9-17-130
Section 9-17-130 Legislative findings and declaration. The Legislature of the State
of Alabama finds and declares that the protection of Alabama's environment is vital to the
economy of this state; that coalbed methane gas wells are an important source of natural gas
for use in industry and by consumers thereof in Alabama and are becoming increasingly common
in Alabama as the technology for such wells advances; that the broadest possible promotion
of public and private interests requires that coalbed methane gas wells be properly plugged
when abandoned; that delays therein may affect the environment or public health, safety and
welfare; that adequate financial resources be readily available to provide for the expeditious
plugging of such wells and to provide a means for doing so without delay; that the Legislature
has heretofore authorized the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama to require that operators
of such wells provide evidence of financial responsibility to cover the costs of...
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41-10-590
Section 41-10-590 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
That the State of Alabama places a high priority on the recruitment of industries to locate
or expand their operations in Alabama; that it is a vital economic development tool for the
state to be able to offer strategic incentives to such industries in the form of limited financial
commitments; that the Alabama Incentives Financing Authority has heretofore been created for
the purpose of funding such financial commitments made prior to July 20, 1995; and that by
the passage of Act 99-198 of the 1999 Regular Session it is the intention of the Legislature
to enable the authority to meet commitments made by the state to industries committing to
locate or expand in the state after such date and, further, to enable the authority to lease
or convey title to worker training facilities to the Alabama Public School and College Authority
and to the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute. The...
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34-8B-1
Section 34-8B-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that
it is the policy of the state to promote the skill, art, and practice of court reporting in
order to assure that court reporters possess the necessary skills and qualifications and that
a board be established to prescribe the qualifications of court reporters and to issue licenses
to persons who demonstrate their ability and fitness for the licenses. This chapter is intended
to establish and maintain a standard of competency for individuals engaged in the practice
of court reporting and for the protection of the public, in general, and for the litigants
whose rights to personal freedom and property are affected by the competency of court reporters.
The examination, licensing, and supervision of the conduct and proficiency of court reporters
are integrally related to the effective, impartial, and prompt operation of the judicial system
of the State of Alabama. (Act 2006-200, p. 289, §1.)...
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9-14A-2
Section 9-14A-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that
it is necessary, desirable and in the public interest that the state parks system, public
historical sites, and public historical parks be maintained and improved. It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize the formation of two public
corporations for the purposes of providing for the acquisition, provision, construction, improvement,
renovation, equipping, and maintenance of the state parks system, public historical sites,
and public historical parks, and to authorize the corporations to provide for payment of the
costs of accomplishing the stated purposes by implementing Amendment 617 to the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901 authorizing the issuance by the state of up to $110,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of general obligation bonds, which amendment was proposed by Act 98-413 and
ratified by the electors of the state at the 1998 General Election, and by...
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45-49-42
Section 45-49-42 Legislative findings. The Legislature of the State of Alabama declares
and finds that the business of operating massage parlors as defined herein are businesses
affecting the public health, safety, and general welfare; that such businesses have been used
in Mobile County and elsewhere as fronts for the conduct of prostitution, assignation, and
lewdness; that the method of operation of such business generally is such that female persons
bargain with male customers for illicit sexual activities, including prostitution and sodomy,
only after performing so-called massages while the male customer is nude, and after engaging
the customer as part of the so-called massage in sexual foreplay to the point of sexual arousal;
that because of the method of operation the gathering of evidence by law enforcement officers
sufficient for the officers to make an arrest or to institute some other civil proceeding
requires male officers to pose as customers, and to perform degrading,...
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16-18B-1
Section 16-18B-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that
it is necessary, desirable, and in the public interest that the state provide adequate forensic
sciences laboratories and educational facilities for the provision of instruction and research
in the field of forensic sciences. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of
this article to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the purposes of providing
for the acquisition, provision, construction, improvement, renovation, equipping, and maintenance
of such facilities and to authorize the corporation to provide for payment of the costs of
accomplishing the stated purposes by implementing that certain constitutional amendment authorizing
the issuance by the state of up to $17,500,000 principal amount of its general obligation
bonds, which amendment was proposed by Act 98-337, and by issuing and selling for the state,
subject to the approval of the Governor, interest bearing general...
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15-18-141
Section 15-18-141 Legislative findings, etc. The Legislature hereby finds, determines
and declares that the right of crime victims to restitution is and ought to be intimately
affected with the public interest. The Legislature further hereby finds, determines, and declares
that convicted criminals should be required to fully compensate the victims of their unlawful
activity, and to that end, our judicial system should be empowered to strictly enforce judicial
decrees or orders which require convicted criminals to pay restitution. The Legislature further
finds, determines, and declares that among such judicial powers should be the power of a court
to order the withholding of a convicted criminal's income, or the attachment of such criminal's
assets or a portion thereof for the purpose of satisfying such restitution orders. Further,
the Legislature finds, determines, and declares that the strict enforcement of restitution
orders will and ought to serve as a real and meaningful deterrent...
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22-21-351
Section 22-21-351 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as
follows: (1) That in order to promote the public health of the people of the State of Alabama,
the Legislature enacted the enabling statute, whereunder, among other things: a. The several
counties, municipalities, and educational institutions of the state are effectively authorized
to form public corporations known as health care authorities, and b. Existing public hospital
corporations are authorized to reincorporate as health care authorities; (2) That all such
health care authorities are empowered under and pursuant to the enabling statute, among other
things: a. To own and operate public hospitals and other health care facilities; b. To furnish
office space to (among others) any nonhospital-based physician, dentist or other health care
professional for use in his private practice, subject to the conditions specified in the enabling
statute; and c. To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for...
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22-3A-1
Section 22-3A-1 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds
and declares that it is necessary, desirable and in the public interest that additional facilities
be made available in this state for public health purposes. It is the intention of the Legislature
by the passage of this chapter to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the
purposes of providing for the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipment of public
health facilities and to improve such existing facilities for use by the State Board of Health
and county board(s) of health throughout this state in carrying out the duties and powers
imposed upon or vested in them; to authorize the said corporation to provide for payment of
the costs of the said facilities by the issuance of bonds of the corporation; and to pledge
the proceeds of such bonds and other revenues that may be available to it for payment of the
debt service on said bonds. (Acts 1990, No. 90-598, §1.)...
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41-9-200
Section 41-9-200 Legislative findings; purpose of article. (a) The Legislature finds
and declares that: (1) The people of this state have a fundamental interest in the orderly
development of the state and its regions; (2) The state has a positive interest in the preparation
and maintenance of long-term, comprehensive plans for the economic, physical and human resource
development of the whole state and of each of its regions, which plans can serve as a guide
for local governmental units and state departments and agencies; (3) The continued growth
of the state, particularly in urban areas, and the readjustment of the people to the changed
economy of the state present problems which can best be solved by overall state planning guidance
for their solution; (4) Local governmental planning and program implementation can be strengthened
when done in relation to and coordinated with the planning efforts and program implementation
of the state and of the regions of the state; and (5) Orderly...
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