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11-90-1
Section 11-90-1 Powers of counties and municipalities as to establishment and maintenance of
free public libraries generally. The county commissions of the counties of this state and
municipalities, through their governing bodies, may establish and maintain or aid in establishing
and maintaining free public libraries for the use of the citizens of the respective counties
or municipalities, either separately or in connection with public schools, and to that end
may accept gifts, donations, and bequests of land, buildings or money therefor and may make
appropriations from the county or municipal treasury in support thereof in such sums as they
may deem proper. (Acts 1920, Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 146; Code 1923, §1545; Acts 1939, No.
198, p. 350; Code 1940, T. 55, §285.)...
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9-2-9
Section 9-2-9 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources - Powers and duties as to
state parks, etc., generally. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, acting
through the Division of Parks, shall have the following powers and authorities: (1) To acquire
in the name of the State of Alabama by purchase, lease, agreement, license, condemnation or
otherwise land deemed necessary or desirable to be preserved, improved, protected and maintained
as a part of the state park system and to accept in his discretion, in fee or otherwise, land
donated, entrusted, conveyed or devised to the state for like purposes and with like discretion
to accept gifts, contributions or bequests of money or other personal property of value to
be used or expended for the benefit of the state park system; (2) To contract and make cooperative
agreements with the federal government and with states, counties, municipalities, corporations,
associations or individuals for the purpose of...
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9-9-3
Section 9-9-3 Declaration of benefits of drainage, etc.; duty of Soil and Water Conservation
Committee. The establishing of proper works of improvement for the drainage of wet, swamp
and overflowed lands of the state and for flood prevention or the conservation, development,
utilization and disposal of water within the state is declared to promote the public health,
to aid agriculture and to be in the interest of the public welfare and convenience. The State
Soil and Water Conservation Committee is hereby charged with the duty of cooperating with
persons desiring to form water management districts and of aiding and advising in such development.
(Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §2.)...
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9-12-35
Section 9-12-35 Cultivation, transplantation, or replanting of public reefs. The Director of
the Marine Resources Division, or his or her agents, under the direction and control of the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, may cultivate, transplant, or replant the
public reefs of the state or may employ boats, crews, and laborers to cultivate or replant
the public reefs of the state and may employ boats, crews, and laborers to dredge the oysters
in the Alabama waters from places where they are too thick and shall spread them on reefs
where they are too thin, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in cultivating
the reefs, transplanting, and spreading oysters and shells, may expend such sums as it may
deem proper. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192, §11; Code 1940, T. 8, §133; Act
2010-699, p. 1692, §1.)...
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9-9-75
Section 9-9-75 Establishment of subdistricts - Procedure. (a) The establishment of a subdistrict
shall be undertaken only upon the initiative of one or more of the land owners concerned.
Such land owners shall file with the chairman, for which a fee of $1.00 shall be charged,
a petition signed by three fourths of the land owners who own, control or operate all of the
land involved. Said petition shall state the approximate boundaries of the proposed subdistrict,
that the purpose of this article will be served by the drainage of such land or by the control
of such surface waters and the name and last known address of each owner of land within the
proposed subdistrict. (b) When said petition has been filed, the chairman shall set a date
for a hearing before him on said petition, not less than 10 nor more than 30 days after the
date on which the petition is filed, and all owners of land within the proposed subdistrict
shall be notified by personal service or by letter, postage prepaid and...
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22-10-1
Section 22-10-1 Enumeration of conditions, etc., constituting public nuisances menacing public
health. The following things, conditions and acts, among others, are hereby declared to be
public nuisances per se, menacing public health and unlawful: (1) Animals (including fish,
birds, fowls and insects), other than human beings, infected with or acting as, or likely
to act as, conveyors of disease or infection whereby they are likely to become menaces to
public health; (2) Insanitary buildings, yards, premises, places, privies, ponds, marshes,
swamps and dumps which are, or are likely to become, menaces to public health; (3) Insanitary
clothing, bedding, furniture, vehicles, containers, receptacles, appliances and equipment
which are, or are likely to become, nuisances to public health; (4) Unwholesome, or decayed
or infected meats, fish, fruits or other food or foodstuffs, medicines, drugs, beverages or
drinking waters which are, or are likely to become, menaces to public health; (5)...
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41-17A-1
Section 41-17A-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature of Alabama makes the following findings
and statements: (1) Energy use associated with the operation of state motor vehicle fleets
exacerbates local air quality problems and results in greenhouse gas emissions that contribute
to global climate change. (2) Agencies and departments of state government have a significant
role to play in improving local air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by improving
the energy efficiency of their fleets and reducing emissions from fleet operations. (3) Improving
the energy efficiency of state fleets will result in a significant monetary savings in the
long term. (b) The Legislature expresses its intent as follows: (1) To express its power as
a participant in the marketplace to ensure that purchases and expenditures of public monies
are made in a manner consistent with the policies of improving local air quality, reducing
Alabama's water pollution of hazardous waste oil, reducing the...
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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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16-1-24.1
Section 16-1-24.1 Safe school and drug-free school policy; treatment of policy violators; promulgation
and distribution of discipline policy; liability limited for discipline actions; local boards
may adopt more stringent guidelines. (a) The Legislature finds a compelling public interest
in ensuring that schools are made safe and drug-free for all students and school employees.
The Legislature finds the need for a comprehensive safe school and drug-free school policy
to be adopted by the State Board of Education. This policy should establish minimum standards
for classes of offenses and prescribe uniform minimum procedures and penalties for those who
violate the policies. It is the intent of the Legislature that our schools remain safe and
drug-free for all students and school employees. The State Board of Education shall adopt
and all local boards of education shall uniformly enforce policies that protect all students
and school employees. The State Board of Education shall require...
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22-30F-2
Section 22-30F-2 Legislative findings; purpose and intent of chapter; establishment of revolving
loan program for voluntary remediation of environmentally contaminated areas. (a) The Legislature
finds that rural and urban property in Alabama may have areas of contamination which may be
addressed via the Alabama Land Recycling and Economic Redevelopment Act, Sections 22-30E-1
through 22-30E-13. The Legislature further finds that encouraging the voluntary remediation
and redevelopment of such properties is in the public interest. (b) The Legislature finds
that industries and developers often give preference to previously unused greenfield sites
over previously used property due largely to concerns over the financial and environmental
liabilities which may be incurred in acquiring such previously used property for reuse and
redevelopment. The Legislature further finds that the appropriate reuse and redevelopment
of properties which are contaminated, or perceived to be contaminated is in...
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