Ports, inland facilities; create inland port and intermodal grant fund in ADECA.

This bill creates a new grant fund within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to support the development and improvement of inland ports and intermodal transfer facilities. It establishes an annual transfer of five million dollars from the Public Road and Bridge Fund to finance capital projects, such as infrastructure upgrades and dredging, while requiring a minimum 20 percent local financial contribution from applicants. The funding is awarded through a competitive process that prioritizes projects expected to reduce highway congestion and increase port efficiency, but it explicitly excludes money for routine maintenance, administrative costs, or the acquisition of new land. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that these new funds will not alter the existing authority or operations of current state port commissions.