41-10-540
Section 41-10-540 Legislative findings; construction. The Legislature finds and declares the
following: That the State of Alabama, acting in its own name and through various public corporations,
has made substantial financial contractual commitments for incentives to industries agreeing
to locate or expand their operations in Alabama; that the creation of a state-level agency
with power to fund the commitments is desirable and in the public interest; that by the passage
of this division it is the intention to provide for the creation of Alabama Incentives Financing
Authority with broad powers to meet existing commitments made by the state to industries committing
to locate or expand in the state; and that it is necessary and in the public interest that
the authority pledge for payment of its obligations the funds appropriated to the authority
in order to enable it to fund existing commitments and to carry out functions that are essential
to the public welfare. This division shall be...
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41-9-413
Section 41-9-413 Purpose; functions. The purpose of the commission is to improve and advance
the lives of women in the State of Alabama. The commission may study, make recommendations,
educate, and promote constructive action on issues related to women which shall include, but
not be limited to, economic development, education, employment, health, legal rights, political
participation, and the quality of individual and family life. The areas of responsibility
may include any or all of the following: (1) To create public awareness and understanding
of the responsibilities, needs, potentials, and contributions of women and their roles in
the changing society. (2) To research, assemble, analyze, and disseminate pertinent data and
educational materials relating to activities and programs which will assist in meeting the
needs of women. (3) To institute, conduct, or support, or any combination thereof, educational
and other programs, meetings, conferences, hearings, forums, and discussion...
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12-25-31.1
Section 12-25-31.1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds the Alabama Sentencing Commission
has followed the directives of the Legislature in this article, to develop and recommend to
the Legislature a discretionary sentencing structure designed to protect public safety by
providing a fair, effective, and efficient criminal sentencing system for this state by doing
all of the following: (1) By developing a system of statewide voluntary sentencing standards
and worksheets for use in felony cases for 26 felony offenses representing 87 percent of all
felony convictions in Alabama over a five-year period. (2) By taking into account historical
sentencing data concerning time imposed and other factors that, after analysis of historical
data, appear to be relevant in determining both the duration and disposition of sentences
in the applicable felony cases. (3) By basing the voluntary sentencing standards on historical
sentencing practices adjusted to achieve sentencing goals as...
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26-22-1
Section 26-22-1 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The public policy of the State of Alabama
is to protect life, born, and unborn. This is particularly true concerning unborn life that
is capable of living outside the womb. The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds there
are abortions being done in Alabama after the time of viability and in violation of its public
policy. (b) The Legislature specifically finds the following: (1) Medical evidence shows there
is a survival rate of babies born between ages 23 weeks to 29 weeks gestational age of 64
percent to 94 percent. (2) In Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 492 U.S. 499 (1989),
the United States Supreme Court determined that viability may occur as early as 23 to 24 weeks
gestational age. Also, the United States Supreme Court determined that requiring fetal viability
testing at 20 weeks gestational age is constitutional, because there is up to a four week
margin of error in determining gestational age. (3) In the latest...
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37-11B-2
Section 37-11B-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and determines that: (1) There
exists in the State of Alabama a continuing need to construct, improve, and invest in rail
and rail infrastructure within the state. A strong rail infrastructure promotes economic development
and employment opportunities and promotes the public good and general welfare of the state.
(2) The public purpose of this chapter is to develop a coordinated program related to the
rail infrastructure within the State of Alabama, including, but not limited to, the construction
of such additional rail lines or tracks as may be necessary or advisable, the maintenance
and improvement of the existing rail infrastructure, and the prudent use of state funds to
take advantage of any opportunities for federal funding assistance that may be available.
(Act 2009-787, p. 2472, §2.)...
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11-54-210
Section 11-54-210 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
as follows: (1) The location of defense facilities of the United States of America within
the State of Alabama provides a substantial benefit to the economy of the State of Alabama;
(2) The Legislature deems it necessary and desirable that each municipality in this state
have the powers with respect to donation of land to the United States of America that are
set forth herein. (Acts 1987, No. 87-555, p. 860, §1.)...
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11-62-2
Section 11-62-2 Legislative findings and declarations. It is hereby found and declared as follows:
There exists in the State of Alabama a serious shortage of adequate facilities for the housing,
care, and treatment of persons requiring special care, including orphans and persons who are
elderly, sick, physically disabled, or handicapped or mentally ill or retarded, as well as
a shortage of investment funds needed to finance such facilities; in order to alleviate the
shortage of such facilities, to encourage the continued operation of such facilities as now
exist and to enable certain not-for-profit organizations to finance such facilities it is
necessary and desirable to authorize the creation by municipalities in the state of authorities
which will have the power to increase the supply of investment funds available for such facilities
by selling and issuing bonds and notes and using the proceeds of such bonds and notes to (1)
acquire facilities for lease or sale to such not-for-profit...
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16-33B-2
Section 16-33B-2 Legislative findings and purposes. The Legislature declares that there exists
within the State of Alabama a lack of sufficient availability of loans to residents of Alabama
who choose to attend a postsecondary educational institution and who have a financial need
in order to pay a portion or all of such residents' educationally related expenses at the
postsecondary educational institution. This chapter establishes a guaranteed student loan
program which is intended to provide increased access to educational loans for Alabama residents.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-733, p. 1484, §2.)...
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34-3-100
Section 34-3-100 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
that it is necessary and desirable, in the best interests of the state, that the Alabama State
Bar have a building or buildings with space available for its administrative offices, for
its Board of Commissioners, for the Board of Examiners on Admission to the State Bar, for
the storage of library and other educational materials relating to the improvement of the
administration of justice, for its standing and other committees and the staffs of its professional
journals, for continuing legal education activities and for other related purposes. It is
the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation
of the president, the first vice-president and the secretary of the Alabama State Bar as a
public corporation for the purpose of constructing, erecting, owning, operating, and maintaining
such a building or buildings and to vest such corporation with all...
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41-10-750
Section 41-10-750 Legislative Findings and Purpose. (a) The Legislature finds and declares
the following: (1) In recent years, withdrawals have been made from the Alabama Trust Fund
and the General Fund Rainy Day Account of the Alabama Trust Fund for current budgetary purposes.
The Constitution and laws of the State of Alabama require repayment of the withdrawals and
the Legislature recognizes the need to restore those funds to their prescribed levels. (2)
It is desirable and in the public interest to establish a public corporation of the State
of Alabama with the power to issue bonds for the purpose of making transfers to and deposits
in the Alabama Trust Fund and the General Fund Rainy Day Account of the Alabama Trust Fund,
to provide additional funds to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, and for paying the costs of transportation
projects, and to appropriate and pledge a portion of the revenues to be received by the state
from the settlement of certain claims against BP Exploration and...
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