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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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41-17A-5
Section 41-17A-5 Procurement policies. (a) In order to accomplish the goals stated in
Section 41-17A-4, the State of Alabama shall modify procurement procedures, implement
policies, conduct reviews, and take other actions as provided in this section. (b)
The following shall be the official policies of the State of Alabama pursuant to this chapter:
(1) To purchase, lease, or otherwise obtain or procure the most energy efficient vehicles
possible that meet the operational needs of the department or agency for which the vehicles
are intended by using life cycle costing as a method of determining the most cost efficient
vehicles for the departments or agencies. (2) To manage and operate its fleets in a manner
that is energy efficient, that minimizes emissions, and that reduces petroleum dependency
by utilizing specified proven technology identified by the Green Fleets Review Committee.
(3) To review every new vehicle purchase request and modify as necessary to ensure that the
vehicle class...
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22-40A-3
Section 22-40A-3 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPROVED. Authorized, certified, permitted
by, or meets standards of a regulatory authority. (2) AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL. For purposes of
this chapter only, authorized disposal shall be the deposit of a tire in a landfill properly
permitted to accept tires and tire materials for disposal. (3) CLEANUP. For purposes of this
chapter, cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation, control, or removal of scrap tires from
the environment. (4) CONSUMER. a. For purposes of this chapter a consumer is defined as either:
1. A retail purchaser. 2. A dealer who buys a tire to be installed on a vehicle for resale.
b. A wholesale purchaser who buys tires for resale is not considered a consumer. (5) DEPARTMENT.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) or its successor organization or
organizations having similar responsibility. (6) ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An...
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29-1-24
Section 29-1-24 Ozone transport oversight. (a) This section may be referred to
as the Ozone Transport Oversight Act of 1997. (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama
finds all of the following: (1) The Federal Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.,
contains a comprehensive regulatory scheme for the control of emissions from mobile and stationary
sources. (2) Ozone and other air pollutants have declined substantially during the past 25
years throughout the United States due to implementation of the Clean Air Act, and additional
air quality improvements will result as the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments are implemented.
(3) The Northeast Ozone Transport Commission ("OTC"), in an effort to remedy the
serious ozone nonattainment conditions prevailing in urbanized areas of the Northeast, has
proposed emission control requirements for stationary and mobile sources more stringent than
those applicable to states outside of the Northeast Ozone Transport Region ("OTR"),
including a...
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22-32-1
Section 22-32-1 Enactment of Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
Compact. The Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management 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: SOUTHEAST
INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPACT Article I. Policy and Purpose There
is hereby created the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.
The party states recognize and declare that each state is responsible for providing for the
availability of capacity either within or outside the state for the disposal of low-level
radioactive waste generated within its borders, except for waste generated as a result of
defense activities of the federal government or federal research and development activities.
They also recognize that the management of low-level radioactive waste is handled most...
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23-1-431
Section 23-1-431 (This section terminates April 26, 2018, if no revenue is created.)
Alabama Transportation Safety Fund. There is hereby created the Alabama Transportation Safety
Fund in the State Treasury. All proceeds from the revenues designated to the fund less the
cost of collection authorized by law shall be deposited into the fund to be expended only
as provided in this article. The provisions of this article shall not be superseded, amended,
altered, violated, or overridden by any provision of the state General Fund appropriation
act or any other annual or supplemental appropriation act, administrative rule, inter-agency
transfer, or executive order or directive. The monies allocated to counties and municipalities
from the fund shall be in addition to and shall not diminish any other revenues allocated
or distributed from other sources. Proceeds deposited into the fund shall be distributed as
follows: (1) The first thirty-two million dollars ($32,000,000) of the proceeds paid...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling
agency, public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by
the health department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the
collection or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material
other than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall
be approved by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and
United States Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance
equal to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning
of wood, coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of
solid wastes, or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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22-21-265
Section 22-21-265 Certificates of need - Required for new institutional health service.
(a) On or after July 30, 1979, no person to which this article applies shall acquire, construct,
or operate a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or furnish or offer,
or purport to furnish a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or make
an arrangement or commitment for financing the offering of a new institutional health service,
unless the person shall first obtain from the SHPDA a certificate of need therefor. Notwithstanding
any provisions of this article to the contrary, those facilities and distinct units operated
by the Department of Mental Health, and those facilities and distinct units operating under
contract or subcontract with the Department of Mental Health where the contract constitutes
the primary source of income to the facility, shall not be required to obtain a certificate
of need under this article. (b) Notwithstanding all other...
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9-17-1
Section 9-17-1 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Oil and Gas Board created by this
article. (2) DEVELOPED AREA or DEVELOPED UNIT. A drainage unit having a well completed thereon
which is capable of producing oil or gas in paying quantities; however, in the event it is
shown and the board finds that a part of any unit is nonproductive, then the developed part
of the unit shall include only that part found to be productive. (3) DRAINAGE OR PRODUCTION
UNIT. The area in a pool which may be drained efficiently and economically by one well. (4)
DRILLING UNIT. An administrative unit established by the board to provide and allow for the
drilling of a well. Prior to establishment of a field and drainage or production unit within
the field, the board may establish a drilling unit to allow for the drilling of a well in
search of oil and gas. (5) FIELD. The general area which is underlain or appears to be...
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