37-2A-4
Section 37-2A-4 Jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commission shall not have any jurisdiction, right, power, authority, or duty to regulate, supervise, control, oversee, or monitor, directly or indirectly, the rates, charges, classifications, provision, or any aspect of broadband service, broadband enabled services, VoIP services, or information services. (b)(1) The commission may require incumbent local exchange carriers to unbundle their networks, but the commission shall not require the carriers to unbundle in a manner that exceeds in degree or differs in kind from the unbundling requirements of the Federal Communications Commission. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: a. Affect any entity's obligations under 47 U.S.C. Sections 251 and 252 or a right granted to an entity by these sections. b. Affect any applicable wholesale tariff. c. Grant, modify, or affect the authority of the commission to...
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9-16-71
Section 9-16-71 Declaration of public policy and legislative intent; all land surface mined under this article shall be reclaimed. (a) The objective of this article is to provide for the safe, responsible and reasonable reclamation of lands upon which surface disturbances will be created by surface mining and the surface effects of underground mining so as to protect the taxable value of property and preserve natural resources within the state and protect and promote the health and safety of the people of this state, consistent with the protection of property and with maximum employment and the economic and industrial well-being of the state. The Legislature finds and declares that the extraction of coal by surface mining provides a major present and future source of energy and is an essential and necessary activity which contributes to the economic and material well-being of the state. (b) The Legislature finds that the unregulated or irresponsible surface mining of coal may cause...
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15-23-5
Section 15-23-5 Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission - Powers and duties. The commission shall have all the powers and privileges of a corporation and all of its business shall be transacted in the name of the commission. In addition to any other powers and duties specified elsewhere in this article, the commission shall have the power to: (1) Regulate its own procedures except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (2) Define any term not defined in this article. (3) Prescribe forms necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. (4) Obtain access to investigative reports made by law enforcement officers or law enforcement agencies which may be necessary to assist the commission in making a determination of eligibility for compensation under this article; provided however, the reports and the information contained herein, when received by the commission, shall be confidential and under no circumstances shall the commission disclose the same except to a grand jury. (5)...
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22-21-130
Section 22-21-130 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AUTHORITY. A corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority. (3) BOND. Any bond issued under the provisions of this article, including refunding bonds. (4) COUNTY. That county in which the certificate of incorporation of the authority shall be filed for record. (5) COUPON. Any interest coupon evidencing an installment of interest payable with respect to a bond. (6) FISCAL YEAR. A fiscal year of the municipality. (7) GOVERNING BODY. The council, board of commissioners or other like body in which the legislative functions of the municipality are vested by law. (8) INDENTURE. A mortgage, an indenture of mortgage, deed of trust or trust indenture executed by the authority as security for any bonds. (9) LEASE AGREEMENT. Any agreement of...
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45-9-91.20
Section 45-9-91.20 Establishment and designation; services; regulation of industrial parks. (a) Subject to the written approval of the owners of 100 percent in interest based on assessed value for ad valorem tax purposes of each 10 acres, or the part thereof to be included in the proposed industrial park, the County Commission of Chambers County in the State of Alabama may establish industrial parks composed of territory wholly within the county boundaries and without the boundaries of any municipality. Any person, firm, or corporation who desires to obtain a designation of an area as an industrial park shall file a petition with the county commission of the county wherein the property is located requesting that the county commission designate the area proposed as an industrial park, and include with such petition the consent of the land owners as above required. The consent of each consenting owner shall be acknowledged before a notary public or other person authorized to take...
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45-39-221
Section 45-39-221 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases used in this part, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, shall be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. The resolution adopted by the governing body of the City of Florence or the county, in accordance with this part, that authorizes the organization of the tourism board. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the tourism board. (3) CODE. This code and all amendments thereto and, with respect to any particular title, chapter, article, division, section, or other portion thereof, any act of the Legislature or other code preceding such portion of this code or subsequently replacing the same. (4) COUNTY. Lauderdale County, Alabama. (5) COUNTY LODGING TAX. That certain tax levied pursuant to Part 5, commencing with Section 45-39-244, of Article 24 of this chapter. (6) DIRECTOR. A member of the board. (7)...
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11-52-31
Section 11-52-31 Adoption, publication, and certification of subdivision regulations; contents of regulations; bond. (a) Except where the county commission is responsible for the regulation of subdivision regulations within the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal planning commission pursuant to Section 11-52-30, the municipal planning commission shall adopt subdivision regulations governing the subdivision of land within its jurisdiction. The regulations may provide for the proper arrangement of streets in relation to other existing or planned streets and to the master plan, for adequate and convenient open spaces for traffic, utilities, access of fire-fighting apparatus, recreation, light and air and for the avoidance of congestion of population, including minimum width and area of lots. The regulations may include provisions as to the extent to which streets and other ways shall be graded and improved and to which water and sewer and other utility mains, piping, or other...
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37-4-150
Section 37-4-150 Electric transmission facilities. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Energy Security Act of 2015. (b) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that due to the economic, financial, and service impacts associated with the development of electric transmission facilities used for the furnishing of electric service to consumers in this state, it is in the public interest to provide incumbent electric suppliers the right to construct, own, operate, and maintain new transmission facilities that connect to their own electric systems. The Legislature further finds and declares that providing incumbent electric suppliers this right furthers their ability to satisfy their respective obligations to provide service to Alabama consumers. This section implements these findings. (c) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Public Service Commission. (2) ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITY. Any transmission...
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45-8-150.03
Section 45-8-150.03 Bingo games - Permits; ordinances. (a) No qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the county governing body, or the governing bodies of the respective cities and towns, within their respective jurisdictions, issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. The permit required by this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business license which may be required by law, and no bingo game shall be operated until all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) The Calhoun County Commission, or any governing body for any municipality wholly or partially located within Calhoun County, may establish an ordinance for the operation of bingo games within its jurisdiction. Any ordinance adopted by a governing body shall be at least as restrictive of the operation of bingo games as this...
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10A-1-7.35
Section 10A-1-7.35 Out of state business or property of foreign entity not subject to control or regulation. (a) The public interest lying in the promotion of business and industry in this state, it is the intent of the Legislature and declared to be the policy of the State of Alabama by passage of this section to promote and encourage industry and business in Alabama and specifically to induce the location within this state of the principal administrative office, principal distribution or manufacturing plant or principal place of business of foreign entities engaged in manufacturing, industrial, commercial, business, transportation, utility, public service, and research enterprises. This section shall be liberally construed in conformity with this intention. (b) When a foreign entity that transacts only a portion of its business in this state has located, or is in the process of locating, its principal administrative office, its principal distribution or manufacturing plant or its...
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