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45-39-251
Section 45-39-251 Transfer of water from Tennessee River Basin. (a) This section shall apply
only in Lauderdale County. (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds the following:
(1) It is in the best interest of the State of Alabama and the people of Lauderdale County
to protect the Tennessee River and its watershed to promote the beneficial purposes of maintaining
a clean drinking water supply, hydroelectric power generation, navigation, industry, agriculture,
environmental quality, and recreation. (2) The Tennessee River has been identified by the
people of Alabama and the nation as a unique resource lying in seven states and by Congress
through the establishment of a special authority known as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
for the promotion of the best interests of the Tennessee Valley. (3) That it is in the best
interest of the people of the State of Alabama and Lauderdale County to protect and preserve
the Tennessee River as set forth in this part in the absence of...
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45-42-250
Section 45-42-250 Transfer of water from Tennessee River Basin. (a) This section shall apply
only in Limestone County. (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds the following:
(1) It is in the best interest of the State of Alabama and the people of Limestone County
to protect the Tennessee River and its watershed to promote the beneficial purposes of maintaining
a clean drinking water supply, hydroelectric power generation, navigation, industry, agriculture,
environmental quality, and recreation. (2) The Tennessee River has been identified by the
people of Alabama and the nation as a unique resource lying in seven states and by Congress
through the establishment of a special authority known as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
for the promotion of the best interests of the Tennessee Valley. (3) That it is in the best
interest of the people of the State of Alabama and Limestone County to protect and preserve
the Tennessee River as set forth in this section in the absence of...
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6-5-336
Section 6-5-336 Volunteers. (a) This section shall be known as "The Volunteer Service
Act." (b) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The willingness of volunteers
to offer their services has been increasingly deterred by a perception that they put personal
assets at risk in the event of tort actions seeking damages arising from their activities
as volunteers; (2) The contributions of programs, activities, and services to communities
is diminished and worthwhile programs, activities, and services are deterred by the unwillingness
of volunteers to serve either as volunteers or as officers, directors, or trustees of nonprofit
public and private organizations; (3) The provisions of this section are intended to encourage
volunteers to contribute their services for the good of their communities and at the same
time provide a reasonable basis for redress of claims which may arise relating to those services.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the meaning of the terms specified shall...
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16-16-14.2
Section 16-16-14.2 Legislative intent. Act 2010-731 is adopted by the Legislature of the State
of Alabama to amend certain provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975 and certain prior acts
of the Legislature of Alabama and to make other provisions in a manner intended to permit
the Alabama Public School and College Authority (the authority) to issue bonds, notes, or
other debt obligations under the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 or other governmental program providing cost-savings or conditions acceptable to the
authority. The issuance of such bonds, notes, or other debt obligations by the authority for
the benefit of local boards of education in the state will provide financing for such local
boards on favorable terms and will thereby serve an essential need of the citizens of the
state. Bonds of the authority in the form of bonds, notes, or other debt obligations under
the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or other...
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22-30A-1
Section 22-30A-1 Legislative findings; purpose and intent of chapter. The Legislature finds
that hazardous substances have been treated, stored or disposed of at sites which are inactive
or abandoned and that such sites have the potential for deleterious impacts on groundwater,
human health or the environment. The Legislature, therefore, declares that it is in the public
interest to assure that such sites are identified and that action is taken to provide for
the cleanup and rehabilitation of such sites within the State of Alabama. The Legislature
intends that funds provided under this chapter be used primarily to clean up and rehabilitate
sites not qualified for or unlikely to receive funding under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. ยง9601 et seq.) but that the funds
provided under this chapter may also be used to provide state matching funds for cleanups
and for operation and maintenance of sites which have completed...
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41-10-552
Section 41-10-552 Publication of notice; time limitation on actions contesting proceedings,
validity of obligations, etc. Upon the adoption by the directors of any resolution providing
for the issuance of authority obligations, the authority may, in its discretion, cause to
be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, in newspapers published or having a general
circulation in the Cities of Birmingham, Montgomery, Huntsville, and Mobile, a notice in substantially
the following form (the blanks being properly filled in) at the end of which shall be printed
the name and title of either the president or the secretary of the authority: "Alabama
Incentives Financing Authority, a public corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama,
on the ___ day of _____, authorized the issuance of $ ______ principal amount of bonds (a
guaranty agreement securing $ _____ principal amount of bonds of ___) for purposes authorized
in Title 41, Chapter 10, Article 16, Division 1 of the Code...
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34-9-2
Section 34-9-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature hereby declares that the practice
of dentistry and the practice of dental hygiene affect the public health, safety, and welfare
and should be subject to regulation. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest
and concern that the dental profession merit and receive the confidence of the public and
that only qualified dentists be permitted to practice dentistry and only qualified dental
hygienists be permitted to practice dental hygiene in the State of Alabama. All provisions
of this chapter relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene shall be liberally
construed to carry out these objects and purposes. (b) The Legislature also finds and declares
that, because of technological advances and changing practice patterns, the practice of dentistry
and the practice of dental hygiene is occurring with increasing frequency across state lines
and that the technological advances in the practice of dentistry and in...
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41-1-1
Section 41-1-1 Sovereignty and jurisdiction of state; territorial waters; legislative findings.
(a) The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the state extend to all places within the boundaries
of the state, but the extent of the jurisdiction over places that have been or may be ceded
to the United States is qualified by the terms of the cession. (b) The limits and boundaries
of the territorial waters of the State of Alabama for management and protection of marine
resources shall consist of all territory included within the boundaries described in the Act
of Congress of March 2, 1819, together with all territory ceded to the State of Alabama by
later acts of Congress or by compacts or agreements with other states or the United States,
extending seaward to a distance of three Marine Leagues. (c) The Legislature hereby finds,
determines, and declares the following: (1) Significant inequitable disparities exist in the
limits and boundaries of the territorial waters among the Gulf Coast States...
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6-5-337
Section 6-5-337 Immunity of those involved in equine activities. (a) The Legislature recognizes
that persons who participate in equine activities may incur injuries as a result of the risks
involved in those activities. The Legislature also finds that the state and its citizens derive
numerous economic and personal benefits from equine activities. The Legislature finds, determines,
and declares that for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety,
and to encourage equine activities, this legislation is to limit the civil liability of those
involved in equine activities. (b) As used in this section, the following words shall mean
the following unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ENGAGES IN AN EQUINE ACTIVITY.
Riding, training, providing, or assisting in providing medical treatment of, driving, or being
a passenger upon an equine, whether mounted or unmounted, or any person assisting a participant
or show management in equine activities. The term...
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17-5-8.2
Section 17-5-8.2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature determines that there is a compelling
state and public interest in the disclosure of the source of funds used to advertise or otherwise
influence public opinion with regard to elections as defined in Section 17-5-2(3). The Legislature
further finds that these compelling interests should be designed to protect the public's right
to know while protecting free speech of individuals as guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution
and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (b) Currently, the Fair Campaign Practices Act, as
provided in this chapter, commencing with Section 17-5-1, et seq., regulates the disclosure
of contributions and expenditures made for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election.
This chapter is also intended to regulate the disclosure of contributions and expenditures
for electioneering communications. (c) The Legislature finds and declares that Alabama voters
have a right to know who pays for the costs of...
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