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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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41-16-70
Section 41-16-70 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that the best interests
of the taxpayers of Alabama are served when competition exists in the procurement of goods
and services by state departments, boards, commissions, authorities, and instrumentalities
of state government. Competitive bid requirements ensure that all citizens have the opportunity
to compete for government procurements and it is imperative that officials charged with expending
public funds conduct competitive processes which are open to all interested and qualified
persons and businesses. In order to ensure fair and open competition in the procurement of
goods and services, this article shall be liberally construed. (Act 2001-956, 2001 3rd Sp.
Sess., p. 817, §1.)...
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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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11-89C-1
Section 11-89C-1 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that
it is in the public interest and the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state
and within the police power of the state, county, and municipal governments to promote effective
and efficient compliance with federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and permits relating
to discharges into and from municipal separate storm sewers, and to promote and authorize
the discovery, control, and elimination, wherever practicable, of that discharge at the local
government level. (b) It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter to
assist the state in its implementation of the storm water laws, and to supplement the authority
of the governing bodies of all counties and municipalities in the state to enable them to
implement the storm water laws. (c) It is further the intention of the Legislature to authorize
and promote the intercooperation of the governing bodies in...
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39-8-2
Section 39-8-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter shall
do all of the following: (1) Provide for the efficient procurement of goods and services by
governmental units. (2) Promote the economical, nondiscriminatory, and efficient administration
and completion of state and state-funded or state-assisted construction projects. (3) Provide
for fair and open competition for construction contracts, grants, tax abatements, and tax
credits awarded by governmental units. (4) Prohibit requirements for certain terms in construction
contracts awarded by governmental units or supported through grants and tax subsidies and
abatements by governmental units. (5) Prohibit expenditure of public funds under certain conditions.
(6) Prohibit certain terms in procurement documents for certain expenditures by governmental
units involving public facilities. (7) Provide powers and duties for certain public officers,
employees, and contractors. (Act 2014-107, p. 180,...
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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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11-54B-1
Section 11-54B-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds: (1) That patterns of urban
development have had a substantial adverse impact upon downtown and community business districts
vital to the economies of Class 1 municipalities in 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 Class 1 municipalities in promoting economic
growth in business districts. (3) That district management corporations representing real
property owners within self-help business improvement districts can assist Class 1 municipalities
in promoting economic growth and employment within business districts. (4) That Class 1 municipalities
should be authorized to create self-help business improvement districts and designate district
management corporations to execute self-help programs to improve the local business climates.
(b) The Legislature further finds that it is the public...
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11-71-1
Section 11-71-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature makes the following statements and findings:
(1) Cities have hundreds of miles of roads and streets located in subdivisions that are in
need of upgrades or additions. These upgrades or additions are behind schedule and at the
current rate will take considerably more years to complete, if ever. These upgrades or additions
include, but are not limited to, sanitary sewer, drainage, curb and gutter, sidewalk, underground
power, and asphalt overlaying. (2) Homeowners and business owners would benefit from the voluntary
formation of neighborhood infrastructure authorities to oversee and finance infrastructure
projects through an assessment basis. (3) An effective neighborhood infrastructure program
would have the following benefits: a. Jobs would be created. b. Property values would be stabilized
and/or increased. c. Upgrade and additional work would be expedited. d. Savings would be created
for the city. e. Revenues would be created for...
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22-23B-1
Section 22-23B-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the following
facts are true and correct: The 104th Congress of the United States of America has recently
enacted into law amendments to Public Law 104-182 (the "federal act") commonly known
as the "Safe Drinking Water Act;" Congress, in the federal act, has determined that
the federal government is committed to maintaining and improving its partnership with the
states in the administration and implementation of the federal act; Congress has, in the federal
act, determined that the requirements of the federal act with respect to safe drinking water
will impose new requirements that may exceed the financial and technical capacity of many
public water systems; The federal act authorizes state revolving loan funds and authorizes
the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to offer to enter into agreements
with eligible states to make capitalization grants to further the health protection...
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34-43-2
Section 34-43-2 Legislative findings and intent. Massage therapy is declared by the Legislature
to be a professional therapeutic health service. The Legislature finds that in the practice
of massage therapy, there is a necessity to preserve and protect individual life and health,
to promote the public interest and welfare by establishing licensure requirements and assuring
public safety. It is the intent of this chapter to establish a regulatory agency and procedures
that will ensure that the public is protected from the unprofessional, improper, unauthorized,
and unqualified practice of massage therapy. All persons engaged in the practice of massage
therapy in this state shall meet the requirements set forth in this chapter. (Acts 1996, No.
96-661, p. 1060, §2; Act 2000-704, p. 1430, §1.)...
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