36-18-50
Section 36-18-50 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds, determines, and declares the
following: (1) Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance
continues to be a major problem on the highways of our state and causes the death or injury
of thousands of our citizens each year. (2) The Legislature should use whatever authority
is available to it to discourage driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or
a controlled substance, including the levying of fines therefor at a level which will discourage
such activity. (3) Administering and implementing a quality chemical testing program for alcohol
and controlled substances is costly for the taxpayers and thus the convicted offender should
bear a greater portion of the financial burden of the chemical testing program at the state
and local level. (4) The chemical breath testing program conducted by this state has reduced
the number of deaths and injuries, and the program continues to be...
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37-16-2
Section 37-16-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) More advanced communication capabilities, broadband facilities, and services are needed
in many rural and underserved areas of the state. (2) Electric providers in those rural and
underserved areas are capable of providing infrastructure for such advanced communications
capabilities and providing, directly or indirectly, broadband facilities or services. (3)
The investment in and development of advanced communications capabilities for providing broadband
facilities and services are necessary to better serve the public in those rural and underserved
areas. (4) The continued lack of advanced communication capabilities, broadband facilities,
and services in rural and underserved areas deprives citizens residing in these areas from
access to opportunities such that the state needs to take action to correct and eliminate
these discrepancies. (5) It is the public policy of this state to encourage...
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41-1-40
Section 41-1-40 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that the making and
managing of investments or the borrowing of money by governmental entities involves a variety
of interest rate, investment, payment, and similar risks. A number of financial instruments
are available to hedge against those risks. Many governmental entities lack express statutory
authority to take advantage of those instruments, and it is desirable that they have the authority.
(Acts 1992, No. 92-589, p. 1214, §1.)...
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22-35-1
Section 22-35-1 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds
and declares that certain lands of Alabama constitute unique and delicately balanced resources;
that the protection of these resources is vital to the economy of this state; and that the
preservation of waters is a matter of the highest urgency and priority as these waters provide
a primary source of potable water in this state; that such use can only be served effectively
by maintaining the quality of waters in as close to a comparable previous condition as possible,
taking into account multiple use accommodations necessary to provide the broadest possible
promotion of public and private interests. The Legislature further finds that where contamination
of soils or waters has occurred, remedial measures have often been delayed for long periods
while determinations as to liability and the extent of liability are made; that such delays
result in the continuation and intensification of the...
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26-16-90
Section 26-16-90 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that: Every child
is entitled to live in safety and in health and to survive into adulthood; there are concerns
about the adequacy of efforts in this state to identify deaths; and recognizing that no single
agency or person is responsible, that multidisciplinary, multiagency child death review teams
are methods of achieving the state policy. (Act 97-893, p. 252, §1.)...
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26-23F-2
Section 26-23F-2 Legislative findings; purpose. (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama
finds and declares that: (1) Deceased unborn infants deserve the same respect and dignity
as other human beings. (2) The laws of this state do not ensure that deceased unborn infants
receive proper burials or final disposition. (3) Alabama does not specifically prohibit the
sale or transfer of bodily remains of deceased unborn infants for compensation. (4) The dignity
and value of life, especially the lives of children, born or unborn, has been and continues
to be a public policy and often sacred concern of the highest order for the people of this
state. (b) Based on the findings in subsection (a), the purposes of this chapter are to: (1)
Allow parents of deceased unborn infants to provide a dignified final disposition of the bodily
remains of these infants. (2) Prohibit the sale or other unlawful disposition of the bodily
remains of a deceased unborn infant, or the exchange of any compensation...
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34-3-100
Section 34-3-100 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
that it is necessary and desirable, in the best interests of the state, that the Alabama State
Bar have a building or buildings with space available for its administrative offices, for
its Board of Commissioners, for the Board of Examiners on Admission to the State Bar, for
the storage of library and other educational materials relating to the improvement of the
administration of justice, for its standing and other committees and the staffs of its professional
journals, for continuing legal education activities and for other related purposes. It is
the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation
of the president, the first vice-president and the secretary of the Alabama State Bar as a
public corporation for the purpose of constructing, erecting, owning, operating, and maintaining
such a building or buildings and to vest such corporation with all...
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39-8-2
Section 39-8-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter shall
do all of the following: (1) Provide for the efficient procurement of goods and services by
governmental units. (2) Promote the economical, nondiscriminatory, and efficient administration
and completion of state and state-funded or state-assisted construction projects. (3) Provide
for fair and open competition for construction contracts, grants, tax abatements, and tax
credits awarded by governmental units. (4) Prohibit requirements for certain terms in construction
contracts awarded by governmental units or supported through grants and tax subsidies and
abatements by governmental units. (5) Prohibit expenditure of public funds under certain conditions.
(6) Prohibit certain terms in procurement documents for certain expenditures by governmental
units involving public facilities. (7) Provide powers and duties for certain public officers,
employees, and contractors. (Act 2014-107, p. 180,...
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41-16-70
Section 41-16-70 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that the best interests
of the taxpayers of Alabama are served when competition exists in the procurement of goods
and services by state departments, boards, commissions, authorities, and instrumentalities
of state government. Competitive bid requirements ensure that all citizens have the opportunity
to compete for government procurements and it is imperative that officials charged with expending
public funds conduct competitive processes which are open to all interested and qualified
persons and businesses. In order to ensure fair and open competition in the procurement of
goods and services, this article shall be liberally construed. (Act 2001-956, 2001 3rd Sp.
Sess., p. 817, §1.)...
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41-28-1.1
Section 41-28-1.1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares: (1) The streamlining
and consolidation of governmental functions is a priority and is of great importance to the
economic well-being of the State of Alabama, to its citizens, and to ensuring appropriate
and responsible use of taxpayer funds. (2) The Office of Information Technology was created
in furtherance of the goal to streamline information technology in the state. (3) Effective
utilization of information technology is paramount to reducing the cost of governmental operations
and to serving the citizens of the state. (4) Excellence in support for all state agency information
technology needs is critical to serving the people of Alabama. (b) To implement the findings
in subsection (a), the purpose of Act 2017-282 is to transfer the responsibility and authority
for information technology service delivery from the Department of Finance to the Office of
Information Technology. (Act 2017-282, §1.)...
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