The funds received by Escambia County prior to June 1, 1989, from severance tax or privilege tax on oil and gas under any general law, including Sections 40-20-1 through 40-20-13, or any local law whatsoever, and deposited in the county treasury designated as the Escambia County Courthouse and County Jail Trust Fund, shall be distributed as follows:
(1) All the interest from such investment shall be deposited in the county general fund.
(2) Up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) of the principal shall be deposited in the county general fund.
(3) The remaining principal shall be deposited as principal into the Escambia County Oil and Gas Severance Trust as established in Subpart 2. The earned interest that is generated by this transfer of principal shall be expended according to the provisions of Subpart 2.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 45-27-246 - Distribution of Funds for Educational Purposes.
Section 45-27-246.01 - Distribution of Funds for County Purposes.
Section 45-27-246.02 - Distribution of Funds to Escambia County Industrial Development Authority.
Section 45-27-246.03 - Distribution of Funds to Escambia County General Fund.