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9-16-71
Section 9-16-71 Declaration of public policy and legislative intent; all land surface mined
under this article shall be reclaimed. (a) The objective of this article is to provide for
the safe, responsible and reasonable reclamation of lands upon which surface disturbances
will be created by surface mining and the surface effects of underground mining so as to protect
the taxable value of property and preserve natural resources within the state and protect
and promote the health and safety of the people of this state, consistent with the protection
of property and with maximum employment and the economic and industrial well-being of the
state. The Legislature finds and declares that the extraction of coal by surface mining provides
a major present and future source of energy and is an essential and necessary activity which
contributes to the economic and material well-being of the state. (b) The Legislature finds
that the unregulated or irresponsible surface mining of coal may cause...
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11-98-13.1
Section 11-98-13.1 Permanent Oversight Commission on 911. (a) The Permanent Oversight Commission
on 911 is established. The commission shall do the following: (1) Study the operational and
financial condition of the current 911 systems within the State of Alabama and publish a report
detailing the same. (2) Study the rate charged for 911 services and make recommendations to
the board regarding adjustments to the rate. (3) Develop recommendations for the most efficient
and effective delivery of 911 services in Alabama over both the long- and short-term. (4)
Study the charges levied by each telecommunications provider to each communications district
for both data base and network charges. (5) Develop legislation necessary to implement its
long-term 911 plan. (6) Report its findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to
the Legislature prior to the last day of the 2014 Regular Session. (b) The commission shall
remain in place until the later of the end of the 2014 Regular Session...
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34-24-531
Section 34-24-531 Powers and duties of the interstate commission. The interstate commission
shall have the duty and power to do all of the following: (a) Oversee and maintain the administration
of the compact. (b) Promulgate rules which shall be binding to the extent and in the manner
provided for in the compact. (c) Issue, upon the request of a member state or member board,
advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the compact, its bylaws, rules,
and actions. (d) Enforce compliance with compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the
interstate commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including, but
not limited to, the use of judicial process. (e) Establish and appoint committees including,
but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Section 34-24-530, which shall have
the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission in carrying out its powers and duties.
(f) Pay, or provide for the payment of the expenses related to...
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45-28-200
Section 45-28-200 Business license or privilege fee. (a) As used in this section, the following
words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) BUSINESS. Any activity engaged in by any person with the object of gain, profit, benefit,
or advantage, either direct or indirect to the person, including vocations, occupations, callings,
and professions. (2) COUNTY. Etowah County. (3) COUNTY COMMISSION. The governing body of Etowah
County. (4) LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE FEE. A charge other than a sales or use tax. (5) PERSON.
Any natural person, partnership, corporation, firm, association, trust, estate, or other entity.
(b) The purpose of this section is to equalize the burden of taxation by authorizing the county
commission to impose a license or privilege fee upon persons presently paying no license or
privilege fee for the privilege of engaging in certain businesses in the county. The further
purpose of this section is to generate additional...
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11-3-61
Section 11-3-61 Procurement or purchasing programs. (a) In addition to authority granted in
Section 11-3-60, a county commission may adopt a procurement or purchasing program designed
to simplify the purchasing of certain tangible personal property provided the program is designed
in a manner that shall provide significant cost savings to the county and includes written
policy and procedures for implementation and administration of the program as set out in subsection
(c). For the purposes of this article, a procurement or purchasing program is a purchase payment
program utilized as an alternative purchase order process with vendors agreeing to participate
in such process. The program shall be approved by the county commission in order to allow
individualized purchases of tangible personal property items which have received prior approval
by the county commission through use of a card programmed for limited purchases of specific
items by an individual designated by the county...
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41-9-430
Section 41-9-430 Creation; commission a public body corporate; commission to provide, etc.,
facilities for exhibits of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Army,
etc.; commission empowered to provide lodging for visitors, etc. There is hereby created and
established a state agency to be known as the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, which
shall be a public body corporate with all the powers and privileges of a corporation, for
the purpose of providing for and participating in the management and control of facilities
to house and display such visual exhibits of space exploration and hardware used therefor
as may be made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Such facility
shall constitute a permanent housing for the national aeronautics and space administration
exhibit, which shall be open to the general public and shall be located at a place to be designated
and made available in Madison County for a nominal cost through the...
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41-9-652
Section 41-9-652 National Child Protection Act of 1993 approved and ratified; execution and
administration of compact. (a) The Legislature approves and ratifies the National Child Protection
Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. ยง5119-5119(c), as amended, in order to facilitate the authorized interstate
exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, including, but
not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers.
The secretary shall execute the compact on behalf of the state. The secretary may delay the
initial execution of the compact until funding is secured to establish the procedures and
hire the necessary staff or contract for services to fulfill the requirements and responsibilities
of this compact. (b) ALEA is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the
compact and shall do all things necessary or incidental to carry out the compact. (c) The
secretary, or the secretary's designee, is the compact...
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44-1-92
Section 44-1-92 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER. THIS SECTION HAS NOT BEEN
CODIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURE. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) There is hereby
created the Department of Youth Services Capital Improvement Trust Fund and the Youth Services
Capital Improvement Trust Fund Income Account as separate funds in the state treasury. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balances in the funds shall not revert at the end of each fiscal
year, but shall remain in the funds and may be carried over into each succeeding fiscal year.
Any income earned on the trust income account shall accrue to the fund. The funds shall be
administered by the State Treasurer, which shall be entitled to a reasonable fee for the administration.
All investments shall be made pursuant to the same authority and restrictions that apply to
the investment of State funds. (b) Funding to the Department of Youth Services Capital Improvement
Trust Fund shall consist of funds resulting from the...
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9-16-74
Section 9-16-74 Surface Mining Commission - Powers. In addition to any other powers conferred
on it by law, the commission shall have the power to do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend,
suspend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations, provided such rules
and regulations shall not be more stringent than those promulgated by federal law, or rule
or regulation, to control surface coal mining operations consistent with this article including
the declaration of public policy and legislative intent contained in Section 9-16-71. Such
rules and regulations may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may
be appropriate to accomplish the policy and intent of this article and in order to take into
account varying local conditions. (2) Hold public hearings as may be specified by law relating
to any aspect or matter in the administration of this article and, in connection therewith,
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations.
(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state,
and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems
concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct,
independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare,
or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain
to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal
of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs
shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according
to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout
the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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