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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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5-2A-7
Section 5-2A-7 Superintendent - Expansion of banking powers; rules and regulations. (a) The
Legislature finds as fact and determines that the financial industry composed of those banks
and savings and loan associations having their principal place of business in Alabama must
keep pace with technological and other improvements constantly being made throughout the United
States so as to enable Alabama banks and savings and loan associations to render better and
more efficient services to the citizens of Alabama. It is necessary and desirable that the
superintendent be given additional authority in these fields. (b) The superintendent is hereby
authorized to expand banking powers of Alabama banks or the powers of Alabama savings and
loan associations in order to: (1) Accommodate or take advantage of changing technologies;
and (2) Assure the ability of Alabama banks and Alabama savings and loan associations to be
responsive in their respective businesses to the needs and conveniences...
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22-21-179
Section 22-21-179 Powers of corporation. The corporation shall have all the powers and authority
inhering in, or conferred upon, counties in the State of Alabama operating public hospitals,
except as otherwise provided, as well as the following specific powers, together with all
powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To
have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be in perpetuity,
specified in its certificate of incorporation or until dissolved as provided in Section 22-21-191;
(2) Subject to the limitations contained in the provisions of this section, to maintain actions
and have actions maintained against it in its own name in civil, including ex delicto and
ex contractu, actions; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same
at pleasure; (4) To adopt bylaws and amend the same; (5) To receive, acquire, take and hold,
whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, real and...
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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...
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2-8-382
Section 2-8-382 Purposes; programs; legislative findings. (a) The purpose of this article is
to assist Alabama in the development of a more permanent, profitable, and diversified agriculture
by moving to the forefront of industrial hemp production, development, and commercialization
of hemp products in agribusiness, and other business sectors, both nationally and globally
and to the greatest extent possible. These purposes may be accomplished, in part, through
all of the following: (1) An industrial hemp research program overseen by the department,
working exclusively or in conjunction with other research partners. This research program
may include the planting, cultivation, and analysis of industrial hemp demonstration plots
by selected growers that are licensed by the department pursuant to this article. (2) An institution
of higher education's program to conduct industrial hemp research. (3) The pursuit by the
department or an institution of higher education of any federal permits...
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41-10-44.4
Section 41-10-44.4 Determination of approved companies. The authority shall promulgate criteria
for the determination and selection of approved companies and the approval of projects proposed
by such companies. Such criteria shall give greatest weight to the creditworthiness of the
project sponsors, the number, type and quality of new jobs to be provided by the project to
residents of the state, and the economic viability of the proposed project. The authority
may include in its criteria requirements relating to the capital costs of, and projected employment
to be produced by, projects eligible for financing under this article and requirements relating
to the employment of previously unemployed or underemployed persons. The authority shall require
as a condition for designation as an approved company either (i) that the average hourly wage
for full-time hourly wage paid employees at the project be at least eight dollars ($8) per
hour, or (ii) that the average total compensation...
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23-6-1
Section 23-6-1 Definitions. Where used in this chapter the following words and terms shall
be given the following respective meanings unless the context hereof clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the corporation. (2) CODE. The Code of Alabama
1975, as amended. (3) CORPORATION. The public corporation authorized to be created by this
chapter. (4) GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Any bonds or other obligations which as to principal and
interest constitute direct obligations of, or are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United
States of America, including obligations of any federal agency to the extent such obligations
are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America and any certificates or any
other evidences of an ownership interest in such obligations of, or unconditionally guaranteed
by, the United States of America or in specified portions thereof (which may consist of the
principal thereof or the interest thereon). (5) INDUSTRIAL ACCESS...
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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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11-49A-1
Section 11-49A-1 Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature has found and determined
and does hereby declare that in Class 3 municipalities the following conditions exist: (1)
That the constant growth of private vehicular traffic in such counties in which such municipalities
are located is placing excessive burdens upon the road systems and parking facilities, especially
in commercial and industrial districts and in areas of high population density; (2) That the
continued economic growth of such municipalities and the general health and welfare of the
citizens of such counties require the availability of public facilities for mass transportation;
and (3) That it is necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the citizens of such
municipalities that provisions be made for the establishment in such counties of public corporations
to provide public transportation service. The legislature does hereby further declare its
intention, by the passage of this chapter, to promote...
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16-5-10
Section 16-5-10 Additional powers and duties of commission. The commission shall exercise the
following powers and duties in addition to those otherwise specified in this article: (1)
To cause to be made such surveys and evaluations of higher education as are believed necessary
for the purpose of providing appropriate information to carry out its powers and duties. (2)
To recommend to the Legislature of Alabama the enactment of such legislation as it deems necessary
or desirable to insure the highest quality of higher education in this state taking into consideration
the orderly development and maintenance of the state system of public higher education to
meet trends in population and the change in social and technical requirements of the economy.
(3) To advise and counsel the Governor, at his request, regarding any area of, or matter pertaining
to, postsecondary education. (4) To establish definitions of a junior college, a community
college, a technical college or institute, a senior...
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