29-2-1
Section 29-2-1 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as
follows: improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness and performance of all branches of government
can only be achieved with proper oversight, accountability, and transparency in government
decision making and processes for service delivery; a long-range program of highway development
and maintenance in Alabama (herein "the state") is vital to the safety of the traveling
public as well as the industrial and agricultural growth of the state; the highway system
in the state must be adequate to meet expanding needs; highway construction, maintenance,
and administration to support such a system should include long-range planning, soundness
in scope of the highway program, efficient performance, and fiscal responsibility in both
policy and planning; the use of a long-range highway program will further the judicious expenditure
of highway funds, will promote the public safety and convenience, will...
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11-88-41
Section 11-88-41 Legislative findings and declarations; powers granted authorities by article
to be exercised only in resort areas and with the consent of county governing bodies. (a)
The Legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares that it is necessary and desirable
that authorities whose service area includes a resort area be authorized to exercise the powers
granted by this article, after proper action by a governing body or bodies, since the predominant
use of improvements in such resort areas is seasonal and service use charges may not provide
an adequate and feasible basis for financing such improvements. (b) No authority shall exercise
any of the powers granted in this article except in that part of its service area that is
a resort area and then only if the governing body of each county in which any part of its
service area is located has consented to the exercise of such powers, evidenced by the adoption
of a resolution, spread upon its minutes, naming the authority,...
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16-61C-2
Section 16-61C-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby finds:
(1) That the Alabama Science in Motion Program (the ASIM Program) of six pilot networks, created
by Act No. 94-673, to augment the science curriculum of the public schools, have demonstrated
efficacy as a model in advancing the state's efforts towards the following goals and directives
of the "Alabama Education Improvement Act of 1991." (2) That by the year 2000, Alabama
students should be among the country's leaders in mathematics and science achievement and
that special attention be given to science in the Alabama Course of Study. (3) That the State
Board of Education provide "a plan for the cooperative development and execution of research,
demonstration, evaluation and dissemination of activities related to the effective use of
technologies in teaching and learning"; and that these activities be carried out in cooperation
with the existing Alabama Regional Inservice Centers and local school...
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29-6-7.1
Section 29-6-7.1 Legislative findings as to speech and debate; definitions; privileged and
confidential communication; waiver of privilege. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares
the following: (1) Section 56 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section
56 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, contains
a speech or debate clause virtually identical to Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution
of the United States, the federal speech and debate clause. (2) In the case of Gravel v. United
States, 408 U.S. 606, the Supreme Court of the United States held the speech and debate clause
in the Constitution of the United States makes the communications between members of the Congress
and their staff privileged and confidential. (3) The Supreme Court explained its reasoning
as follows: "[T]he day-to-day work of [legislative] aides is so critical to the Members'
performance that they must be treated as the latter's alter ego;...
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2-19-120
Section 2-19-120 Legislative findings and purpose. The Legislature has found and determined
and does hereby declare that the boll weevil is a public nuisance, a pest and a menace to
the cotton industry. Due to the interstate nature of boll weevil infestation, it is necessary
to secure the cooperation of cotton growers, and other state and federal governments to carry
out a program of boll weevil suppression or eradication. The purpose of this article is to
secure the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil and to provide for certification
of a cotton grower's organization to cooperate with state and federal agencies in the administration
of cost-sharing programs for the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil. This article
should be liberally construed to achieve these above purposes. (Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess.,
No. 84-786, p. 170, §1.)...
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9-10B-2
Section 9-10B-2 Legislative findings; exemptions. The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby
finds and declares that: (1) All waters of the state, whether found on the surface of the
ground or underneath the surface of the ground, are among the basic resources of the State
of Alabama; (2) The use of waters of the state for human consumption is recognized as a priority
use of the state and it is the intent of this chapter that no limitation upon the use of water
for human consumption shall be imposed except in emergency situations after the Office of
Water Resources has considered all feasible alternatives to such limitations; (3) The use
of such waters should be conserved and managed to enable the people of this state to realize
the full beneficial use thereof and to maintain such water resources for use in the future;
(4) The general welfare of the people of this state is dependent upon the dedication of the
water resources of the State of Alabama to beneficial use to the fullest...
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45-25-81
Section 45-25-81 Judicial Administration Fund. (a) This section shall be known and cited as
the DeKalb County Preservation of Justice Act. (b) The Legislature finds and declares the
following: (1) The financial restraints exiting in the State General Fund budget have resulted
in a shortfall to the Unified Judicial System that has caused the layoff of many judicial
employees. In DeKalb County, the circuit clerk's office has lost three employees. Two employees
in the circuit judge's office and one in the district judge's office scheduled for layoff
have been temporarily retained with alternate funding other than funds appropriated to the
Unified Judicial System; however, this alternate funding cannot be relied upon in the future.
Revenue from the enactment of this section will restore at least one employee already lost
in the circuit clerk's office and permit the retention of at least one of the two employees
now facing layoff in the circuit judge's office and one employee now facing...
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15-14-54
Section 15-14-54 Victim may not be excluded from courtroom; removal generally. A victim of
a criminal offense shall not be excluded from court or counsel table during the trial or hearing
or any portion thereof conducted by any court which in any way pertains to such offense, provided,
however, a judge may remove a victim from the trial or hearing or any portion thereof for
the same causes and in same manner as the rules of court or law provides for the exclusion
or removal of the defendant. (Acts 1983, No. 83-622, p. 971, §5.)...
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41-1-1
Section 41-1-1 Sovereignty and jurisdiction of state; territorial waters; legislative findings.
(a) The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the state extend to all places within the boundaries
of the state, but the extent of the jurisdiction over places that have been or may be ceded
to the United States is qualified by the terms of the cession. (b) The limits and boundaries
of the territorial waters of the State of Alabama for management and protection of marine
resources shall consist of all territory included within the boundaries described in the Act
of Congress of March 2, 1819, together with all territory ceded to the State of Alabama by
later acts of Congress or by compacts or agreements with other states or the United States,
extending seaward to a distance of three Marine Leagues. (c) The Legislature hereby finds,
determines, and declares the following: (1) Significant inequitable disparities exist in the
limits and boundaries of the territorial waters among the Gulf Coast States...
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12-21-264
Section 12-21-264 Taking of deposition or videotaped deposition when victim or witness unavailable
because of exceptional circumstances. (a) In any criminal prosecution, the court may, upon
motion of the district attorney, the defense, or the court, for good cause shown and after
notice to the parties, order the taking of a deposition or a videotaped deposition of a victim
or a witness when the victim or witness is or may be unavailable for trial for medical reasons
or other exceptional circumstances. On any motion for a deposition or a videotaped deposition
of the victim or witness, the court shall consider the age of the victim or witness, the potential
unavailability of the victim or witness for trial, the nature of the offense, the nature of
testimony that may be expected, and the possible effect that testimony in person at trial
may have on the victim or witness, along with any other relevant matters that may be required
by Supreme Court rule. During the taking of a deposition or...
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