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31-9-2
Section 31-9-2 Findings and declarations of necessity; purpose of article and public policy.
(a) Because of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters or emergencies
of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from enemy attack, sabotage, or other
hostile action, or from fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural causes, and in order to
insure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with such disasters or emergencies,
and generally to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, health, and
safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the state, it is hereby found
and declared to be necessary: (1) To create a State Emergency Management Agency, and to authorize
the creation of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions
of the state. (2) To confer upon the Governor and upon the governing bodies of the political
subdivisions of the state the emergency powers provided...
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29-6-7
Section 29-6-7 Powers and duties of Legislative Council. (a) In addition to the powers otherwise
provided in this chapter, the Legislative Council shall: (1) Approve budget requests, provide
accounting services, make purchases, and provide mail distribution, property inventory, telephone
service, electronic media services, recycling services, and building maintenance services
for the Legislative Department, and all agencies and entities, respectively, therein. (2)
Allocate space in the Alabama State House, including to the Senate and the House of Representatives.
In carrying out its responsibilities under this subdivision, the Legislative Council may charge
and collect rent from any entity allocated space in the Alabama State House at a rate set
by the council. The council may establish a special fund in the State Treasury to receive
funds from any source to maintain the State House property. Funds in the special fund are
continuously appropriated for the exclusive use of the...
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9-21-4
Section 9-21-4 Alabama Board for Aquatic Plant Management. (a) This chapter creates the Alabama
Board for Aquatic Plant Management with all of the following powers and duties: (1) Monitor
and coordinate the management, treatment, and stewardship of aquatic plants in the waters
of the Tennessee River and direct the research and planning related to these activities, as
provided in this chapter, so as to protect human health, safety, recreation, and fisheries
and, to the greatest degree practicable, prevent injury to non-invasive plant and animal life
and property. (2) Guide and assist when requested in coordinating the activities of public
bodies, authorities, non-state agencies, and special districts charged with the management
of aquatic plants in the waters of the Tennessee River. (3) Promote, develop, and support
research activities directed toward effective and efficient management of aquatic plants in
the waters of the Tennessee River. (4) Develop and adopt an aquatic plant...
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22-35-4
Section 22-35-4 Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund. There is hereby
created the Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund, hereinafter referred
to as the "fund," to be administered by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Retirement
Systems of Alabama. The fund shall be used by the department as a revolving fund for carrying
out the purposes of this chapter. The fund is not an insurance company and the laws relating
to the conduct of business in this state by an insurance company do not apply to the fund.
A decision that underground or aboveground storage tanks are ineligible for benefits under
the fund does not expose the fund, the director, department, or commission to a claim of bad
faith as such terms are used in general insurance law. Further, in no event shall combined
claims against the fund for payment of response actions and third-party claims exceed the
per occurrence indemnification limit set by the commission. Under no circumstances shall...
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41-5A-6
Section 41-5A-6 Chief examiner - Recovery audits for overpayments of state funds. (a) For the
purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) CHIEF EXAMINER.
The Chief Examiner of Public Accounts. (2) OVERPAYMENT. Any payment in excess of amounts due
and includes failure to meet eligibility requirements, failure to identify third party liability
where applicable, any payment for an ineligible good or service, any payment for a good or
service not received, duplicate payments, invoice and pricing errors, failure to apply discounts,
rebates, or other allowances, failure to comply with contracts or purchasing agreements, or
both, failure to provide adequate documentation or necessary signatures, or both, on documents,
or any other inadvertent error resulting in overpayment. (3) RECOVERY AUDIT. A financial management
technique used to identify overpayments made by a state agency with respect to individuals,
vendors, service providers, and other entities in...
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41-9-806
Section 41-9-806 Powers of commission. The commission shall be authorized: (1) To investigate
and select available sites for housing historic exhibits, including the surrounding grounds,
with such state, federal or local agencies and governments and private individuals, corporations,
associations or other organizations as may be involved, taking into consideration all pertinent
factors affecting the suitability of such sites; to acquire, transport, renovate, maintain
and exhibit appropriate and suitable military or historic units, articles, exhibits and attractions;
to have full, complete and exclusive jurisdiction over the sites and any related exhibits;
(2) To promote tourism throughout the Cahaba Valley by attending travel shows; issuing news
releases, calendars of events and newsletters; publishing brochures and pamphlets; constructing
mobile travel exhibits; producing films and other visual presentations as may be necessary;
and advertising in magazines and/or newspapers; (3) To...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate
Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted
into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially
as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of competency
and ensure accountability for patient care related activities all states license emergency
medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs
and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel
across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate
authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel
licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in
protecting the public's health and safety...
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22-35-5
Section 22-35-5 Fee; withdrawals; disposition of funds; liability for clean-up costs; audit.
(a) Every owner of an underground or aboveground storage tank as defined in this chapter shall
pay an Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund fee as established by the provisions
of this chapter to be paid to the department. During the first year next following October
1, 1988, the amount of the annual Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund fee
shall be one hundred dollars ($100). Thereafter, the commission, upon recommendation of the
management board, shall set such an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150)
per year per regulated tank. Should the fund become depleted due to claims being greater than
amounts provided by tank fees, the commission shall be empowered to make special assessments
of tank fees to protect the financial integrity of the fund. Provided the total tank fees
and special assessments for any fiscal year do not exceed one hundred fifty...
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40-23-35
Section 40-23-35 Disposition of revenues from tax. (a) Such amount of money as shall be appropriated
for each fiscal year by the Legislature to the Department of Revenue with which to pay the
salaries, the cost of operation and management of the department shall be deducted, as a first
charge thereon, from the taxes collected under the provisions of this division; provided,
that the expenditure of the sum so appropriated shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to
Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and limited to the amount appropriated to defray the expenses
of operating the department for each fiscal year. After the payment of the expenses, so much
of the amount remaining as may be necessary, after first applying all sums of money received
by reason of the application of the surplus in the income tax as provided by Section 40-18-58,
for the replacement in the public school fund of the three-mill constitutional levy for schools
and in the General Fund of the one-mill levy for...
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41-10-652
Section 41-10-652 Definitions. When used in this division, the following terms shall have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ANCILLARY COSTS shall
mean the costs incurred in acquiring and constructing public improvements that benefit all
or any part of the project including, without limitation, (i) improvements to streets, roads
and bridges, (ii) improvements to water and sewer systems, gas and electric systems, and other
utilities providing services to any part of the project, (iii) improvements to the police,
fire, and emergency rescue services provided to the company by local governmental entities,
and (iv) improvements to transportation systems benefiting the company, such as railroad spur
and switching facilities. (2) AUTHORITY shall mean the Alabama 21st Century Authority, which
is provided for pursuant to Division 1. (3) BONDS shall mean the bonds that are authorized
herein to be issued by the authority. (4) COMPANY shall mean an...
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