22-32-1
Section 22-32-1 Enactment of Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. The Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of Alabama with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: SOUTHEAST INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPACT Article I. Policy and Purpose There is hereby created the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. The party states recognize and declare that each state is responsible for providing for the availability of capacity either within or outside the state for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste generated within its borders, except for waste generated as a result of defense activities of the federal government or federal research and development activities. They also recognize that the management of low-level radioactive waste is handled most...
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9-16-73
Section 9-16-73 Surface Mining Commission - Creation; composition; officers; compensation; meetings; offices; funds; removal of members. (a) There is continued as previously established the Alabama Surface Mining Reclamation Commission under the name of the Alabama Surface Mining Commission for the purpose of transition in implementing and enforcing this article and carrying out the intent and policy stated in Section 9-16-71. All members of the commission appointed under authority of Section 9-16-33, shall continue their terms as created under that section until all reappointments and filling of vacancies have been filled in the manner as provided in this section. At the expiration of any term, that member shall continue in office until an appointment occurs as provided in this section. After February 25, 1994, no member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms of office. (b) The commission shall be composed of seven members, who are fair and reasonable citizens of the state...
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8-21B-2
Section 8-21B-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sale of heavy equipment in this state vitally affects the general economy of the state, the public interest, the public safety, and the public welfare and that, in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate the conduct of heavy equipment suppliers and dealers and their representatives doing business in this state in order to prevent fraud, unfair business practices, unfair methods of competition, and other abuses upon its citizens. (Act 2009-755, p. 2279, §2.)...
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11-54B-40
Section 11-54B-40 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature makes the following findings: (1) That patterns of urban development have had substantial adverse impacts upon downtown and community business districts vital to the economy of the State of Alabama. (2) That the public interest would be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business improvement districts and district management corporations to assist any Class 2 municipality in promoting economic growth in business districts. (3) That the public interest would also be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business districts for the promotion of tourism that include businesses of a designated class and funding supplemental business services through the levy of assessments on businesses of the designated class that receive benefits from those supplemental business services. (4) That a district management corporation representing real property owners, or in certain cases, owners of a particular class of...
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41-10-621
Section 41-10-621 Legislative findings and purpose. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The State of Alabama has a great need from time to time to have access to financing for economic development and industrial recruitment that does not involve improvements to revenue-producing facilities. (2) It is desirable and in the public interest to establish a state-level authority with the power to issue bonds for such general purposes. (3) The Alabama Supreme Court has held, in effect, that only when the debt of a public corporation is payable out of a new revenue source will such debt not be considered a debt of the state in contravention of Section 213 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; the State of Alabama expects to receive in the near future new revenues from the settlement of certain litigation between the state and the tobacco industry. (4) By the passage of this division, it is the intention of the Legislature to: a. Provide for the creation of a special...
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41-10-44.1
Section 41-10-44.1 Legislative intent with respect to additional powers of the authority. The Legislature has found and determined that the economic well-being of the citizens of the State of Alabama will be enhanced by the increased development and growth of industry within the state and that it is in the best interest of the state to induce the location or expansion of industrial and research facilities within the state in order to promote the public purpose of creating new jobs within the state. The Legislature further has found and determined that the inducements herein provided will encourage the creation of jobs which would not otherwise exist and will create new sources of tax revenues for the state and its political subdivisions. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the powers to be granted to the authority by this article and the purposes to be accomplished hereby are proper governmental and public purposes and that the inducement of the location or expansion of...
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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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11-86A-2
Section 11-86A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction of chapter. (a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its intent to be as follows: The Legislature acknowledges the key role of public corporations in the state in promoting public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational activities through acquiring, enlarging, improving, expanding, owning, operating, leasing, and disposing of park and recreation related properties. It has come to the attention of the Legislature that questions have been raised as to the status of certain local park and recreational authorities and boards located in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the public health and general welfare by exercising its police power to authorize the formation or retroactive validation of independent public corporations created jointly by counties and municipalities, one of which is to be a Class 4 municipality, as...
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11-59-2
Section 11-59-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation in the several cities and towns in this state of public corporations for the purpose of owning and operating and contracting with others for the operation of such facilities as may be specified in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or any amendment thereto and to vest such corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish any such purpose, including the power to issue their revenue bonds and to mortgage such properties and pledge the revenues derived therefrom as security therefor. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1947, No. 231, p. 94, §2.)...
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16-17-2
Section 16-17-2 Legislative intent. It is the purpose of the Legislature by this chapter to authorize the incorporation of educational building authorities as public corporations and as political subdivisions of the state for the purpose of providing ancillary improvements for use in connection with educational institutions in this state, and to invest each authority organized hereunder with all power that may be necessary or appropriate to enable it to accomplish such purpose, including but without limitation to the power to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue bonds. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 222, p. 325, §2.)...
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