Alabama Governor signs bill that prevents local governments from removing monuments

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The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa, forbids the removal or alternation of any monument, memorial street, school named for a historic figure or event or "architecturally significant building" on public property that is 40 years old or older.

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It requires an newly-created state commission, called the Committee on Alabama Monument Preservation, to approve changes to monuments, and buildings that are 20 to 40 years old. Schools that are 20 years or older may apply to the commission to be renamed.

A government that renamed, altered or removed a monument or historic building without prior approval from the committee would be fined $25,000 for each violation.

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