. No new resolution was passed at the meeting; members asked staff and Representative Hope Jones’ office to assist with next steps.
Senator Elliott (referred to in the transcript as Senator Elliott) and other commission members said the next phase should involve more targeted modeling of potential program designs — for example, testing the cost of state-supported primary layers (Warren described $5 million–$10 million examples) and the fiscal consequences of various retention structures. The Department of Insurance expressed willingness to collaborate and cautioned that long-term mitigation efforts will require funding and multi-year commitment.
Action taken at the meeting was limited to direction and drafting tasks; no formal votes or funding commitments were recorded.
