33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes, provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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11-92B-10
Section 11-92B-10 Powers and duties of authority. An authority shall have the following powers and duties together with all powers and duties incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof: (1) To sue or be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2) To adopt and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure. (3) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (4) With respect to property within the operational area of the authority, to acquire, receive, and take title to by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, to hold, keep, improve, maintain, and impose restrictive covenants and land use controls, to engage in environmental remediation and restoration efforts as required under applicable agreements with the United States Department of Defense, to equip, furnish, develop, and to transfer, convey, donate, sell, lease, grant options to, assign, encumber with easements and mortgages and...
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9-18-1
Section 9-18-1 Enactment of Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact. The Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Alabama with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: "SOUTHERN INTERSTATE NUCLEAR COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose "The party states recognize that the proper employment of nuclear energy, facilities, materials, and products can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south and the development of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum benefit from and acquisition of nuclear resources and facilities requires systematic encouragement, guidance, and assistance from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of the party states to undertake such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of this compact to provide the instruments and framework for such a cooperative effort to improve...
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11-19-10
Section 11-19-10 Powers and duties of planning commission generally; special surveys or studies; right of entry upon lands for preparation of examinations and surveys. (a) It shall be the function and duty of the county planning commission to make and maintain comprehensive surveys and studies of existing conditions and probable future developments in the flood-prone area of the county and to prepare comprehensive plans for physical, social, and economic growth as will best promote the public health, safety, morals, convenience, prosperity, or the general welfare as well as efficiency and economy in the development of the flood-prone area of the county. The county planning commission shall have the authority to: (1) Promote public interest and understanding of the economic and social necessity for long-term, coordinated county planning. (2) Confer and cooperate with the federal, state, municipal, and other county and regional authorities regarding matters pertaining to or affecting the...
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45-49-91.13
Section 45-49-91.13 Surveys and studies; purpose and effect of master plan. The board shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the present conditions and future growth existing within the district and with due regard to neighboring territory, applying the same standards and responsibilities applicable to a municipal planning commission pursuant to Chapter 52 of Title 11. The district master plan shall be a public record, but its purpose and effect shall be to aid the board in the performance of its duties, including making recommendations to the county governing body and assisting and cooperating with other federal, state, and local agencies to achieve coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development. (Act 2005-75, p. 111, ยง 14.)...
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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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11-85-1
Section 11-85-1 Establishment of region and creation of regional planning commission. The planning commission of any municipality or the county commission of any county or any 100 citizens by signed petition may apply to the Governor for the establishment of a region for planning purposes and the appointment of a regional planning commission for such region. The Governor shall hold at least one public hearing upon any such application or petition, the time and place of which he shall officially proclaim. If the Governor finds that by reason of urban growth and development not corresponding to existing municipal boundary lines or by reason of other developments or trends in the growth and distribution of population, commerce and industry or by reason of topographic or other conditions two or more separate municipalities or the territory of one or more municipalities and neighboring nonmunicipal territory have overlapping and interrelated or common problems of such nature as not to be...
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16-13-301
Section 16-13-301 Definitions. The following terms as used in this article shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Any county board of education and any city board of education. (2) COSTS. When used with reference to or in connection with any public school facility or any portion thereof, all or any part of the costs of acquiring, constructing, altering, enlarging, extending, reconstructing, or remodeling such facility, including (i) the costs of all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, permits, licenses and interests acquired or used for, in connection with or with respect to such public school facility; (ii) the costs of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the costs of acquiring land to which such buildings or structures may be moved; (iii) the costs of all machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and tangible and intangible personal property acquired or used...
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41-23-121
Section 41-23-121 Powers of office. The office shall have the following powers to: (1) Ensure that assets and needs of water transportation and intermodal infrastructure are properly considered and reflected in the state's comprehensive transportation and strategic planning policies. (2) Assist and coordinate with public and private entities in the development of the state's rivers, ports, harbors, and intermodal facilities. (3) Coordinate with the Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations and other interests to formulate recommendations on annual budget requirements for federal waterway projects, infrastructure development, and related needs. (4) Coordinate with each of Alabama's individual waterway associations to promote the continued development, maintenance, and multiple use benefits of federally maintained navigation channels within the state and to market the benefits of improved water transportation. (5) Coordinate with local and state development agencies to ensure a better...
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