41-23-213
Section 41-23-213 Grant program; rulemaking authority; Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund. (a) The Director of ADECA may establish and administer the broadband accessibility grant program for the purpose of promoting the deployment and adoption of broadband Internet access services to unserved areas. By June 26, 2018, the director shall adopt rules and policies to administer the program and begin to accept applications for grants, and shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to meet the future needs of the grant program. (b) The program shall be administered pursuant to policies developed by ADECA in compliance with this article. The policies shall provide for the awarding of grants to non-governmental entities that are cooperatives, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, or other private business entities that provide broadband services. Nothing in this article shall expand the authority under state law of any entity to provide broadband service. (c) There is...
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11-99A-2
Section 11-99A-2 Definitions. In this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING GOVERNMENT. The municipality or county that approves the creation of a district and appoints members to the board. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of a district. (3) CONTIGUOUS. Two tracts of land if touching for a continuous distance of not less than 200 feet. The term includes tracts of land divided by bodies of water, streets, railroad, or utility rights-of-way, or by land owned by any public person. In determining whether land is contiguous with a municipality, (i) land separated by bodies of water, streets, or railroad, or utility rights-of-way is contiguous even though the bodies of water, streets, or rights-of-way are within the city limits of another municipality and (ii) land separated by land owned by a public person is not contiguous if the land owned by the public person is within the city limits of another municipality. (4) COUNCIL. The governing body of a...
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23-1-352
Section 23-1-352 Definitions. For the purpose of the laws of this state relating to aeronautics, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the meanings herein given, unless otherwise specifically defined, or unless another intention clearly appears or the context requires otherwise: (1) AERONAUTICS or AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITIES. The science and art of flight including, but not limited to, transportation by aircraft; the operation, construction, repair, or maintenance of aircraft, aircraft power plants and accessories, including the use, repair, packing, and maintenance of parachutes; the design, establishment, construction, expansion, operation, improvement, repair, or maintenance of airports, restricted landing areas, or other air navigation facilities including the aerial and ground approaches thereto; and instruction in flying or ground subjects pertaining thereto. (2) AERONAUTICAL INSTRUCTION. The imparting of aeronautical knowledge or information by any aeronautics...
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45-17-91.23
Section 45-17-91.23 Creation of Shoals Economic Development Fund; purposes for which moneys in such fund may be expended. (a) There is created the Shoals Economic Development Fund, which shall be a special or trust fund or account of the committee, and which shall be administered in accordance with this subpart. (b)(1) The authority may, at any time and from time to time, request that the committee authorize and approve the expenditure or appropriation of moneys on deposit in the Shoals Economic Development Fund, but solely for purposes authorized in subsection (c). Any such request may specify that such moneys shall be expended by, or appropriated directly or indirectly to, any of the following: a. The authority itself. b. Either of the counties, or any city or town located, in whole or in part, in either of the counties. c. Any public corporation that has been organized with the approval or consent of any one or more of the counties, the municipalities, or any other city or town in...
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34-11-1
Section 34-11-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, provided for by Section 34-11-30. (2) DESIGN COORDINATION. The review and coordination of technical submissions prepared by persons other than the principal engineer, including, as appropriate and without limitations, consulting engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, and other professionals working under the direction of the engineer. (3) DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Any final written decision, order, consent agreement, public reprimand, or other formal action taken against an individual or firm by the board based upon a violation of this chapter or a board rule. (4) ENGINEER INTERN. An individual who has been certified as an engineer intern by the board. (5) ENGINEER or PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. An individual who, by reason of his or...
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45-37-123.22
Section 45-37-123.22 Powers and duties of the pension board. (a) The pension board shall be responsible for the general administration and proper operation of the plan, and shall administer the plan for the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries, subject to the specific terms of the plan. The pension board shall administer the plan in accordance with its terms and shall have the power and discretion to construe the terms of the plan and the act and to determine all questions arising in connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of the plan. Any such determination by the pension board shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. The pension board may establish procedures, correct any defect, supply any information, or reconcile any inconsistency in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the plan; provided, however, that any procedure, discretionary act, interpretation, or...
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9-16-72
Section 9-16-72 Definitions. The following words and phrases, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any person or legal entity who or which applied for a license or a permit to engage in surface coal mining operations. (2) APPROXIMATE ORIGINAL CONTOUR. That surface configuration achieved by filling and grading of the mined area so that the reclaimed area, including any terracing or access roads, closely resembles the general surface configuration of the land prior to mining and blends into and complements the drainage pattern of the surrounding terrain, with all high walls and spoil piles eliminated; water impoundments may be permitted where the commission determines that they are in compliance with this article. (3) COAL BROKER and COAL SALES AGENCY. Those persons whose principal business is the buying and reselling of coal, or the negotiation or soliciting of coal sales between operators and purchasers; where...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes, provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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11-99-2
Section 11-99-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) BLIGHTED OR ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA: a. An area in which the structures, buildings, or improvements, by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age, or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and are detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, or b. Any area which by reason of the presence of a substantial number of substandard, slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures, predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements,...
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9-16-127
Section 9-16-127 Acquisition and disposition of lands. (a) The director, with the approval of the Secretary of Interior, may acquire title in the name of the state to any land or interest therein by purchase, donation, or condemnation if such land or interest is adversely affected by past coal mining practices and upon a determination that acquisition of such land is necessary to successful reclamation and that: (1) The acquired land after restoration, reclamation, abatement, control or prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices will serve recreation and historical purposes, conservation and reclamation purposes or provide open space benefits; and (2) Permanent facilities such as a treatment plant or a relocated stream channel will be constructed on the land for restoration, reclamation, abatement, control or prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices; or (3) Acquisition of coal refuse disposal sites and all coal refuse thereon will serve the...
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