31-9A-2
Section 31-9A-2 Findings and declaration of necessity; purpose of chapter and public policy. (a) As a result of the unprecedented and devastating attack of September 11, 2001, upon the people and the vital infrastructure of the United States of America and the possibility that such attacks may be perpetrated in the future by those persons identified as terrorists and other enemies of this country, and in order to ensure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with such events and to generally provide for the common defense and to protect and preserve the life, health, welfare, and property of the people of Alabama, it is found and is declared to be necessary to: (1) Create a State Department of Homeland Security. (2) Confer upon the Governor the powers provided in this chapter. (3) Provide for the rendering of aid to the political subdivisions of the state, and between other states, and the federal government with respect to performing those functions related to...
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34-21A-25
Section 34-21A-25 Penalties and sanctions. (a) Any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the business of manufacturing, installing, servicing, cleaning, repairing, or maintaining any onsite sewage system or equipment without first having obtained and having possession of a current, valid license from the board or who knowingly presents or files false information with the board for the purpose of obtaining a license or otherwise fraudulently obtains a license, or who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter regulating the onsite sewage industry shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, as defined by the state criminal code. (b) Whenever it appears to the board that an individual has violated or is about to violate this chapter, it may in its own name petition the circuit court of the county where the violation is occurring or is about to occur to issue a temporary restraining order or other appropriate injunctive relief enjoining the violation. (c) The board may...
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37-4-140
Section 37-4-140 Purchase of electricity. (a) For purposes of this section only, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AVOIDED COSTS. Costs that a utility or a commission non-jurisdictional electric supplier which purchases electrical energy from a distributed generation facility would have been required to incur but for the distributed generation facility's provision of electrical energy during the same period of time. To the extent such costs are actually avoided, the term may include incremental fuel costs, incremental energy losses, incremental emission allowance costs, and incremental fuel-related operation and maintenance expenses. The term does not include, among other things, costs associated with capacity, the transmission and distribution system, administrative and general costs, customer accounting costs, and general plant in service costs. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Public Service Commission. (3) COMMISSION NON-JURISDICTIONAL ELECTRIC SUPPLIER. a. A...
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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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11-96-5
Section 11-96-5 Community action program defined; components of program; administration. (a) A community action program is a community-based and -operated program which: (1) Includes or is designated to include a sufficient number of projects of components to provide, in sum, a range of services and activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on causes of poverty in the community or those areas of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem; (2) Has been developed, and which organizes and combines its component projects and activities, in a manner appropriate to carry out all the purposes of Sections 11-96-2 and 11-96-4; and (3) Conforms to any other supplementary criteria as may be prescribed by federal or state laws or regulations. (b) The components of a community action program may include programs designated to assist participants, including the elderly poor, to: (1) Secure and retain meaningful employment; (2) Attain an adequate education; (3) Make...
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31-9-40
Section 31-9-40 Compact adopted and enacted. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is enacted into law and entered with all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially as follows: THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT Article I - Purpose and Authorities. This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states which enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purpose of this agreement, the term "states" is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territorial possessions. The purpose of this compact is to provide for mutual assistance between the states entering into this compact in managing any emergency or disaster that is duly declared by the governor of the affected state or states, whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, civil emergency aspects of resources shortages, community disorders,...
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33-16-2
Section 33-16-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction of a navigable waterway between Montgomery and Gadsden and to the Alabama-Georgia boundary, utilizing the channel of the Coosa River, would provide a new transportation route of great importance and would stimulate the development of commerce, agriculture and industry in many sections of the state. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to implement the provisions of Amendment No. 287 of the Constitution of Alabama. In order to further the developments herein found to be beneficial, it is the intention of the Legislature to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the following purposes: (1) To cooperate with the United States, the State of Alabama, other participating states, counties and municipalities, with all agencies, departments and...
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40-23-2
Section 40-23-2 Tax levied on gross receipts; certain sales exempt; disposition of funds. There is levied, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and shall be collected as herein provided, a privilege or license tax against the person on account of the business activities and in the amount to be determined by the application of rates against gross sales, or gross receipts, as the case may be, as follows: (1) Upon every person, firm, or corporation, (including the State of Alabama and its Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in the sale of alcoholic beverages of all kinds, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and all other institutions of higher learning in the state, whether the institutions be denominational, state, county, or municipal institutions, any association or other agency or instrumentality of the institutions) engaged or continuing within this state, in the business of selling at retail any tangible personal property whatsoever, including...
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41-10-36
Section 41-10-36 Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms defined in this section shall have the following meanings for purposes of this division: (1) AFFECTED BOND. Any obligation or portion thereof which is required under the terms of the code to receive an allocation of the state ceiling as a condition for the exclusion of interest on such obligation from the gross income of the recipient thereof for federal income tax purposes. (2) ALLOCATION. An allocation of a portion of the state ceiling issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this division. (3) APPLICATION. An application for an allocation, submitted by an issuer under the provisions of this division. (4) APPLICATION FOR CARRYFORWARD ALLOCATION. Any application filed with the authority seeking an elective carryforward of unused limitation for a "carryforward purpose" as defined in Section 146(f)(5) of the code. (5) AUTHORITY. The State Industrial Development Authority, a public corporation of...
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45-6-242
Section 45-6-242 Levy of taxes; exemptions; payment of taxes; reports by taxpayers; applicability of state sales tax statutes; disposition of funds. (a) The following words, terms, and phrases where used in this section shall have the following respective meanings except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "County" means Bullock County in the State of Alabama. (2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Revenue of the state. (3) "State Department of Revenue" means the Department of Revenue of the state. (4) "State" means the State of Alabama. (5) "State sales tax statutes" means Division 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40, as amended, including all other statutes of the state which expressly set forth any exemptions from the computation of the taxes levied in Division 1 and all other statutes which expressly apply to, or purport to affect, the administration of Division 1 and the incidence and collection of the taxes imposed therein. (6) "State sales...
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