22-27-42
Section 22-27-42 Legislative intent. In furtherance of the policies and purposes set forth herein, it is the intent of this legislation: (1) To develop an integrated system of planning for solid waste management in the state by local governments, regional planning commissions and the department; (2) To put in place the necessary procedures so that an effective and integrated statewide network of solid waste management facilities may be planned, developed and operated for the benefit of the people of the state; (3) To assure that solid waste management planning and implementation activities should, to the extent economically feasible, encourage: a. Reduction of the amount of source waste generated; b. Source separation and recycling; and c. Waste processing such as the utilization of a waste-to-energy technology to reduce the volume of waste necessary for land disposal. (4) To facilitate the siting of solid waste management facilities as required to meet present and projected state and...
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45-2-261.04
Section 45-2-261.04 Procedure for adoption and amendment of ordinances and regulations. (a) The Baldwin County Commission may adopt ordinances and regulations as necessary to effect the provisions of this subpart. The ordinances or regulations shall be made in accordance with a master plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers, to promote health and general welfare, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population and to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. The ordinances and regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with the view of conserving the value of the buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the district. For the purpose of...
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45-41-260.06
Section 45-41-260.06 Purposes to be kept in view. In the preparation of the master plan and zoning regulations, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the present conditions existing within the county with due regard to existing agricultural uses, to land by virtue of its fertility, proximity to water supplies, and other geographical features particularly suited to agricultural uses, to neighboring municipalities, towns, and villages, to the growth of subdivisions, to the general population growth of the county, and make adequate provision for traffic, recreational areas, and industry, and other public requirements. The plan and zoning regulations should be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the county, which will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare, as well as efficiency and...
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11-89C-1
Section 11-89C-1 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest and the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state and within the police power of the state, county, and municipal governments to promote effective and efficient compliance with federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and permits relating to discharges into and from municipal separate storm sewers, and to promote and authorize the discovery, control, and elimination, wherever practicable, of that discharge at the local government level. (b) It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter to assist the state in its implementation of the storm water laws, and to supplement the authority of the governing bodies of all counties and municipalities in the state to enable them to implement the storm water laws. (c) It is further the intention of the Legislature to authorize and promote the intercooperation of the governing bodies in...
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11-92C-1
Section 11-92C-1 Legislative intent. The redevelopment, revitalization, and redevelopment of land contiguous with a U.S. Air Force military installation operating within any municipality or county in this state, whether operational or formerly operational, promotes the public good by encouraging the initial development, redevelopment, and revitalization of the land, and the retention of U.S. Air Force military installations within the state. It is therefore in the public interest and is vital to the public welfare of the people of Alabama, and it is declared to be the public purpose of this chapter, to develop, revitalize, and redevelop land contiguous with United States military installations throughout the State of Alabama. (Act 2020-72, §1.)...
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12-15-506
Section 12-15-506 County teams established; appointments; meetings; duties. (a) A county team is created in each county of the state The county team shall consist of a representative appointed by the head of the following departments, agencies, or organizations: The local education agency or agencies, the county department of human resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Youth Services, and a juvenile probation officer appointed by the presiding juvenile court judge. (b) Appointments to the county team shall be for a term of three years beginning October 1, 1993, and each three years thereafter and until their successors are appointed, except that the initial appointments of the representatives of the county department of human resources and the Department of Mental Health shall be for three years; the initial appointments of the representatives of the local education agency or agencies and the Department of Youth Services shall be for two years; and the initial...
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22-21-211
Section 22-21-211 Purpose of article. It is the legislative intent and purpose of this article that the Hospital Service Program for Indigents provided for in this article shall be a program designed and administered so as to provide hospitalization for those residents of the State of Alabama who are ill or injured and who can be helped markedly by treatment in a hospital, but who are clearly unable to meet the cost of such hospitalization from their own resources or from the resources of those upon whom they are legally dependent. It is not intended that the program shall be burdened by attempting to provide purely domiciliary care for persons with permanently disabling diseases or illnesses or with chronic diseases or illnesses, such as tuberculosis or mental disorders, which are already provided for under any special program of the State of Alabama or of the United States. It is also not intended that this article shall be compulsory on any county except during such time as the...
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45-30-243
Section 45-30-243 Disposition of privilege tax on production. The proceeds of the oil and gas severance tax provided by Sections 40-20-1 to 40-20-13, inclusive, which are distributed to the county General Fund of Franklin County, or to the general fund of any municipality therein shall be distributed only one time in a four-year period or at any time when the proceeds equal ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more as follows: (1) Fifty percent of the money shall be distributed to the Franklin County Commission and expended at the discretion of the county commission. (2) Thirty percent of the money shall be distributed to the city and county boards of education on an average daily attendance basis using the State Department of Education's percentage distribution ratio for dividing funds between the Franklin County and Russellville City school systems. (3) Five percent shall go to the county sheriff's department for law enforcement purposes and for use in alcohol and drug abuse programs....
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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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29-2-50
Section 29-2-50 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) There exists a continuing need for comprehensive study, research and planning by the Legislature in the area of reapportionment; and, (2) It is necessary, therefore, that a permanent legislative committee on reapportionment be created to prepare for and develop a reapportionment plan for the state. (Acts 1990, No. 90-388, p. 530, §1.)...
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