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6-5-520
Section 6-5-520 Intent of Legislature; legislative findings; collateral source rule
modified. The Legislature finds that product liability litigation has increased substantially
and the cost of such litigation has risen in recent years. The Legislature further finds that
these increases have an impact upon the price and availability of products. It is the belief
of the Legislature that there are special reasons for modifying the collateral source rule
in this state as it applies to product liability actions. The Legislature finds that the recovery
by plaintiffs of medical and hospital expenses as damages where plaintiffs are reimbursed
for the same medical and hospital expenses from other sources contributes to the increase
in the cost of product liability litigation. It is the intent of the Legislature that plaintiffs
be compensated fully for any medical or hospital expenses incurred as a result of injuries
sustained from a breach of product liability laws, but that plaintiffs not...
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9-15-52
Section 9-15-52 Sale or leasing of sand or gravel on public water bottoms and certain
state lands - Negotiation, consummation and administration of contracts, leases, etc. All
contracts, leases, and agreements for the sale of sand and gravel from the lands of the state
which are not owned, occupied, or held in trust by or assigned or dedicated to any department,
agency, or institution and from the public water bottoms of the State of Alabama shall be
negotiated, consummated, and administered by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources, acting through the Lands Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources, which division shall receive as the cost of administration 10 percent of all revenues
accruing from the sale of sand and gravel or royalties resulting from sand and gravel leases.
(Acts 1953, No. 737, p. 1000, §§1, 2; Acts 1993, No. 93-631, p. 1077, §2.)...
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9-2-20.1
Section 9-2-20.1 Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund created as
special account; administration; restrictions; use of income. (a) There is hereby created
within the Game and Fish Fund a special account to be known as the Alabama Game and Fish Endowment
Fund. The assets of said fund shall consist of the following: (1) The proceeds from the sale
of the lifetime hunting, lifetime fishing, and combination lifetime hunting and fishing licenses
provided in subsections (a) through (c) of Section 9-11-65; (2) The proceeds of any
gifts, grants and contributions to the state which are specifically designated for inclusion
in said fund; and (3) Such other sources as may be specified by law. (b) The Alabama Game
and Fish Endowment Fund shall be administered by a board of trustees consisting of the Director
of Finance, the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Employees' Retirement System and the Commissioner
of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Said board of...
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12-19-290
Section 12-19-290 Created; purposes; payments. (a) The Advanced Technology and Data
Exchange Fund is created in the State Treasury. (b) The fund shall consist of all monies paid
into the State Treasury to the credit of the fund pursuant to Section 12-19-181 or
by legislative appropriations, grant, gift, or otherwise. (c) Monies contained in the Advanced
Technology and Data Exchange Fund may be expended to provide for any activities involving
the administration of justice including, but not limited to, the following purposes: (1) Expand
methods and means for collection and disbursement of court-ordered monies through the use
of credit cards, electronic fund transfers, or other means and provide for electronic transfer
of records and storage. (2) Enhance coordination and sharing of data with local, state, and
federal agencies, members of the bar, and the public. (3) Provide equipment for electronically
filing cases. (4) Improve accountability for case filings and dispositions. (5) Train...
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13A-9-150
Section 13A-9-150 Public assistance fraud; penalties. (a) For the purposes of this section,
public assistance means money or property provided directly or indirectly to eligible persons
through programs of the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof,
including any program administered by a public housing authority. (b) It shall be unlawful
for an individual or business entity to knowingly do any of the following: (1) Fail, by false
statement, misrepresentation, impersonation, or other fraudulent means, to disclose a material
fact used in making a determination as to the qualification of the person to receive public
assistance. (2) Fail to disclose a change in circumstances in order to obtain or continue
to receive any public assistance to which he or she is not entitled or in an amount larger
than that to which he or she is entitled. (3) Aid and abet another person in the commission
of the prohibitions enumerated in subdivisions (1) and (2). (4) Use,...
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16-16B-6
Section 16-16B-6 (Implementation Conditioned on Separate Legislative Enactment.) Appropriation
of revenues to the authority; pledge thereof for. For the purpose of providing for payment
of the principal, premium (if any), and interest on the Bonds, and to accomplish the objectives
of this chapter, there is hereby irrevocably pledged to those purposes, and hereby appropriated,
such amount as may be necessary therefor from the following sources: (a) The residue of the
receipts from the excise tax ("the utility gross receipts tax") levied by Title
40, Chapter 21, Article 3, as amended ("Article 3"), remaining after payment of
the expenses of administration and enforcement of Article 3, being that portion of the tax
that is required by Article 3 to be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Trust
Fund, after there shall have been taken from the residue the amount necessary to pay at their
respective maturities the principal of and interest on those bonds issued by the...
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16-44-1
Section 16-44-1 Governor authorized to enter into compact; form of compact. The Governor
of the State of Alabama is hereby authorized to enter into the compact for education in the
form substantially as follows: COMPACT FOR EDUCATION Article I. Purpose and Policy. A. It
is the purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding
among executive, legislative, professional education and lay leadership on a nationwide basis
at the state and local levels. 2. Provide a forum for the discussion, development, crystallization
and recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of education. 3. Provide a clearinghouse
of information on matters relating to educational problems and how they are being met in different
places throughout the nation. 4. Facilitate the improvement of state and local educational
systems. B. It is the policy of this compact to encourage and promote local and state initiative
in the development, maintenance, improvement and...
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2-26-5
Section 2-26-5 Annual permit fees. (a) Every person who sells, offers for sale, exposes
for sale, distributes or solicits orders for the sale of any agricultural, vegetable, herb,
tree, shrub, or flower seed to retail seed dealers, farmers, or to others who use or plant
such seed in the State of Alabama shall, before selling or offering such seed for sale or
distributing or soliciting orders for the sale of such seed and on or before January 1 of
each year secure an annual permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to engage
in such business. Seed dealers and other sellers of seed shall apply for an annual permit
upon forms prescribed by the commissioner, and such permit shall be issued upon the payment
of the following permit fees when the application is in proper form: (1) For each person engaged
in selling seed at retail in closed containers or packets of eight ounces or less displayed
on a supplemental container display, a permit fee established by the Board of...
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22-6-163
Section 22-6-163 Legislative findings; rules; collaboration; approval of agreements
and contracts; state action immunity; confidentiality of records; additional duties. (a) The
Legislature declares that collaboration among public payers, private health carriers, third
party purchasers, and providers to identify appropriate service delivery systems and reimbursement
methods in order to align incentives in support of integrated and coordinated health care
delivery is in the best interest of the public. Collaboration pursuant to this article is
to provide quality health care at the lowest possible cost to Alabama citizens who are Medicaid
eligible. The Legislature, therefore, declares that this health care delivery system affirmatively
contemplates the foreseeable displacement of competition, such that any anti-competitive effect
may be attributed to the state's policy to displace competition in the delivery of a coordinated
system of health care for the public benefit. In furtherance of...
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23-1-313
Section 23-1-313 Bonds and notes - Disposition of proceeds from sale. The authority
shall pay out of the proceeds from the sale of the obligations authorized by this article
all expenses that the board of directors may deem necessary and advantageous in connection
with the sale and issuance thereof. The proceeds from the issue of any obligations authorized
by this article, (i) except the proceeds of bonds which were issued to pay principal and interest
of temporary bonds or notes and in anticipation of which such temporary bonds or notes shall
have been issued, and (ii) except the proceeds of refunding bonds issued to refund any outstanding
obligation, remaining after paying the expenses of their sale and issuance, shall be deposited
in the State Treasury, shall be credited to the Road and Bridge Fund and shall be subject
to be withdrawn by the authority, upon the approval of the State Department of Transportation
and the Governor, but only for the purpose of paying the federal share...
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