Alabama Tax Credit Available for New Storm Shelters
FILE – Tornado shelter (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
A $3,000 Alabama state tax credit will be available for homeowners who install a storm shelter after Jan. 1, 2022.
The program was spearheaded by state Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn), and it’s meant to honor victims of the tornado that killed about two dozen people in the Lee County community of Beauregard in 2019.
Lovvorn says the program has a cap of $2 million annually for three years.
Lee County Emergency Management Agency Director Rita Smith says that to be eligible, a shelter needs to be FEMA approved, capable of withstanding an EF-5 tornado and built on the applicant’s property.
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