34-15C-2
Section 34-15C-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter is not intended to restrict the practice of interior design or the use of the terms design, designer, interior design, or interior designer in this state. The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to establish a registration process for those interior designers who choose to obtain the credentials required to seal and submit construction documents for commercial interior projects in certain spaces less than 5,000 contiguous square feet within a building which has a total area of 2,500 square feet or more to building officials for review and permitting purposes. The Legislature further finds and declares that this chapter is not intended to prohibit any person from making plans and specifications for or administering the erection, enlargement, or alteration of any building upon any farm for the use of any farmer, any single family residence of any size, or of any other type...
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41-10-590
Section 41-10-590 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following: That the State of Alabama places a high priority on the recruitment of industries to locate or expand their operations in Alabama; that it is a vital economic development tool for the state to be able to offer strategic incentives to such industries in the form of limited financial commitments; that the Alabama Incentives Financing Authority has heretofore been created for the purpose of funding such financial commitments made prior to July 20, 1995; and that by the passage of Act 99-198 of the 1999 Regular Session it is the intention of the Legislature to enable the authority to meet commitments made by the state to industries committing to locate or expand in the state after such date and, further, to enable the authority to lease or convey title to worker training facilities to the Alabama Public School and College Authority and to the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute. The...
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41-4-320
Section 41-4-320 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following: The purpose of this article is to provide for the defense of those indigent defendants who have been found by a court to be unable to pay for their defense or representation in a trial or appellate court proceeding. When a court determines that a person is unable to pay for his or her defense, it shall be the responsibility of the court, subject to the establishment of the Office of Indigent Defense Services as set forth in this article, to provide that person with counsel and other necessary expenses of representation. (Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §1.)...
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16-17A-18
Section 16-17A-18 Legislative findings. In support of and in furtherance of the powers granted in Section 16-17A-8, the Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) Authorities organized under this chapter and its university affiliates are performing essential public functions on behalf of the state, the sponsoring university, and other governmental entities in the state. (2) The nature and scope of the powers conferred on authorities and their university affiliates by this chapter are such as may compel each authority and each university affiliate, in the course of exercising its powers or by virtue of such exercise of such powers, to engage in activities itself or in collaboration with public or private entities and individuals that may be characterized as anticompetitive or may result in the acquisition or maintenance of monopoly power within the meaning of state and federal antitrust laws or otherwise may have the effect of displacing competition in the provision...
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16-6D-3
Section 16-6D-3 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) To further the goals of public education throughout the state, each school system should be able to have maximum possible flexibility to meet the needs of students and the communities within its jurisdiction. (2) There is a critical need for innovative models of public education that are tailored to the unique circumstances and needs of the students in all schools and communities, and especially in schools and communities that are struggling to improve academic outcomes and close the achievement gap. (3) To better serve students and better use available resources, local boards of education, local school systems, and parents need the ability to explore flexible alternatives in an effort to be more efficient and effective in providing operational and programmatic services. (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following: (1) Allow school systems...
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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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20-2-210
Section 20-2-210 Legislative findings. The Alabama Legislature hereby finds that the diversion, abuse, and misuse of prescription medications classified as controlled substances under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act constitutes a serious threat to the health and welfare of the citizens of the State of Alabama. The Legislature further finds that establishment of a controlled substances prescription database to monitor the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances will materially assist state regulators and practitioners authorized to prescribe and dispense controlled substances in the prevention of diversion, abuse, and misuse of controlled substances prescription medication through the provision of education and information, early intervention, and prevention of diversion, and investigation and enforcement of existing laws governing the use of controlled substances. (Act 2004-443, p. 781, §1.)...
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41-10-621
Section 41-10-621 Legislative findings and purpose. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The State of Alabama has a great need from time to time to have access to financing for economic development and industrial recruitment that does not involve improvements to revenue-producing facilities. (2) It is desirable and in the public interest to establish a state-level authority with the power to issue bonds for such general purposes. (3) The Alabama Supreme Court has held, in effect, that only when the debt of a public corporation is payable out of a new revenue source will such debt not be considered a debt of the state in contravention of Section 213 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; the State of Alabama expects to receive in the near future new revenues from the settlement of certain litigation between the state and the tobacco industry. (4) By the passage of this division, it is the intention of the Legislature to: a. Provide for the creation of a special...
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41-23-20
Section 41-23-20 Short title; legislative findings and purpose. This article shall be cited as the "Alabama Enterprise Zone Act." The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state are dependent upon the continued encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of the private sector within the state and that there are certain depressed areas in the state that need the particular attention of government to help attract private sector investment into these areas. Therefore, it is declared to be the purpose of this article to stimulate business and industrial growth in the depressed areas of the state, both in urban and rural areas, by the relaxation of certain governmental controls, by providing assistance to businesses and industries, and by providing state and local tax and nontax incentives in these areas. (Acts 1987, No. 87-573, p. 897, §1.)...
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41-4-281
Section 41-4-281 Legislative declaration; purpose. The Legislature hereby declares it essential for the creation and maintenance of an efficient, modern, economically feasible, telecommunications system for Alabama state government that a telecommunications division be established under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance. The purposes of this article shall be to coordinate and promote efficiency in the acquisition, operation and maintenance of all telecommunications equipment, systems and networks being used by agencies of the state and further to coordinate the compatibility of such equipment, systems and networks so as to promote a uniform, compatible communications system for agencies of state government. (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §2.)...
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