41-9-207
Section 41-9-207 Legislative findings and declarations; purpose of article; agencies;
duties and goals. (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 guides for local governmental units and state
departments and agencies; (3) The continued growth of the state and the readjustment of the
people to the changing 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;...
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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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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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41-29-2
Section 41-29-2 Powers, duties, and functions of Department of Commerce. (a) The Department
of Commerce shall be the principal staff agency of the executive branch to plan with the other
departments of state government and with other governmental units for the comprehensive development
of the state's human, economic and physical resources and their relevance for programs administered
by the state and the governmental structure required to put such programs into effect. It
shall provide information, assistance and staff support by all appropriate means. The Department
of Commerce shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers and authority relative
to state regional and local planning and industrial development heretofore vested in the Alabama
Development Office. All books, records, supplies, funds, equipment, and personnel of the Alabama
Development Office are also hereby transferred to the Department of Commerce. (b) All of the
powers and authority heretofore vested in the...
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41-9-211
Section 41-9-211 Powers and duties of office. (a) The powers and duties of the Office
of State Planning and Federal Programs shall be as follows: (1) To develop a comprehensive
state plan, and yearly updates to the plan, to be submitted by the Governor to the Legislature
for its consideration; (2) To develop, for approval by the Governor and the Legislature, long-range
plans and policies for the orderly and coordinated growth of the state, including but not
limited to, functional plans; (3) To prepare special reports and make available the results
of the research, studies and other activities, through publications, memoranda, briefings
and expert testimony; (4) To analyze the quality and quantity of services required for the
continued orderly and long-range growth of the state, taking into consideration the relationship
of activities, capabilities and future plans of local units of government, area commissions,
development districts, private enterprise and the state and federal...
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41-9-210
Section 41-9-210 Office to succeed to Alabama Development Office as federal programs;
purpose, responsibilities, etc. The Office of State Planning and Federal Programs shall be
the principal staff agency of the executive branch to plan with the other departments of state
government, and with other governmental units, for the comprehensive development of the state's
human, economic and physical resources and their relevance for programs administered by the
state and the governmental structure required to put such programs into effect. The purpose
of such planning shall be to insure that the maximum benefit will accrue to the state from
the advances, loans, grants and other forms of assistance made available to local governmental
units and state departments, agencies and institutions by the federal government, or any agency,
or any political subdivision thereof. It shall provide information, assistance and staff support
by all appropriate means available. The Office of State Planning and...
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41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that
the South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and
fostered by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of
each state in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient
utilization of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high
degree of flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy
and beneficial growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions
are recognized and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this
agreement is intended to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their
abilities to recognize and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences
in planning and implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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11-19-10
Section 11-19-10 Powers and duties of planning commission generally; special surveys
or studies; right of entry upon lands for preparation of examinations and surveys. (a) It
shall be the function and duty of the county planning commission to make and maintain comprehensive
surveys and studies of existing conditions and probable future developments in the flood-prone
area of the county and to prepare comprehensive plans for physical, social, and economic growth
as will best promote the public health, safety, morals, convenience, prosperity, or the general
welfare as well as efficiency and economy in the development of the flood-prone area of the
county. The county planning commission shall have the authority to: (1) Promote public interest
and understanding of the economic and social necessity for long-term, coordinated county planning.
(2) Confer and cooperate with the federal, state, municipal, and other county and regional
authorities regarding matters pertaining to or affecting the...
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22-27-45
Section 22-27-45 State Solid Waste Management Plan. The Director of the Alabama Department
of Environmental Management, with the advice and consultation of the Solid Waste Management
Advisory Committee, is directed to prepare a State Solid Waste Management Plan. In developing
the state plan, the department will seek to achieve the following goals: (1) That solid waste
facilities and management systems are provided for in an orderly manner consistent with the
needs and plans of the state and its regions and local governments; (2) That alternative methods
of solid waste management are encouraged as a means of reducing the state's dependence on
landfilling; (3) That all aspects of local, regional and state planning, zoning, population
estimates, and economics are taken into consideration; and (4) That appropriate time schedules
are set for the phasing in of the required component parts of the system. Said plan shall
be developed in two phases: a. The first phase of the plan shall be...
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41-6A-4
Section 41-6A-4 Departmental functions; clearinghouse for energy data. The programs
and activities of the department shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1)
To develop and promulgate a state energy policy; (2) To report regularly to the Governor and
annually to the Legislature on the programs and activities of the department and to recommend
needed changes in law or administrative practice; (3) To periodically assess state energy
requirements, and to coordinate with the state geologists, the State Oil and Gas Board, and
other parties and with appropriate governmental agencies in their determination of available
energy supplies and their capacities and their development; (4) To formulate and update annually
a comprehensive state energy management program which shall identify alternative ways in which
projected demands for all forms of energy may be met; (5) To formulate and update annually
a contingency plan to provide for adequate energy supplies during any energy...
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