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11-50-400
Section 11-50-400 Use of public highway rights-of-way. Each such district is hereby authorized
to use the right-of-way of public highways for construction of gas lines along the margin
of said right-of-way subject to the district's obtaining written permission from the appropriate
county commission or the State Department of Transportation as applicable. (Acts 1951, No.
762, p. 1319, ยง19; Acts 1969, No. 476, p. 932.)...
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37-2-84
Section 37-2-84 Abandonment and discontinuance of grade crossings. (a) The Department of Transportation
is given authority and power to abandon and discontinue any portion of a state highway, or
street on a state highway route with the approval of the city council or governing body of
any municipality, crossing the tracks or right-of-way of any railroad or street railway within
the state, and to close the grade crossing, whenever in the judgment of the department the
grade crossing has ceased to be necessary for the public as a part of any state highway, because
of relocation of the highway, or because of the construction of an underpass or overpass,
or other provision made for the elimination of the grade crossing. Whenever the department
orders the abandonment of a portion of the highway or street and the closing of a grade crossing,
it shall enter its order providing therefor in the department minutes. Notice in writing of
the abandonment and discontinuance of the portion of the...
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32-1-1.1
Section 32-1-1.1 Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this title, for
the purpose of this title, shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section,
except when the context otherwise requires: (1) ALLEY. A street or highway intended to provide
access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for the
purpose of through vehicular traffic. (2) ARTERIAL STREET. Any United States or state numbered
route, controlled-access highway, or other major radial or circumferential street or highway
designated by local authorities within their respective jurisdictions as part of a major arterial
system of streets or highways. (3) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Such fire department vehicles,
police vehicles, and ambulances as are publicly owned, and such other publicly or privately
owned vehicles as are designated by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
or the chief of police of an incorporated city. (4) BICYCLE....
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11-99A-2
Section 11-99A-2 Definitions. In this chapter the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) APPOINTING GOVERNMENT. The municipality or county that approves the creation
of a district and appoints members to the board. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of a district.
(3) CONTIGUOUS. Two tracts of land if touching for a continuous distance of not less than
200 feet. The term includes tracts of land divided by bodies of water, streets, railroad,
or utility rights-of-way, or by land owned by any public person. In determining whether land
is contiguous with a municipality, (i) land separated by bodies of water, streets, or railroad,
or utility rights-of-way is contiguous even though the bodies of water, streets, or rights-of-way
are within the city limits of another municipality and (ii) land separated by land owned by
a public person is not contiguous if the land owned by the public person is within the city
limits of another municipality. (4) COUNCIL. The governing body of a...
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40-27-1
Section 40-27-1 Compact adopted; terms. The following Multistate Tax Compact is hereby approved,
adopted and enacted into law by the State of Alabama: Multistate Tax Compact Article I. Purposes.
The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state and local
tax liability of multistate taxpayers, including the equitable apportionment of tax bases
and settlement of apportionment disputes. 2. Promote uniformity or compatibility in significant
components of tax systems. 3. Facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance in the filing
of tax returns and in other phases of tax administration. 4. Avoid duplicative taxation. Article
II. Definitions. As used in this compact: 1. "State" means a state of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession
of the United States. 2. "Subdivision" means any governmental unit or special district
of a state. 3. "Taxpayer" means any corporation, partnership, firm,...
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23-1-9
Section 23-1-9 Elimination of railroad grade crossings. Whenever the funds of the state are
being expended for the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public highway, the State
Department of Transportation shall have the power and authority to compel all railways operating
in this state to construct viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, or bridges to the full extent of
the width of the right-of-way and over the tracks as owned or operated by any railway when,
in the judgment of the State Department of Transportation, such viaducts, tunnels, underpasses,
or bridges are necessary for the safety of the general public and whereby a dangerous grade
crossing is eliminated. The State Department of Transportation may appropriate out of the
funds credited to the State Department of Transportation for the construction and maintenance
of highways an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the cost to construct said viaducts, tunnels,
underpasses, or bridges to the full extent of the width of the...
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23-5-2
Section 23-5-2 Driving around, destruction, etc., of detour or warning sign, or barricade or
fence. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them by this subsection: (1) DETOUR SIGN. Any sign placed across or on a public
road of the state by the state, the county or municipal authorities, or by their contractors,
indicating that such road is closed or partially closed, which sign also indicates the direction
of an alternate route to be followed to give access to certain points. (2) WARNING SIGN. A
sign indicating construction work in area. (3) BARRICADE. A barrier for obstructing the passage
of motor vehicle traffic. (4) FENCE. A barrier to prevent the intrusion of motor vehicle traffic.
(5) OFFICIALLY CLOSED. A highway or road that has been officially closed by a governmental
unit, the State Department of Transportation, a city or a county. (b) Any person who wilfully
destroys, knocks down, removes, defaces or alters...
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23-1-40
Section 23-1-40 Duties and powers generally. (a) It shall be the duty of the Department of
Transportation to designate the roads to be constructed, repaired, and maintained and to construct,
standardize, repair, and maintain roads and bridges of this state; and it shall have authority
to make contracts or agreements to construct or pave the roadway only of the street or streets
which will serve to connect the state highway constructed or repaired by the department within
any municipality in the State of Alabama. (b) In such municipalities in which the Department
of Transportation has not designated the street or streets which are a part of the state highways
constructed or repaired by the department, it shall be the duty of the department to designate
such street or streets. The department may also cooperate or contract with any municipality
or county in the paving or improving of any street or streets, highway or highways, or walkway
or walkways upon which a state educational or...
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34-11-1
Section 34-11-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The State Board of
Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, provided for by Section 34-11-30.
(2) DESIGN COORDINATION. The review and coordination of technical submissions prepared by
persons other than the principal engineer, including, as appropriate and without limitations,
consulting engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, and other professionals
working under the direction of the engineer. (3) DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Any final written decision,
order, consent agreement, public reprimand, or other formal action taken against an individual
or firm by the board based upon a violation of this chapter or a board rule. (4) ENGINEER
INTERN. An individual who has been certified as an engineer intern by the board. (5) ENGINEER
or PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. An individual who, by reason of his or...
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41-8-21
Section 41-8-21 Enactment of compact; form. The Interstate Library Compact is hereby enacted
into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein in the form
substantially as follows: INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT. Article I. Policy and Purpose. Because
the desire for the services provided by libraries transcends governmental boundaries and can
most effectively be satisfied by giving such services to communities and people regardless
of jurisdictional lines, it is the policy of the states party to this compact to cooperate
and share their responsibilities; to authorize cooperation and sharing with respect to those
types of library facilities and services which can be more economically or efficiently developed
and maintained on a cooperative basis and to authorize cooperation and sharing among localities,
states and others in providing joint or cooperative library services in areas where the distribution
of population or of existing and potential library...
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