41-10-651
Section 41-10-651 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) That it is appropriate and necessary that measures be taken to secure to the citizens of the state the benefits of a strengthening economy resulting from increased industrial development. That among these benefits are diversification of available job opportunities, higher salaries, better working conditions, lower consumer prices for industrial products, conservation and efficient use of natural resources, and maximum utilization of technical skills possessed by the citizens of the state. (2) That the police power of the state places upon the Legislature the duties of ascertaining and determining when the welfare of the people requires the exercise of such power. (3) That the public interest lies in the promotion of industry, and the welfare of the people is so inextricably intertwined with industry and industrial development as to make its well-being a matter of governmental concern. (4)...
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41-10-671
Section 41-10-671 Legislative findings and purpose. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) That it is appropriate and necessary that measures be taken to secure to the citizens of the state the benefits of a strengthening economy resulting from increased industrial development. That among these benefits are diversification of available job opportunities, higher salaries, better working conditions, lower consumer prices for industrial products, conservation and efficient use of natural resources, and maximum utilization of technical skills possessed by the citizens of the state. (2) That the police power of the state places upon the Legislature the duties of ascertaining and determining when the welfare of the people requires the exercise of such power. (3) That the public interest lies in the promotion of industry, and the welfare of the people is so inextricably intertwined with industry and industrial development as to make its well being a matter of governmental...
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41-23-211
Section 41-23-211 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that the availability of high-speed broadband services, with the preference of speeds of 25 megabits per second of download speed and three megabits per second of upload speed or greater, in unserved rural Alabama is important for economic development, education, health care, and emergency services in Alabama, and that grants and other incentives set forth in this article will further those objectives by encouraging new investment in broadband infrastructure. (Act 2018-395, §2.)...
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5-26-2
Section 5-26-2 Legislative findings. The activities of mortgage loan originators and the origination or offering of financing for residential real property have a direct, valuable, and immediate impact upon Alabama's consumers, Alabama's economy, the neighborhoods and communities of Alabama, and the housing and real estate industry. The Legislature finds that accessibility to mortgage credit is vital to the state's citizens. The Legislature also finds that it is essential for the protection of the citizens of Alabama and the stability of Alabama's economy that reasonable standards for licensing and regulation of the business practices of mortgage loan originators be imposed. Therefore the Legislature establishes within this chapter: (a) SYSTEM OF SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT. An effective system of supervision and enforcement of the mortgage lending industry, including: (i) The authority to issue licenses to conduct business under this chapter, including the authority to write rules or...
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9-7-11
Section 9-7-11 Purpose of chapter; legislative findings. The purpose of this chapter is to promote, improve and safeguard the lands and waters located in the coastal areas of this state through a comprehensive and cooperative program designed to preserve, enhance and develop such valuable resources for the present and future well-being and general welfare of the citizens of this state. In promulgating such a program, the Legislature of Alabama recognizes and declares that: (1) The coastal area is rich in a variety of natural, commercial, recreational, industrial and aesthetic resources of immediate and potential value to the present and future well-being of the state; (2) There are increasing and competing demands upon the lands and waters of the coastal area occasioned by population growth and economic development, including requirements for industry, commerce, residential development, recreation, extraction of mineral resources and fossil fuels, transportation and navigation, waste...
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11-54B-40
Section 11-54B-40 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature makes the following findings: (1) That patterns of urban development have had substantial adverse impacts upon downtown and community business districts vital to the economy of the State of Alabama. (2) That the public interest would be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business improvement districts and district management corporations to assist any Class 2 municipality in promoting economic growth in business districts. (3) That the public interest would also be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business districts for the promotion of tourism that include businesses of a designated class and funding supplemental business services through the levy of assessments on businesses of the designated class that receive benefits from those supplemental business services. (4) That a district management corporation representing real property owners, or in certain cases, owners of a particular class of...
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12-9-7
Section 12-9-7 Assistance of commission by Legislative Reference Service and by law institute; appointment, etc., of research analyst and other employees; employment and compensation of consultants and experts. (a) The Alabama Legislative Reference Service shall provide such assistance to the commission as the commission may request. The Alabama Law Institute is authorized and empowered, at its discretion, to assist the commission and to use any funds appropriated for its use to assist the commission in its functions and purposes. (b) The Chief Justice may appoint and dismiss a research analyst for the commission who shall perform other duties as directed by the Chief Justice and who shall be subject to the merit system only as to pay plan and who may be paid from any funds appropriated to the Supreme Court or Judicial Conference or any other department or agency of the state which may be headed by the Chief Justice, as the Chief Justice may direct. The Chief Justice may also designate...
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16-68-1
Section 16-68-1 (Effective July 1, 2020) Legislative findings. The Legislature makes the following findings: (1) Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, recognizes that all persons may speak, write, and publish their sentiments on all subjects, and that "no law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech...." (2) Alabama's public institutions of higher education have historically embraced a commitment to freedom of speech and expression. (3) The United States Supreme Court has called public universities "peculiarly the marketplace of ideas," Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169, 180 (1972), where young adults learn to exercise those constitutional rights necessary to participate in our system of government and to tolerate the exercise of those rights by others, and there is "no room for the view that First Amendment protections should apply with less force on college campuses than in the community at large." Healy, 408 U.S. at 180. (4) The United...
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16-6F-2
Section 16-6F-2 Legislative intent. (a) Public charter schools may be established in Alabama in accordance with this chapter. All public charter schools in the state established under this chapter are public schools and are part of the public education system of the state. (b) This chapter shall be interpreted to support the findings and purposes of this chapter and to advance the continued commitment of the state to the mission and goals of public education. (c) No private or nonpublic school may establish a public charter school pursuant to this chapter. (Act 2015-3, §2.)...
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2-2-90
Section 2-2-90 Legislative findings; Center for Alternative Fuels; definitions. (a) The Legislature finds that the interests of the citizens, businesses, and political subdivisions of this state are best served by promoting the development and encouraging the use of alternative fuels as a clean, abundant, reliable, and affordable source of energy. (b)(1) There is established within the Department of Agriculture and Industries, the Center for Alternative Fuels. The commissioner of the department shall appoint a director of the center. The department may employ staff necessary to carry out this division. To the extent possible, the staff shall represent the racial, ethnic, and gender makeup of the state. (2) There is created in the State Treasury an Alabama Alternative Fuels and Research Development Fund which shall receive funds from the income tax check-off program established pursuant to Section 2-2-93. (c)(1) For purposes of this division, "alternative fuel" means motor vehicle fuel...
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