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2-6B-1
Section 2-6B-1 Short title; legislative intent. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be
cited as the Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act. (b) The Legislature recognizes the importance
of the family farm in Alabama. It is the intent of the Legislature to assist in the preservation
of family farms in Alabama by assuring that lawfully conducted farms and farm operations will
not be considered to be public or private nuisances when and so long as they are operated
in conformance with generally accepted agricultural and farm management practices, as described
herein. The Legislature further recognizes that family farms may incorporate to take advantage
of those provisions of law not afforded to other corporations. (Act 2010-397, p. 649, §1.)...
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41-14-50
Section 41-14-50 Short title; legislative intent. This article shall be known as the Linked
Deposit Program of 2007. The purpose of this article is to enhance the George Wallace, Jr.,
Plan for Linked Deposits of 1988 and further stimulate growth and development in agricultural
and small business operations, and to provide disaster relief funds to citizens, by authorizing
the State Treasurer to invest a portion of the portfolio of the state with participating eligible
lending institutions in a below market rate deposit which links the deposit to a reduced rate
loan to eligible borrowers. (Act 2007-397, p. 790, §1.)...
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41-23-80
Section 41-23-80 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that the development, management,
efficient consumption, and conservation of residential energy resources are of prime importance
throughout this state and this nation. It is also important to ensure the protection of the
economic and environmental values of Alabama's citizens. It is the intent of the Legislature
to do each of the following pursuant to this article: (1) Encourage the conservation and efficient
use of residential energy resources within this state's counties and municipalities. (2) Provide
a governmental environment that will promote an initiative for the implementation of the Alabama
Energy and Residential Codes by the units of local government. (3) Advise and assist the units
of local government in adopting the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes and implementing
those code provisions within their boundaries. (4) Promote the identification of energy management
technologies available for residential uses,...
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41-4-350
Section 41-4-350 Legislative findings; purpose. (a) The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds
and determines that the responsible stewardship of its state-owned and leased real property
is a proper governmental function of the State of Alabama. The Legislature finds that costs
for maintenance, construction, and leasing of real property in the state government comprise
a significant portion of available resources. The Legislature also finds that as one of the
largest owners and operators of buildings in Alabama, the state is a major consumer of energy.
It is therefore the intent of Act 2015-435 to establish centralized management of real property
through leasing administration, facilities maintenance and management, and construction management
that consists of expanded duties in existing divisions, as well as newly established divisions,
within the Department of Finance. In establishing this centralization, it is further the intent
of the Legislature to establish comprehensive real...
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45-37A-51.136
Section 45-37A-51.136 Powers and duties of the board. The board shall have such powers as are
necessary for the proper administration of the system including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) To prescribe procedures to be followed by participants, and their beneficiaries, in filing
applications for benefits and for the furnishing of evidence necessary to establish employees'
rights to such benefits. (2) To make determinations as to the rights of any participant or
their beneficiaries applying for or receiving benefits, and to afford any such individual
dissatisfied with any such determination the right of a hearing thereon. (3) To develop procedures
for the establishment of credited service of participants; and, after affording participants
an opportunity to make objection with respect thereto, to establish such service conclusively
in advance of retirement. (4) To retain and pay from the fund the services of a consultant
and actuary. (5) To receive and pay from the fund...
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34-14A-1
Section 34-14A-1 Legislative intent. In the interest of the public health, safety, welfare,
and consumer protection and to regulate the home building and private residence construction
industry, the purpose of this chapter, and the intent of the Legislature in passing it, is
to provide for the licensure of those persons who engage in home building, private residence
construction, and home improvement industries, including remodeling, and to provide home building
standards and to support education within the construction trades in the State of Alabama.
The Legislature recognizes that the home building and home improvement construction industries
are significant industries. Home builders may pose significant harm to the public when unqualified,
incompetent, or dishonest home builders and remodelers provide inadequate, unsafe, or inferior
building services. The Legislature finds it necessary to regulate the residential home building
and home improvement industries. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608,...
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41-19-5
Section 41-19-5 Responsibilities of Department of Finance as to preparation of budget, etc.,
generally. The Department of Finance shall: (1) Assist the Governor in the preparation and
explanation of the proposed comprehensive program and financial plan, including the coordination
and analysis of state agency/department program goals and objectives, program plans and program
budget requests; (2) Develop procedures to produce the information needed for effective decision
making; (3) Assist agencies/departments in preparing their statement of goals and objectives,
program plans, program budget requests and reporting of program performance; (4) Administer
its responsibilities under the program execution provisions of this chapter so that the policy
decisions and budget determination of the Governor and the Legislature are implemented to
the fullest extent possible within the concepts of proper management; (5) Provide the Legislature
with budget information; and (6) Assist agencies/...
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9-16-74
Section 9-16-74 Surface Mining Commission - Powers. In addition to any other powers conferred
on it by law, the commission shall have the power to do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend,
suspend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations, provided such rules
and regulations shall not be more stringent than those promulgated by federal law, or rule
or regulation, to control surface coal mining operations consistent with this article including
the declaration of public policy and legislative intent contained in Section 9-16-71. Such
rules and regulations may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may
be appropriate to accomplish the policy and intent of this article and in order to take into
account varying local conditions. (2) Hold public hearings as may be specified by law relating
to any aspect or matter in the administration of this article and, in connection therewith,
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the...
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9-8-21
Section 9-8-21 Legislative findings; declaration of policy. (a) It is hereby declared as a
matter of legislative determination: (1) That the farm, forest and grazing lands of the State
of Alabama are among the basic assets of the state and that the preservation of these lands
is necessary to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of its people;
(2) That improper land-use practices have caused and have contributed to, and are now causing
and contributing to, a progressively more serious erosion of the farm, forest and grazing
lands of this state by wind and water; (3) That the consequences of such soil erosion are
the silting and sedimentation of stream channels, reservoirs, dams, ditches and harbors, the
loss of fertile soil material, the reduction in productivity or outright ruin of rich bottom
lands by overwash of poor subsoil material, sand and gravel and the deterioration of soil
and its fertility; and (4) That to conserve soil resources and control and prevent...
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11-20-31
Section 11-20-31 Legislative intent; construction of article generally. (a) It is the intent
of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation in the several
counties in this state of public corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, replace, own,
lease and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may be able to promote industry,
develop trade and further the use of the agricultural products and natural and human resources
of this state and the development and preservation of the said resources. It is the further
intent of the Legislature by the passage of this article to vest such public corporations
with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes. It is not
intended hereby that any such corporation shall itself be authorized to operate any manufacturing,
industrial, commercial or research enterprise. (b) This article shall be liberally construed
in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1977, No. 762,...
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