|
9-8-25
Section 9-8-25 Powers and duties of districts; performance of work on private lands; acquisition,
etc., of land by public bodies; exemption from taxation. (a) A soil and water conservation
district organized under this article shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this
state and a public body, corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and such district
and the supervisors thereof shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted
in other sections of this article: (1) To carry out preventive and control measures within
the district including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation,
the growing of vegetation, changes in use of land, and other erosion control measures on lands
owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies with the consent and cooperation
of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof and on any other lands within
the district upon obtaining the consent of the owner of such lands or the...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-8-25.htm - 7K - Match Info - Similar pages
16-13-301
Section 16-13-301 Definitions. The following terms as used in this article shall have the following
meanings: (1) BOARD. Any county board of education and any city board of education. (2) COSTS.
When used with reference to or in connection with any public school facility or any portion
thereof, all or any part of the costs of acquiring, constructing, altering, enlarging, extending,
reconstructing, or remodeling such facility, including (i) the costs of all lands, structures,
real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, permits, licenses
and interests acquired or used for, in connection with or with respect to such public school
facility; (ii) the costs of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so
acquired, including the costs of acquiring land to which such buildings or structures may
be moved; (iii) the costs of all machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and
tangible and intangible personal property acquired or used...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/16-13-301.htm - 3K - Match Info - Similar pages
40-23-2
Section 40-23-2 Tax levied on gross receipts; certain sales exempt; disposition of funds. There
is levied, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and shall be collected
as herein provided, a privilege or license tax against the person on account of the business
activities and in the amount to be determined by the application of rates against gross sales,
or gross receipts, as the case may be, as follows: (1) Upon every person, firm, or corporation,
(including the State of Alabama and its Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in the sale of alcoholic
beverages of all kinds, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and all other institutions
of higher learning in the state, whether the institutions be denominational, state, county,
or municipal institutions, any association or other agency or instrumentality of the institutions)
engaged or continuing within this state, in the business of selling at retail any tangible
personal property whatsoever, including...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/40-23-2.htm - 10K - Match Info - Similar pages
6-5-332.2
Section 6-5-332.2 Immunity of persons responding to oil spills. (a) This section shall be known
and may be cited as the Alabama Act Regarding Liability for Persons Responding to Oil Spills.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) DAMAGES. Damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this state
resulting from, arising out of, or related to the discharge, or threatened discharge of oil.
(2) DISCHARGE. Any emission (other than natural seepage), intentional or unintentional, and
includes, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
or dumping. (3) FEDERAL ON-SCENE COORDINATOR. The federal official predesignated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency or the U.S. Coast Guard to coordinate and direct federal responses
under subpart D of the National Contingency Plan, or the official designated by the lead agency
to coordinate and direct removal under subpart E, of the...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/6-5-332.2.htm - 5K - Match Info - Similar pages
11-65-16
Section 11-65-16 Review of application for horse racing facility license. (a) A commission
shall promptly consider any application for the issuance or transfer of a horse racing facility
license submitted to it and shall grant or deny the issuance or transfer of such license based
on all information before it, including the results of investigations it deems appropriate.
A commission shall deny the issuance of an original horse racing facility license to any applicant
unless it finds that the applicant's facility will meet the following minimum standards: (1)
That the facilities will provide a track racing surface of at least one mile; (2) That the
facility will be appropriate for the conduct of horse racing year-round and at night; and
(3) That the facility will be located within the boundaries of the commission municipal jurisdiction
or will be located on land in the host county and annexed to the sponsoring municipality prior
to the commencement of racing. (b) A commission shall...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/11-65-16.htm - 6K - Match Info - Similar pages
22-50-11
Section 22-50-11 Department - Additional and cumulative powers. The Department of Mental Health
is given hereby the following additional and cumulative powers through its commissioner: (1)
It is authorized and directed to set up state plans for the purpose of controlling and treating
any and all forms of mental and emotional illness and any and all forms of mental retardation
and shall divide the state into regions, districts, areas or zones, which need not be geographic
areas, but shall be areas for the purpose of establishing priorities and programs and for
organizational and administrative purposes in accordance with these state plans. (2) It is
designated and authorized to supervise, coordinate, and establish standards for all operations
and activities of the state related to mental health and the providing of mental health services;
and it is authorized to receive and administer any funds available from any source for the
purpose of acquiring building sites for, constructing,...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-50-11.htm - 10K - Match Info - Similar pages
32-20-2
Section 32-20-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning: (1) DEALER. A person licensed by the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission
as a manufactured home retailer and engaged regularly in the business of buying, selling,
or exchanging manufactured homes in this state, and having an established place of business.
(2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue of this state. (3) DESIGNATED AGENT. Each judge
of probate, commissioner of licenses, director of revenue, or other county official in this
state authorized and required by law to issue motor vehicle license tags, unless otherwise
provided by law, who may perform his or her duties under this chapter personally or through
his or her deputies, or such other persons located in this state, as the department may designate.
The term shall also mean those dealers as herein defined who...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/32-20-2.htm - 5K - Match Info - Similar pages
33-15-6
Section 33-15-6 Powers, duties and functions generally. The general powers, duties and functions
of the authority shall be as follows: (1) GENERAL. The authority: a. Shall have perpetual
succession in its corporate name; b. May bring civil actions and have civil actions brought
against it in its corporate name; c. May adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal, which shall
be judicially noticed; d. May enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with federal,
state and local governments, with agencies of such governments and with private individuals,
corporations, associations and other organizations, including the Bear Creek Watershed Association,
Inc., whether organized under the laws of Alabama or of another state, as the board may deem
necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of this article, which authorization
shall include without limitation contracts and cooperative arrangements with any of the several
states and with counties and municipalities in...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/33-15-6.htm - 9K - Match Info - Similar pages
40-23-4
Section 40-23-4 Exemptions. (a) There are exempted from the provisions of this division and
from the computation of the amount of the tax levied, assessed, or payable under this division
the following: (1) The gross proceeds of the sales of lubricating oil and gasoline as defined
in Sections 40-17-30 and 40-17-170 and the gross proceeds from those sales of lubricating
oil destined for out-of-state use which are transacted in a manner whereby an out-of-state
purchaser takes delivery of such oil at a distributor's plant within this state and transports
it out-of-state, which are otherwise taxed. (2) The gross proceeds of the sale, or sales,
of fertilizer when used for agricultural purposes. The word "fertilizer" shall not
be construed to include cottonseed meal, when not in combination with other materials. (3)
The gross proceeds of the sale, or sales, of seeds for planting purposes and baby chicks and
poults. Nothing herein shall be construed to exempt or exclude from the computation of...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/40-23-4.htm - 34K - Match Info - Similar pages
41-10-54
Section 41-10-54 Powers of authority generally; acquisition by eminent domain of real property
or rights owned by railroads or utilities not authorized. (a) The authority shall have the
following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until it is dissolved; (2)
To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (3) To
adopt and use an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; (4) To maintain a principal
office in Jefferson County, Alabama, and suboffices at such places within the state as it
may designate; (5) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court
having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; (6) To acquire by purchase,
gift, condemnation or any other lawful means any real, personal or mixed property necessary
or convenient in connection with the purpose for which the authority is formed and to hold
title to such property, together with all rights incidental to its estate in such...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/41-10-54.htm - 5K - Match Info - Similar pages
|