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45-49-21.20
Section 45-49-21.20 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature is cognizant of Opinion of the
Justices No. 376, issued April 9, 2002, which states that a local bill for Washington County
"purporting to allow by local law the creation of a traffic in alcohol that does not
presently exist in smaller municipalities in Washington County, does not fit within the ambit
of the last paragraph of Section 104 permitting the Legislature to pass local laws regulating
or prohibiting such traffic." The effect of this Opinion of the Justices is to greatly
limit situations in which local laws may be enacted regarding alcoholic beverages. This opinion,
in part, was based upon a determination that, "Generally, 'regulate' implies the exercise
of control over something that already exists." While respecting the constitutional authority
granted to the Alabama Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, this
body disagrees with the conclusion reached by the court concerning Section 104....
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24-1-61
Section 24-1-61 Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this article
shall have the following respective meaning, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context: (1) AUTHORITY or HOUSING AUTHORITY. A public body organized as a body corporate
and politic in accordance with the provisions of this article for the purposes, with the powers
and subject to the restrictions set forth in this article. (2) COUNTY. All of the county except
that portion which lies within the territorial boundaries of any city or incorporated town.
(3) COUNTY COMMISSION. The governing body of any county. (4) HOUSING COMMISSIONER. One of
the members of an authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this article. (5)
GOVERNMENT. Such term shall include the state and federal governments and any subdivision,
agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them. (6) STATE. The State
of Alabama. (7) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Such term shall include the...
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45-36A-104
Section 45-36A-104 Electric power board. (a) As used in this section the words electric board
shall mean the Electric Power Board of the City of Scottsboro, Alabama, in Jackson County,
a corporation organized under Title 37, Section 402 (15), and existing under the authority
of Sections 11-50-310 et al. (b) In addition to all other powers, rights, and authority heretofore
granted by law: (1) The electric board is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase,
construct, lease, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a community antenna television
system, CATV, which may be defined, without limiting the generality, as a facility that in
whole or in part, receives directly, or indirectly, or over the air, and amplifies or otherwise
modifies the signal transmitting programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations
from any point within this state or any other state and distributes such signals by wire or
cable or any other means to subscribing members of the...
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11-49B-7
Section 11-49B-7 Powers of authority. The authority shall exercise, subject to this chapter,
the following powers and duties necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be
perpetual, subject to the provisions of Section 11-49B-19 specified in its certificate of
incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and to defend
suits against it. (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure.
(4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business.
(5) To acquire, receive, and take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to
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)
To make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, leases, and...
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31-9A-5
Section 31-9A-5 Director of Homeland Security. (a) The position of Director of Homeland Security
is created. The director shall be the head of the department. The director shall be appointed
by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be subject to confirmation by
the Senate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person holding the position of director on
June 18, 2003, shall not be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The director shall devote
his or her entire time to the duties of office and shall be subject to Chapter 25, Title 36,
the Alabama Ethics Law. The salary of the director shall be set by the Governor. (b) The director,
subject to the direction and authority of the Governor, shall be the executive head of the
department and shall be responsible to the Governor for coordinating, designing, and implementing
Alabama's program for homeland security. The director shall be the principal point of contact
for and to the Governor with respect to homeland security...
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11-99-2
Section 11-99-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) BLIGHTED OR ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED
AREA: a. An area in which the structures, buildings, or improvements, by reason of dilapidation,
deterioration, age, or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation,
or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, or the existence of conditions
which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors,
are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency,
or crime, and are detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, or b. Any
area which by reason of the presence of a substantial number of substandard, slum, deteriorated,
or deteriorating structures, predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty
lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness, unsanitary or unsafe
conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements,...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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23-1-294
Section 23-1-294 Advisory Council. (a) The Advisory Council shall consist of a member of the
Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, a member of the Alabama
Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, one member appointed by each member of the Designating
Committee, three persons appointed from the state at-large by the Governor, and one representative
appointed by the Governor from each of the following groups or organizations: (1) Scenic Alabama.
(2) Alabama Environmental Council. (3) The outdoor advertising industry. (4) The Alabama Wildlife
Federation. (5) A business, industry, or trade association or professional organization having
its principal programs extending generally throughout the state, and having a demonstrated
concern for balancing economic growth with protection for the environment and increased recreational
opportunities. (6) Public utilities. (7) Tourism associations. (8) Real estate associations.
(9) Regional planning commissions....
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27-21A-32
Section 27-21A-32 HMO enrollment requirements. (a) The state government, or any agency, board,
commission, institution, or political subdivision thereof, and any city or county, or board
of education, which offers its employees a health benefits plan may make available to and
inform its employees or members of the option to enroll in at least one health maintenance
organization holding a valid certificate of authority which provides health care services
in the geographic areas in which such employees or members reside. (b) The first time a health
maintenance organization is offered by an employer, either public or private, each covered
employee must make an affirmative written selection among the different alternatives included
in the health benefits plan. Thereafter, those who wish to change from one plan to another
will be allowed to do so annually, provided, that nothing in this section shall prevent any
health maintenance organization or insurer from requiring evidence of...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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