29-2-61
Section 29-2-61 Duties; subjects for consideration; recommendations. (a) It shall be the duty and function of the committee to analyze the status of municipal government in Alabama and to make recommendations for legislation and constitutional revision which it considers necessary or desirable to enable the municipal governments of this state to more adequately meet and furnish the services and requirements of their citizens. (b) In reviewing the status and the laws of municipal governments in Alabama, the committee shall consider and make studies of, but shall not limit its consideration, to the following items: (1) An assessment and study of the impact of reduced federal funds and the problems to municipalities created thereby; the study to suggest methods whereby municipalities may continue furnishing services notwithstanding the reduction of federal assistance; the study also to include a review of the block grant delivery system of federal assistance. (2) A study and assessment of...
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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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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations. (a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state, and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct, independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare, or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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36-25A-2
Section 36-25A-2 Definitions. As used in and for determining the applicability of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings solely for the purposes of this chapter: (1) DELIBERATION. An exchange of information or ideas among a quorum of members of a subcommittee, committee, or full governmental body intended to arrive at or influence a decision as to how any members of the subcommittee, committee, or full governmental body should vote on a specific matter that, at the time of the exchange, the participating members expect to come before the subcommittee, committee, or full body immediately following the discussion or at a later time. (2) EXECUTIVE SESSION. That portion of a meeting of a subcommittee, committee, or full governmental body from which the public is excluded for one or more of the reasons prescribed in Section 36-25A-7(a). (3) GENERAL REPUTATION AND CHARACTER. Characteristics or actions of a person directly involving good or bad ethical conduct,...
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22-27-45
Section 22-27-45 State Solid Waste Management Plan. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, with the advice and consultation of the Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee, is directed to prepare a State Solid Waste Management Plan. In developing the state plan, the department will seek to achieve the following goals: (1) That solid waste facilities and management systems are provided for in an orderly manner consistent with the needs and plans of the state and its regions and local governments; (2) That alternative methods of solid waste management are encouraged as a means of reducing the state's dependence on landfilling; (3) That all aspects of local, regional and state planning, zoning, population estimates, and economics are taken into consideration; and (4) That appropriate time schedules are set for the phasing in of the required component parts of the system. Said plan shall be developed in two phases: a. The first phase of the plan shall be...
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40-23-242
Section 40-23-242 State and Local Advisory Committee. (a)(1) To ensure that local taxing jurisdictions have meaningful input into the development and operation of ONE SPOT, a State and Local Advisory Committee is hereby established to review the design and operation of the system and to make recommendations regarding system requirements and functionality to the Commissioner of Revenue. (2) The committee shall consist of the following individuals: a. Three representatives of county government, appointed by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. b. Three representatives of municipal government, appointed by the Alabama League of Municipalities. c. One representative of the business community, appointed by the Business Council of Alabama. d. One representative of the retail community, appointed by the Alabama Retail Association. e. One representative of a county or municipality which levies a lease or rental tax appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives who shall...
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40-17-383
Section 40-17-383 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)(1) To ensure that local taxing jurisdictions have meaningful input into the development and operation of the system, a Local Motor Fuel Tax Advisory Committee is established to review the design and operation of the system and to make recommendations regarding system requirements and functionality to the Commissioner of Revenue. (2) The committee shall consist of the following persons: a. Three representatives of county government, appointed by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. b. Three representatives of municipal government, appointed by the Alabama League of Municipalities. c. Three representatives of the retail community, appointed by the Petroleum and Convenience Marketers of Alabama. d. The Commissioner of Revenue or his or her designee. e. One representative of a county and one representative of a...
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29-5A-21
Section 29-5A-21 Duties; requests for assistance; reports of state agencies and departments. (a) The Legal Division shall have all of the following duties: (1) To respond to questions concerning the organization and administration of state government or the operation of constitutional or statutory law. (2) To render assistance in the drafting of bills and amendments to bills. (3) To make studies and reports on problems of state and local government in Alabama, either upon request or on its own initiative. (4) To conduct a continuous analysis of the scope, effect, and methods of federal, state, and local government operations in Alabama and make those recommendations to the Legislative Council as appropriate. (5) To prepare, under the direction of the Code Commissioner, a compilation or code of the statutes of Alabama. (6) To determine, subject to the approval of the Code Commissioner, the content of the code and any supplements thereto and to prepare an annual codification bill to...
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11-85-40
Section 11-85-40 Powers of Alabama Development Office and local, regional, and joint planning commissions as to comprehensive advisory planning and research; comprehensive advisory planning defined. (a) To facilitate the solution of urban and regional planning problems and to provide for comprehensive advisory planning, including transportation planning, for the state and its cities, counties, urban areas, and regions, the Alabama Development Office, the various regional planning commissions presently authorized to be created, the various county planning commissions presently authorized to be created, the various joint planning commissions presently authorized to be created, municipalities, and the various municipal planning commissions presently authorized to be created are each and all hereby empowered and authorized, within the respective geographical areas as to which planning power has heretofore been delegated to such respective office, commissions, or other agencies to perform...
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9-10B-21
Section 9-10B-21 Critical use studies to determine if areas should be designated as capacity stress areas. The division chief shall notify the commission of the designation of areas of the state for which the Office of Water Resources, in coordination with, or with the assistance of, other agencies of the state or federal government, shall conduct a critical use study to determine if such areas should be designated as capacity stress areas. Each critical use study shall include an analysis of reasonable alternatives to address the quantitative water resources problems identified by the Office of Water Resources during the study. At a minimum, the critical use study shall include an assessment of a no-action alternative, a conservation alternative, a water resources development alternative, and a restrictive use alternative. Within each area of the state for which a critical use study is proposed, the Office of Water Resources shall consult with all persons holding a certificate of use...
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