Tag: HB473

Efforts to reopen Mobile’s Big Creek Lake suffer two setbacks — Legislative defeat, Homeland Security Agency report

A bill to prohibit utilities from closing public waters has effectively died, and the Homeland Security Agency has recommended keeping recreation off the water supply.

Hearing on bill to reopen Big Creek Lake scheduled for April 2 but no vote till future meeting

A committee will hold a public hearing on HB473 on April 2 but will not vote on it until a future meeting. The bill would reopen Mobile's Big Creek Lake.