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37-15-10.1
Section 37-15-10.1 Underground Damage Prevention Authority. (a) The Underground Damage Prevention
Authority is created for the purpose of enforcing this chapter and for reviewing penalty provisions
and the adequacy of the enforcement process. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
authority and its enforcement activities not be funded by appropriations from the state budget.
(b) The authority shall utilize the services of the Alabama Public Service Commission to provide
administrative support for the authority, subject to the concurrence by the authority board.
The Public Service Commission shall charge the expenses associated with the administrative
duties of the authority back to the authority, subject to the concurrence of the authority
board. The administrative support provided by the Alabama Public Service Commission to the
authority is in an administrative capacity only and nothing in this chapter shall expand the
jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission in any...
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39-7-13
Section 39-7-13 Purpose and powers of authority generally; sale, transfer and conveyance of
entire water system to public corporation authorized to conduct business of water distribution
system. (a) An authority shall be incorporated for the purpose of conducting and developing
the enterprise in which it may engage in such manner that the services afforded by such enterprise
shall be available for public uses and to all inhabitants of the municipality and the surrounding
area for domestic and industrial uses at the lowest cost consistent with sound economy and
prudent management. Every authority incorporated under this chapter is hereby vested with
all powers necessary and requisite for the accomplishment of such purpose for which such authority
is incorporated capable of being delegated by the Legislature of the State of Alabama. The
authority shall have the power to acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, improve and maintain
and operate any plant, works, system, facilities or...
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11-50-524
Section 11-50-524 Corporate powers. (a) The corporation shall be entitled to all the exemptions
provided by the general laws of Alabama and of the United States for municipal corporations.
To carry out its purposes, the corporation shall have the following specific powers, but no
enumeration of powers granted in this chapter shall be construed to impair or limit any general
grant of power contained in this chapter nor to limit any such grant to a power or powers
of the same class or classes as those enumerated: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name perpetually unless dissolved and unless a shorter period of time shall be specified in
the certificate; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend; (3) To have and to use
a corporate seal and to alter the same at will; (4) To acquire by purchase or lease and to
operate, maintain, extend, and improve any utility within the power district, including any
real and personal properties and any contract and franchise rights in...
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37-2A-2
Section 37-2A-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words have the following
meanings: (1) BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICE. Refers to a service that, as provided by an incumbent
local exchange carrier, may be through any technology and through any affiliate or service
arrangement and includes the functionalities described in 47 C.F.R. 54.101(a). (2) BROADBAND
SERVICE or BROADBAND ENABLED SERVICE. Any service that consists of or includes a high-speed
access capability to transmit at a rate that is not less than 200 kilobits per second either
in the upstream or downstream direction, and either of the following: a. Provides computer
processing, information storage, information content or protocol conversion, including any
service applications or information service provided over such high-speed access service.
b. Is used to provide access to the Internet. (3) BUNDLED OFFERING. A combination of retail
services offered as a package, whether at a single price or with the...
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38-7-7
Section 38-7-7 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Department to establish
minimum standards for licensing; factors to be considered; children in need of special treatment;
department to offer consultation. (a) The department shall prescribe and publish minimum standards
for licensing and for approving all child-care facilities, as defined in this chapter. In
establishing such standards the department shall seek the advice and assistance of persons
representative of the various types of child-care facilities. The standards prescribed and
published under this chapter shall include regulations pertaining to: (1) The operation and
conduct of the child-care facility and the responsibility it assumes for child care; (2) The
character, suitability and qualifications of the applicant and other persons directly responsible
for the care and welfare of children served; (3) The general financial ability and competence
of the applicant to provide necessary care for children and to...
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45-2-262
Section 45-2-262 Regulation of wind generated energy production facilities or equipment in
unincorporated areas. (a) This section shall apply within all unincorporated areas of Baldwin
County. (b) The county commission shall have zoning authority and the power to establish and
adopt ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, and procedures to regulate the permitting,
construction, placement, and operation of wind turbines, windmills, wind farms, and any other
wind-generated energy production facilities or equipment operated, in whole or in part, by
wind, sometimes referred to collectively as "wind-generated energy production facilities,"
also including, but not limited to, regulations regarding the size, location, and noise generated
by wind-generated energy production facilities. The regulations shall be adopted by ordinance
or resolution of the county commission at a regularly scheduled meeting of the commission.
(c) The county commission shall have zoning authority and the power...
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11-54-20
Section 11-54-20 Definitions. Wherever used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly
appears in the context, the following terms shall be given the following respective meanings:
(1) MUNICIPALITY. Any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama. (2) PROJECT. Any
land and any building or other improvement thereon and all real and personal properties deemed
necessary in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable
for use by the following or by any combination of two or more thereof: a. Any industry for
the manufacturing, processing, or assembling of any agricultural or manufactured products;
b. Any commercial enterprise in storing, warehousing, distributing, or selling products of
agriculture, mining, or industry; c. Any commercial enterprise providing linen rental services
(including laundry and cleaning services related or incidental thereto) primarily to industries
and commercial enterprises described in either of the preceding...
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22-30D-2
Section 22-30D-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama makes the
following findings and declarations: (1) The soils, water, and air of this state constitute
unique and delicately balanced resources. (2) The protection of these resources is vital to
the economy of this state. (3) The preservation of waters of this state is a matter of the
highest urgency and priority as these waters provide a primary source of potable water in
this state and 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. (b) The Legislature makes the following additional findings: (1) Where contamination
of soils, waters, or air has occurred, remedial measures have often been delayed for long
periods while investigations of the extent of such contamination and...
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37-5-1
Section 37-5-1 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, when
used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) MUNICIPAL POWER DISTRICT, POWER DISTRICT or DISTRICT. A municipal power district organized
under this chapter, either as originally organized or as the same may be from time to time
altered or amended. (2) MUNICIPALITY. Any city or town. (3) GOVERNING BODY. Whenever used
in relation to any municipality, the body or board, by whatsoever name known, having charge
of the governing of a municipality and shall be held to include the mayor or other chief executive
officers of such municipality in any case wherein the concurrence or approval of such officer
is required by the law governing such municipality for the adoption of any municipal ordinance
or resolution or other municipal act provided for in this chapter. (4) BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
DIRECTORS or BOARD. The board of directors of a municipal power...
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11-50A-8
Section 11-50A-8 Powers of the authority. In addition to other powers granted the authority
by this chapter, it shall have all powers consistent with the purposes of the authority as
set forth in Section 11-50A-3, which are necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate
the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the following enumerated powers, which shall be exercised by the authority
consistently with the provisions of Section 11-50A-3: (1) To sue and be sued and to prosecute
and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto;
(2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To make and alter at pleasure all needful bylaws,
rules, and regulations for the transaction of its business and the control of its property
and affairs; (4) To have the same right of eminent domain through condemnation conferred by
Section 10-5-1, or any subsequent statute of similar import; provided...
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