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29-2-270
Section 29-2-270 Legislative findings. The Legislature makes the following findings and statements:
(1) The reduction of the dependence on foreign oil is necessary to preserve and protect our
national security. (2) Reliable, plentiful, and affordable energy and the effective distribution
of energy are vital to the support and growth of all sectors of Alabama's economy. (3) The
future energy needs of the state also present unique opportunities to diversify the state's
energy supply and provide new opportunities for agriculturally based products and Alabama
based clean energy technologies. (4) Energy derived from agriculturally and forest based products
offers the potential to expand rural and economic development in Alabama. (5) Increasing the
efficiency of existing technology combined with the development of new technologies, including
coal gasification, coal liquification, advanced coal-based generation, and nuclear power,
should be encouraged as ways of producing more energy with...
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29-2-273
Section 29-2-273 Goals and objectives; funding. (a) The committee shall make a continuous study
of the energy supply for the state and make recommendations for legislation and initiatives
that will create the necessary institutional and regulatory changes to accomplish the overall
goals and objectives of the state in a manner that benefits the economy and protects the environment.
(b) The continuing study conducted by the committee, and recommendations submitted to the
Governor and the Legislature, shall be designed to achieve the following goals and objectives,
provided that those goals and objectives may be met while still providing reliable and affordable
energy to Alabama residents: (1) The expansion of diverse sources of fuels to be used to meet
Alabama's current and future energy needs through each of the following methods: a. Encouraging
a diverse fuel mix among electric supply generation that promotes reliability and minimizes
negative impacts that would result from electric...
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40-17-167
Section 40-17-167 Decal requirement suspended. (a) The Legislature of Alabama makes the following
findings and statements: (1) The reduction of the dependence on foreign oil is necessary to
reserve and protect our national security. (2) Reliable and affordable energy is of great
importance to all sectors of Alabama's economy. (3) Long-term sustainability of energy supply
and efficient and effective distribution of energy is becoming increasingly important to Alabama's
population growth and economic expansion. (4) The future energy needs of the state also present
opportunities to diversify the state's energy supply and provide new opportunities for Alabama-based
clean energy technologies. (5) The use of existing technology and development of new technologies
including compressed and liquefied natural gas should be encouraged as a way of producing
energy with reduced emissions. (b) The Legislature recognizes that it is in the best interest
of its citizens to remove existing barriers to...
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9-18-1
Section 9-18-1 Enactment of Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact. The Southern Interstate Nuclear
Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Alabama with any and all
states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as
follows: "SOUTHERN INTERSTATE NUCLEAR COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose "The
party states recognize that the proper employment of nuclear energy, facilities, materials,
and products can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south and the development
of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum benefit from and acquisition
of nuclear resources and facilities requires systematic encouragement, guidance, and assistance
from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of the party states to undertake
such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of this compact to provide the instruments
and framework for such a cooperative effort to improve...
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9-18A-1
Section 9-18A-1 Enactment of Southern States Energy Compact. The Legislature hereby enacts,
and the State of Alabama hereby enters into, the Southern States Energy Compact with any and
all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially
as follows: "SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose. "The
party states recognize that the proper employment and conservation of energy and employment
of energy-related facilities, materials, and products, within the context of a responsible
regard for the environment, can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south
and the development of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum
benefit from an acquisition of energy resources and facilities require systematic encouragement,
guidance and assistance from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of
the party states to undertake such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of...
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41-23-85
Section 41-23-85 Functions of board and division. (a) The board shall exercise authority with
respect to all matters pertaining to the acceptance and adoption, and implementation of the
Alabama Energy and Residential Codes by the State of Alabama. In so doing, the board may perform
any of the following functions: (1) Review, amend, and adopt the Alabama Energy and Residential
Codes. The board shall consider updates and changes to the codes referenced herein no less
than two years after the date of publication of the most recent version of the codes. (2)
Evaluate, assess, advise, and counsel the division and the units of local government, on residential
energy codes and the impact of those codes upon the economy and the environment. (3) Solicit
and enlist the cooperation of all appropriate private-sector and community-based organizations
to implement the purpose of this article. (4) Make recommendations to the division for the
enactment of additional legislation as it deems necessary...
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40-18-1
Section 40-18-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ADVANCED FOSSIL-BASED GENERATION. The
production of electricity from fossil-based generation with the use of technology or efficiency
improvements to control or reduce carbon emissions, including but not limited to, technologies
described in 26 U.S.C. § 48A(f), as such provision existed on December 31, 2007. (2) ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY RESOURCES. Coal gasification or liquefaction, nuclear, and advanced fossil-based generation.
(3) BIOMASS. Animals and plants, and the waste, by-products, or derivatives of either, including,
but not limited to, the materials described in 26 U.S.C. §§ 45(c)(2), 45(c)(3), 45K(c)(3),
or 48B(c)(4). (4) BUSINESS TRUST. Any entity which is a business trust for federal income
tax purposes. (5) CAPTIVE REIT. Any REIT whose shares or certificates of beneficial interest
are not regularly traded on an established...
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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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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning October
1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues and upon
appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1) Ten percent
of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution to one
or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for tobacco
control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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23-1-294
Section 23-1-294 Advisory Council. (a) The Advisory Council shall consist of a member of the
Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, a member of the Alabama
Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, one member appointed by each member of the Designating
Committee, three persons appointed from the state at-large by the Governor, and one representative
appointed by the Governor from each of the following groups or organizations: (1) Scenic Alabama.
(2) Alabama Environmental Council. (3) The outdoor advertising industry. (4) The Alabama Wildlife
Federation. (5) A business, industry, or trade association or professional organization having
its principal programs extending generally throughout the state, and having a demonstrated
concern for balancing economic growth with protection for the environment and increased recreational
opportunities. (6) Public utilities. (7) Tourism associations. (8) Real estate associations.
(9) Regional planning commissions....
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