11-24-1
Section 11-24-1 Definitions; regulation of lots, streets, drainage, utilities, etc.; developer to reimburse utility for uneconomical placement. (a) When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY. A political subdivision of the state created by statute to aid in the administration of government. (2) COUNTY COMMISSION. The chief administrative or legislative body of the county. (3) STREETS. Streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, and other roads. (4) SUBDIVISION. The development and division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or otherwise for the purpose of establishing or creating a subdivision through the sale, lease, or building development. Development includes, but is not limited to, the design work of lot layout, the construction of drainage structures, the construction of buildings or public use areas, the planning and construction of public streets and public roads, and the...
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11-54-50
Section 11-54-50 Definitions. Wherever used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms shall be given the following respective meanings: (1) GOVERNING BODY. The board or body in which the legislative powers of the municipality are vested. (2) MORTGAGE. A mortgage or a mortgage and indenture of trust. (3) MUNICIPALITY. Any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama. (4) NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. a. Any regional, national, or international association or organization, one or more of the purposes or objects of which shall consist of one or more of the following: 1. The promotion of patriotism or good citizenship; 2. The development of civic pride or consciousness; 3. The improvement of trade, business, professional, or economic conditions; or 4. The promotion of health, safety, conservation, community beautification, or community welfare. b. The membership of such regional, national, or international association or organization...
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24-6-4
Section 24-6-4 Powers and duties; fund; Sunset provision. (a) The commission, in an advisory capacity, shall be the principal staff agency of the executive branch to provide, with the cooperation of other departments of state governmental units, a comprehensive housing program and procedures which include the relevance for housing programs administered by the state and the governmental structures required to put such programs into effect. The commission, through its administrator, shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers and authority relative to modular housing, manufactured buildings, manufactured housing, and pre-HUD 1976 mobile homes, heretofore vested in the Fire Marshal's Division within the State Department of Insurance, and other implied powers. All the functions, powers, authority, and duties provided by law, specifically, but not limited to: Sections 24-5-1 through 24-5-14; 24-5-30 through 24-5-34; and 24-4A-1 through 24-4A-7, all books, records, and supplies,...
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34-17-1
Section 34-17-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects. (2) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. A person who is engaged or offers to engage in the practice of landscape architecture, as hereinafter defined in this state. (3) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. The performance of professional services such as consultation, investigation, research, planning, design, preparation of drawings and specifications and responsible supervision in connection with the development of land areas where, and to the extent that the dominant purpose of such services is the preservation, enhancement, or determination of proper land uses, natural land features, planting, naturalistic and aesthetic values, the settings and approaches to structures or other improvements, the setting of grades and determining drainage and providing for standard drainage structures, and...
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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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16-5-8
Section 16-5-8 Review, coordination, establishment, etc., of programs; transfer of credits; Articulation and General Studies Committee. (a)(1) The Commission on Higher Education is authorized to review periodically all new and existing programs and units of instruction, research, and public service funded by state appropriations at the state universities and colleges and to share with the appropriate governing board, through the president of the institution, and state Legislature, its recommendations. (2) As a part of its program review process, the commission shall enforce, monitor, and report on minimum degree productivity standards for all existing programs of instruction at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education. Productivity standards shall be based, primarily, but not exclusively, on the annual average number of degrees conferred during a five-year period for senior institutions and a three-year period for two-year institutions, as verified by the...
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22-22-1
Section 22-22-1 Short title; definitions. (a) This chapter may be cited as the "Alabama Water Pollution Control Act." (b) For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (2) WATERS. All waters of any river, stream, watercourse, pond, lake, coastal, ground or surface water, wholly or partially within the state, natural or artificial. This does not include waters which are entirely confined and retained completely upon the property of a single individual, partnership or corporation unless such waters are used in interstate commerce. (3) POLLUTION. The discharge of a pollutant or combination of pollutants. A pollutant includes but is not limited to dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or...
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22-25B-1
Section 22-25B-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADEM. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (2) ADPH. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (3) CERTIFICATE OF ECONOMIC VIABILITY. The certification by the commission of the financial viability of a wastewater management entity's financial viability pursuant to this chapter. (4) CLUSTER WASTEWATER SYSTEM. An integrated wastewater collection system or treatment system, or both, or multiple systems serving a single development or contiguous developments, which collectively have a design flow of 15,000 GPD or less, and is designed and permitted for discharge of the treated wastewater to a subsurface distribution system, but excluding systems that discharge directly to surface waters of the state. The system must be designed by and certified by a licensed professional engineer to comply with design and permit...
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45-9-91.20
Section 45-9-91.20 Establishment and designation; services; regulation of industrial parks. (a) Subject to the written approval of the owners of 100 percent in interest based on assessed value for ad valorem tax purposes of each 10 acres, or the part thereof to be included in the proposed industrial park, the County Commission of Chambers County in the State of Alabama may establish industrial parks composed of territory wholly within the county boundaries and without the boundaries of any municipality. Any person, firm, or corporation who desires to obtain a designation of an area as an industrial park shall file a petition with the county commission of the county wherein the property is located requesting that the county commission designate the area proposed as an industrial park, and include with such petition the consent of the land owners as above required. The consent of each consenting owner shall be acknowledged before a notary public or other person authorized to take...
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8-19C-2
Section 8-19C-2 Database of subscribers objecting to telephone solicitations. (a) No person or entity may make or cause to be made any telephone solicitation to the telephone line of any residential subscriber in this state who has given notice to the commission of his or her objection to receiving telephone solicitations. (b)(1) The commission shall establish and operate a database to compile a list of telephone numbers of residential subscribers who object to receiving telephone solicitations. The commission shall have the database in operation before July 1, 2000. (2) The database may be operated by the commission or by another entity under contract with the commission. (3) Before July 1, 2000, the commission shall promulgate regulations which shall include all of the following: a. A requirement that each local exchange company and each competing local exchange carrier shall inform on an annual basis its residential subscribers of the opportunity to provide notification to the...
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