22-21-312
Section 22-21-312 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares:
(1) That publicly-owned (as distinguished from investor-owned and community-nonprofit) hospitals
and other health care facilities furnish a substantial part of the indigent and reduced-rate
care and other health care services furnished to residents of the state by hospitals and other
health care facilities generally; (2) That as a result of current significant fiscal and budgetary
limitations or restrictions, the state and the various counties, municipalities, and educational
institutions therein are no longer able to provide, from taxes and other general fund moneys,
all the revenues and funds necessary to operate such publicly-owned hospitals and other health
care facilities adequately and efficiently; and (3) That to enable such publicly-owned hospitals
and other health care facilities to continue to operate adequately and efficiently, it is
necessary that the entities and agencies...
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33-16-2
Section 33-16-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the
findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction
of a navigable waterway between Montgomery and Gadsden and to the Alabama-Georgia boundary,
utilizing the channel of the Coosa River, would provide a new transportation route of great
importance and would stimulate the development of commerce, agriculture and industry in many
sections of the state. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to implement the provisions of Amendment No. 287 of the Constitution of Alabama. In order
to further the developments herein found to be beneficial, it is the intention of the Legislature
to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the following purposes: (1) To cooperate
with the United States, the State of Alabama, other participating states, counties and municipalities,
with all agencies, departments and...
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11-101A-1
Section 11-101A-1 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the
several counties and municipalities in the state effectively to form public corporations whose
corporate purpose shall be to provide buildings, facilities, and other property for lease
to and use by the United States of America, its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities,
to invest those public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to
accomplish that purpose, and to authorize each county and municipality forming each public
corporation to provide financial support and to take other action as may be necessary to enable
the public corporation to carry out the purposes of this chapter. This chapter shall be liberally
construed in conformity with this intent. (Act 2001-642, p. 1317, §1.)...
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45-19-141.01
Section 45-19-141.01 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for
the financing of a system for fire protection, fire prevention, emergency medical services,
and related services and facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of the county in areas
in which the services and facilities might not otherwise be available. This part shall be
liberally construed in conformity with its intent. (Act 2003-367, p. 1035, §2.)...
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45-26-141.01
Section 45-26-141.01 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for
the financing of a system for fire protection, fire prevention, emergency medical services,
and related services and facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of the county in areas
in which the services and facilities might not otherwise be available. This part shall be
liberally construed in conformity with this intent. (Act 95-393, p. 800, §2.)...
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37-16-2
Section 37-16-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) More advanced communication capabilities, broadband facilities, and services are needed
in many rural and underserved areas of the state. (2) Electric providers in those rural and
underserved areas are capable of providing infrastructure for such advanced communications
capabilities and providing, directly or indirectly, broadband facilities or services. (3)
The investment in and development of advanced communications capabilities for providing broadband
facilities and services are necessary to better serve the public in those rural and underserved
areas. (4) The continued lack of advanced communication capabilities, broadband facilities,
and services in rural and underserved areas deprives citizens residing in these areas from
access to opportunities such that the state needs to take action to correct and eliminate
these discrepancies. (5) It is the public policy of this state to encourage...
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45-41-141.01
Section 45-41-141.01 Legislative intent. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage
of this part to implement the authorizing amendment and Amendment 392 in order to provide
for the operation and financing of a system for providing fire protection, fire prevention,
and related services and facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of various areas of
the county, including, without limitation, areas in which such services and facilities might
not otherwise be available. This part shall be liberally construed in conformity with that
intent. (Act 89-390, p. 747, §2.)...
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11-20-2
Section 11-20-2 Legislative intent; construction of article generally. (a) It is the intent
of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize counties to acquire, own and
lease projects for the purpose of promoting industry and trade by inducing manufacturing,
industrial and commercial enterprises to locate in this state or to expand, enlarge or modernize
existing enterprises or both, promoting the use of the agricultural products and natural resources
of this state and promoting a sound and proper balance in this state between agriculture,
commerce and industry. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this
article to authorize counties having populations of not less than 54,500 nor more than 56,000,
according to the most recent federal decennial census, to acquire, own and lease projects
for the purpose of inducing the federal government or its departments or agencies to locate
or to enlarge existing facilities and operations of any kind within the...
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11-86A-2
Section 11-86A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction of chapter.
(a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its intent to
be as follows: The Legislature acknowledges the key role of public corporations in the state
in promoting public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational activities
through acquiring, enlarging, improving, expanding, owning, operating, leasing, and disposing
of park and recreation related properties. It has come to the attention of the Legislature
that questions have been raised as to the status of certain local park and recreational authorities
and boards located in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the public
health and general welfare by exercising its police power to authorize the formation or retroactive
validation of independent public corporations created jointly by counties and municipalities,
one of which is to be a Class 4 municipality, as...
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16-13-300
Section 16-13-300 Legislative intent; construction. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature
by the adoption of this article to authorize each county board of education and each city
board of education in the State of Alabama to issue and sell, at public or private sale, upon
the prior written approval of the State Superintendent of Education, warrants payable from,
and secured by a pledge of, revenues of such board which are lawfully available and are designated
by the board therefor, for educational and public school purposes, including, without limitation,
payment of the costs of public school facilities and the refunding of valid indebtedness of
such board, regardless of whether such indebtedness was incurred under this article or under
other provisions of law and regardless of whether such indebtedness is a direct or indirect
obligation of such board and to authorize counties and municipalities to provide financial
and other assistance to boards of education within the...
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