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11-85-52
Section 11-85-52 Formation of regional planning and development commissions. (a) Generally.
At any time subsequent to the designation of a state planning and development district pursuant
to Section 11-85-51, governmental units within the district acting through their governing
bodies by ordinance or resolution may adopt a written agreement for the formation of a regional
planning and development commission and may petition the Governor to certify such a commission
for a region located entirely within a state planning and development district and consisting
of at least three contiguous counties and containing a population of at least 100,000. Governmental
units so petitioning must represent at least a majority of the population within the proposed
region. No county shall be divided in forming a region. The Governor may, after consultation
with the governing bodies of the governmental units involved, amend petitions to include additional
counties to assure that the objectives of this...
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11-85-56
Section 11-85-56 Powers and duties generally. A regional planning and development commission
established pursuant to this article may perform the following: (1) Carry on continuous, comprehensive
planning for the region, assessing needs, resources, and development opportunities and formulating
goals, objectives, policies, and standards to guide physical, economic, and human resource
development. (2) Prepare a regional plan consistent with state comprehensive planning and
reflecting plans and programs of the participating governmental units which shall set forth
policies for the development of the region in accordance with present and future needs and
resources including policies for patterns of urbanization, for the use of land and resources
for commerce, industry, recreation, transportation, forestry, and agriculture, for the development
of human resources and for administrative measures in support thereof. (3) Prepare an annual
regional development program to implement the policies...
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11-85-71
Section 11-85-71 Procedure for additional governmental units to become members of regional
planning and development commissions. The respective regional planning and development commissions
ratified and confirmed by Section 11-85-70 shall henceforth continue to act and operate
as regional planning and development commissions within their respective districts, and any
governmental units within a particular district desiring to become a member of, and have representation
on a commission within the district in which the governmental unit is located, shall pass
resolutions or ordinances as applicable to accomplish that purpose and they shall thereupon
become members of the commission within their respective district and shall be granted the
respective representation on the commission as is provided by Section 11-85-53, provided
they agree by appropriate resolution or ordinance, as applicable, to contribute to the financing
of the commission in keeping with a formula of financing on a...
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22-27-46
Section 22-27-46 Regional planning and development commissions. (a) Not later than six
months from May 16, 1989, each regional planning and development commission in the state shall
prepare and adopt a regional needs assessment evaluating solid waste management needs in their
respective regions. This regional needs assessment shall be submitted to the department for
information and review and shall be considered by units of local government within the region
in the development of their individual plans as required herein. Thereafter, the assessment
shall be revised and submitted to the department and local governments in the region annually.
The regional needs assessment shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) An evaluation
of the amount of solid waste generated within the region and the amount of remaining disposal
capacity, expressed in years, at each solid waste disposal facility within the region; (2)
An evaluation of the needs of all localities within the district as to...
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11-85-51
Section 11-85-51 Designation of state planning and development districts by Governor
generally; designation of single county state planning and development districts. (a) The
Governor may, from time to time as he deems appropriate and necessary, define and designate
a state planning and development district by executive order. (b) In defining boundaries of
state planning and development districts, the Governor shall consult with the governmental
units concerned and shall consider such factors as community of interest and homogeneity;
geographic features and natural boundaries; patterns of communication and transportation;
patterns of urban development; total population and population density; similarity of social
and economic problems; boundaries of existing regional planning commissions and councils of
government; existing state functional planning areas and the utility of proposed boundaries
for provision of governmental services. Districts should be as large as practicable...
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11-85-50
Section 11-85-50 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. Counties and municipalities. (2) GOVERNING BODY. The chief legislative
body of a governmental unit. (3) MUNICIPALITY. Cities or towns. (4) REGION. All the geographical
area contained within the aggregate territorial limits of all governmental units participating
in a regional planning and development commission as provided in this article. (5) DISTRICT.
A geographical area designated by the Governor as provided in this article. (Acts 1969, No.
1126, p. 2084, ยง1.)...
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36-29-14
Section 36-29-14 Health insurance coverage under State Employees' Insurance Board; operation
of board. (a) Any agency of the state, or any governmental entity, body, or subdivision thereto,
any county, any municipality, any municipal foundation, any fire or water district, authority,
or cooperative, any regional planning and development commission established pursuant to Sections
11-85-50 through 11-85-73, that is not and was not for the 12 months immediately preceding
the date of application to participate in any plan created pursuant to the provisions of this
article a member of an existing government sponsored health insurance program, formed under
the provisions of Section 11-26-2, the Association of County Commissions of Alabama
or the Alabama League of Municipalities, the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association,
the Alabama State Employees Credit Union, Easter Seals Alabama, Alabama State University,
the Alabama Rural Water Association, Rainbow Omega, Incorporated, The Arc...
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41-29-2
Section 41-29-2 Powers, duties, and functions of Department of Commerce. (a) The Department
of Commerce shall be the principal staff agency of the executive branch to plan with the other
departments of state government and with other governmental units for the comprehensive development
of the state's human, economic and physical resources and their relevance for programs administered
by the state and the governmental structure required to put such programs into effect. It
shall provide information, assistance and staff support by all appropriate means. The Department
of Commerce shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers and authority relative
to state regional and local planning and industrial development heretofore vested in the Alabama
Development Office. All books, records, supplies, funds, equipment, and personnel of the Alabama
Development Office are also hereby transferred to the Department of Commerce. (b) All of the
powers and authority heretofore vested in the...
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41-9-205
Section 41-9-205 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
A-95. The process of evaluation, review and coordination of federal and federally assisted
programs and projects; (2) A-102. The process of establishing uniform administrative requirements
for programs that provide financial assistance through grant or contractual arrangements;
(3) GOVERNING BODY. The chief legislative body of a governmental unit; (4) GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.
Counties and municipalities; (5) MUNICIPALITY. Cities, towns, villages and other incorporated
jurisdictions; (6) REGION. All the geographical area contained within the aggregate territorial
limits of all governmental units participating in regional planning and development commission
as stipulated in Sections 41-9-181 through 41-9-183 and 41-9-200 through 41-9-201; (7) REVIEW
AND COMMENT. Review and comment of the Office of State Planning and...
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41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that
the South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and
fostered by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of
each state in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient
utilization of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high
degree of flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy
and beneficial growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions
are recognized and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this
agreement is intended to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their
abilities to recognize and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences
in planning and implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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