37-14-30
Section 37-14-30 Declaration of findings and policy; relationship to 1984 act. The Legislature of the State of Alabama has investigated the economic, financial and environmental impact associated with the potential for duplication of electric distribution facilities used for the furnishing of retail electric service. It has been determined that with respect to retail electric sales, the benefit normally associated with competition between two or more entities for customers is outweighed by the tremendous cost burden which must be borne by such customers associated with the maintenance of two or more duplicate sets of facilities. It is the further finding of the legislature that the existence of duplicate facilities for the furnishing of electricity at retail is not in the public interest because of the adverse impact which such duplication has on environmental and aesthetic values and on safety. It is therefore declared that the policy of the State of Alabama is to ensure effective,...
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41-10-672
Section 41-10-672 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 projects 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 projects, (iii) improvements to the police, fire, and emergency rescue services provided to the companies by local governmental entities, and (iv) improvements to transportation systems benefiting the companies, such as railroad spur and switching facilities. (2) AUTHORITY shall mean the Alabama 21st Century Authority, which is provided for pursuant to the Enabling Act. (3) BOEING shall mean the Boeing Company, a corporation, or any affiliate thereof. (4) BONDS shall mean the...
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41-4-284
Section 41-4-284 Additional duties of department. The department shall have the following additional duties: (1) To establish and coordinate through either state ownership or commercial leasing, all telecommunications systems and services affecting the management and operations of the state or any county office of a state department. (2) To act as the centralized approving authority for the acquisition of all telecommunications systems or services provided to state agencies whether obtained through lease or purchase, including pay telephones, computer services, Internet delivery systems, radio communications, or any combination thereof, located on premises owned by the state or any of its agencies. (3) To charge respective user agencies for their proportionate cost of the installation, maintenance, and operation of the telecommunications systems and services, including the operation of the telecommunications division. (4) To develop coordinated telecommunications systems including, but...
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45-5-130
Section 45-5-130 Duties; salary; bond; county commissioners employed as part-time officers. (a) In addition to all other authority vested in the Blount County Commission, the county commission shall set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities within the county, to insure the people a safe and adequate road system based on the county unit system. Each member of the county commission shall inspect the roads of his or her district from time to time, and hear the suggestions and complaints of the citizens, and report the suggestions and complaints to the commission with his or her recommendations; confer with the county engineer concerning the problems of his or her district; and to assist in securing rights-of-ways, and assist in public service generally. The county engineer shall provide the necessary equipment and personnel, in the absence of a county commissioner,...
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11-32-7
Section 11-32-7 Powers of authority. (a) The authority shall exercise powers and duties necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties in corporate form as follows: (1) Have succession by its corporate name in perpetuity subject to Section 11-32-20. (2) Sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and defend suits against it. (3) Adopt and make use of a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (4) Adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) Acquire, receive, take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, whether located in one or more counties or municipalities and whether located within or outside the authorizing county. (6) Make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and take other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the authority was organized, or exercise any...
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16-16B-1
Section 16-16B-1 Short title; electronic textbooks; wireless electronic devices; rule making authority; implementation plan; Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Ahead Act. (b)(1) Commencing with the 2016-2017 school year, students may be provided textbooks in electronic format . Textbooks in electronic format may be available to schools under the jurisdiction of those local boards of education which choose to participate in Alabama Ahead, to the extent practicable and funding is obtainable, to provide students with resources in the following three areas: a. Wireless broadband access via high-quality WiFi infrastructure in schools, as a first priority pursuant to Section 16-6B-2.1. b. Upgrades, expansions, and maintenance of existing WiFi infrastructure. c. Devices, digital content, management systems, debt service, or support. (2) Digital textbooks or other instructional materials provided in electronic format may also be...
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22-34-11
Section 22-34-11 Dedicated source of revenue to repay moneys; default; accounting standards. (a) In order to provide for the funding of the loan by the authority for a project to the public body, such public body shall establish a dedicated source of revenue to repay the moneys received from the authority and to provide for operation, maintenance and equipment replacement expenses. Such public body is hereby authorized and empowered, any existing statute to the contrary notwithstanding, to do and perform any one or more of the following: (1) To obligate itself to pay to the authority at periodic intervals a sum sufficient to provide bond debt service with respect to the bonds of the authority issued to fund the loan for such project and to pay over such debt service to the account of the project for deposit to the revolving loan fund; (2) To levy, collect and pay over to the authority and to obligate itself to continue to levy, collect and pay over to the authority the proceeds of any...
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37-5-1
Section 37-5-1 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) MUNICIPAL POWER DISTRICT, POWER DISTRICT or DISTRICT. A municipal power district organized under this chapter, either as originally organized or as the same may be from time to time altered or amended. (2) MUNICIPALITY. Any city or town. (3) GOVERNING BODY. Whenever used in relation to any municipality, the body or board, by whatsoever name known, having charge of the governing of a municipality and shall be held to include the mayor or other chief executive officers of such municipality in any case wherein the concurrence or approval of such officer is required by the law governing such municipality for the adoption of any municipal ordinance or resolution or other municipal act provided for in this chapter. (4) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DIRECTORS or BOARD. The board of directors of a municipal power...
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45-25-250.04
Section 45-25-250.04 Powers of authority. (a) The authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions, except as otherwise provided in this article, and to defend civil actions against it. (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) To acquire, receive, and take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, whether located in one or more counties and whether located within or outside the service area. (6) To make, enter into, and execute such contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and to take such other actions...
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45-27A-32
Section 45-27A-32 Community antenna television system. (a) As used in this section the word city shall mean the City of Brewton, Alabama, in Escambia County, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama. (b) In addition to all other powers, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law: The city is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a community antenna television system (CATV), which may be defined, without limiting the generality, as a facility that in whole or in part, receives directly, or indirectly, or over the air, and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signal transmitting programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations from any point within this state or any other state and distributes such signals by wire or cable or any other means to subscribing members of the public who pay for such service. (c) For the purposes of this section, the city may...
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