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9-7A-1
Section 9-7A-1 Creation; composition; purpose. There is hereby created a fund which shall be
known as the Alabama Recreation Capital Development Assistance Fund. The fund shall consist
of moneys appropriated from the General Fund by the Legislature to assist state agencies,
municipalities and counties within Alabama to address their recreational needs in such quality
and quantity as is necessary and desirable to strengthen the health and vitality of Alabama's
human and economic resources by providing funds for and authorizing state assistance to Alabama's
governmental entities in planning, acquisition and development of needed land and water recreation
areas and facilities. (Acts 1982, No. 82-615, p. 1154, ยง1.)...
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9-8-21
Section 9-8-21 Legislative findings; declaration of policy. (a) It is hereby declared as a
matter of legislative determination: (1) That the farm, forest and grazing lands of the State
of Alabama are among the basic assets of the state and that the preservation of these lands
is necessary to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of its people;
(2) That improper land-use practices have caused and have contributed to, and are now causing
and contributing to, a progressively more serious erosion of the farm, forest and grazing
lands of this state by wind and water; (3) That the consequences of such soil erosion are
the silting and sedimentation of stream channels, reservoirs, dams, ditches and harbors, the
loss of fertile soil material, the reduction in productivity or outright ruin of rich bottom
lands by overwash of poor subsoil material, sand and gravel and the deterioration of soil
and its fertility; and (4) That to conserve soil resources and control and prevent...
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11-50-340
Section 11-50-340 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings unless the context shall indicate another meaning or intent: (1)
CITY. Any incorporated city in the State of Alabama. (2) COUNCIL. The city council, city commission,
or other board or body in which the general legislative powers of a city shall be vested.
(3) BOARD. A board of water and sewer commissioners created under the provisions of Section
11-50-341 or, if any such board shall be abolished, the board, body, or commission succeeding
to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers given by this article to such board
shall be given by law. (4) WATER SYSTEM. Such term shall include all plants, systems, facilities,
or properties used or useful or having the present capacity for future use in connection with
the supply or distribution of water, and any integral part thereof, including but not limited
to water supply systems, water distribution systems,...
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22-55-1
Section 22-55-1 Enactment of compact; terms. The Interstate Compact on Mental Health is hereby
enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein
in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH The contracting
states solemnly agree that: Article I The party states find that the proper and expeditious
treatment of the mentally ill and mentally deficient can be facilitated by cooperative action
to the benefit of the patients, their families and society as a whole. Further, the party
states find the necessity of and desirability for furnishing such care and treatment bear
no primary relation to the residence or citizenship of the patient but that, on the contrary,
the controlling factors of community safety and humanitarianism require that facilities and
services be made available for all who are in need of them. Consequently, it is the purpose
of this compact and of the party states to provide the necessary legal basis...
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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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41-9-806
Section 41-9-806 Powers of commission. The commission shall be authorized: (1) To investigate
and select available sites for housing historic exhibits, including the surrounding grounds,
with such state, federal or local agencies and governments and private individuals, corporations,
associations or other organizations as may be involved, taking into consideration all pertinent
factors affecting the suitability of such sites; to acquire, transport, renovate, maintain
and exhibit appropriate and suitable military or historic units, articles, exhibits and attractions;
to have full, complete and exclusive jurisdiction over the sites and any related exhibits;
(2) To promote tourism throughout the Cahaba Valley by attending travel shows; issuing news
releases, calendars of events and newsletters; publishing brochures and pamphlets; constructing
mobile travel exhibits; producing films and other visual presentations as may be necessary;
and advertising in magazines and/or newspapers; (3) To...
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22-34-3
Section 22-34-3 Revolving fund established; use of funds; administration of fund; annual report.
(a) There is hereby established the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund, which shall
be maintained in perpetuity and operated by the department as agent for the authority for
the purposes stated herein. Grants from the federal government or its agencies allotted to
the state for capitalization of the revolving loan fund, state matching funds where required,
and loan principal, interest, and penalties shall be deposited as required by the terms of
the federal grant directly in the revolving loan fund. Money in the revolving loan fund shall
be expended in a manner consistent with terms and conditions of the federal capitalization
grants and may be used to provide loans for the construction or rehabilitation of public wastewater
treatment facilities; to secure principal and interest on bonds issued by the authority if
the proceeds of such bonds are deposited in the revolving loan fund...
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41-23-122
Section 41-23-122 Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure Advisory Board. (a) The Director
of ADECA shall create an Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure Advisory Board to
advise the Director of ADECA. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the
racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity of the state. The membership
of the board shall be composed of the following members to be selected and appointed by the
Director of ADECA in consultation with the Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations: (1)
One representative from each of the associations representing the five major navigable waterways
serving Alabama, namely the Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Warrior-Tombigbee
Waterway Association, Tri Rivers Waterway Development Association, Tennessee River Valley
Association, and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. (2) One member from public
port operations which have existing waterfront cargo handling...
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45-18-90.01
Section 45-18-90.01 Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority - Creation; board of
directors. (a) The Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority is created, and may
incorporate under the general laws of this state as a public corporation and political subdivision
of the State of Alabama for the purpose of developing that part of Murder Creek and its tributaries
and watershed area located in Conecuh County and the area managed by the authority for purposes
of water conservation, flood management, industrial development, recreation, irrigation, and
related purposes. (b) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors which shall
consist of one member appointed by each of the county commission members, to serve at the
pleasure of the appointing members of the county commission. A board member is not required
to be a resident of Conecuh County. The board shall elect at its first meeting of each year
a chair to preside over meetings of the board. Meetings shall be...
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45-46-90
Section 45-46-90 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature has found and determined and does
hereby declare that in Marengo County and in all municipalities situated in the county the
following conditions exist: (1) That the recent improvement of the state's inland waterways
is and will continue bringing about an ever expanding use of such waterways, and the tremendous
growth of commerce on such waterways has created a critical need for industrial expansion
and development in general and a particularly critical need for wharves, piers, docks, quays,
grain elevators, cotton compresses, warehouses, water and rail terminals, and other structures
and facilities needful in such commerce and for the convenient use of such waterways. (2)
That the continued economic growth of the county and municipalities and the general health
and welfare of the citizens of the county and municipalities will be greatly benefited by
the development of docks and other related facilities along the inland...
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