41-23-123
Section 41-23-123 Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure Fund. (a) The Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure Fund is created in ADECA to finance infrastructure improvements related to inland waterway and intermodal development projects, any national water recreation trail in Alabama which is designated by the National Park Service, and other projects as may be authorized by law for multi-modal transportation development. (b) To receive funds under this article, a port, authority, other legal entity, or commission shall file an application with ADECA describing how the funds will be used and any other information ADECA may require. No application shall be approved or funds distributed unless the expenditure of funds are: (1) Directly related to capital improvements, dredging for project development, including economic development for recreation, or the rebuilding or rehabilitation of basic waterway infrastructure and not for routine maintenance, administrative, or...
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41-23-122
Section 41-23-122 Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure Advisory Board. (a) The Director of ADECA shall create an Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure Advisory Board to advise the Director of ADECA. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity of the state. The membership of the board shall be composed of the following members to be selected and appointed by the Director of ADECA in consultation with the Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations: (1) One representative from each of the associations representing the five major navigable waterways serving Alabama, namely the Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association, Tri Rivers Waterway Development Association, Tennessee River Valley Association, and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. (2) One member from public port operations which have existing waterfront cargo handling...
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41-23-121
Section 41-23-121 Powers of office. The office shall have the following powers to: (1) Ensure that assets and needs of water transportation and intermodal infrastructure are properly considered and reflected in the state's comprehensive transportation and strategic planning policies. (2) Assist and coordinate with public and private entities in the development of the state's rivers, ports, harbors, and intermodal facilities. (3) Coordinate with the Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations and other interests to formulate recommendations on annual budget requirements for federal waterway projects, infrastructure development, and related needs. (4) Coordinate with each of Alabama's individual waterway associations to promote the continued development, maintenance, and multiple use benefits of federally maintained navigation channels within the state and to market the benefits of improved water transportation. (5) Coordinate with local and state development agencies to ensure a better...
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40-18-411
Section 40-18-411 (Per Section 40-18-416, this section is repealed following the close of fiscal year 2020) Applications. (a) (1) A local economic development organization which owns a site may apply to the Department of Commerce for funding to solve an inadequacy involving the site. The application by the local economic development organization shall include at least one of the following: a. If there is a pending expression of interest about the site from an industry or business, a list of the site preparation or public infrastructure work needed to make the site acceptable to the industry or business. b. If the site has been offered to one or more industries or businesses but the offer did not result in the industry or business locating on the site, a list of the site preparation or public infrastructure work which, if it had been completed, would have made the site acceptable to the industries or businesses. c. If the site is an industrial or research park which needs connections to...
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41-23-120
Section 41-23-120 Creation; administration. (a) The Office of Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure is created as an office within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). (b) The office shall be administered by an Executive Director of Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure, who shall be appointed by and report directly to the Director of ADECA. The executive director shall have experience and knowledge of Alabama's inland waterways and intermodal infrastructure development. The executive director may hire an assistant and staff as necessary to participate in the administration of the office and the implementation of this article. (Act 2009-776, p. 2422, ยง1.)...
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37-11B-4
Section 37-11B-4 Program to promote passenger rail travel and service. ADECA with the assistance of the commission shall establish and operate a program to promote passenger rail travel and service in the state and make recommendations for the development and funding of specific projects related to the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance, and improvement of the state's passenger rail infrastructure, which shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Insuring compatibility for a project or projects with opportunities for the state to obtain federal funding assistance that may be available for high-speed rail service, which includes, but is not limited to, intercity passenger rail service that is reasonably expected to reach speeds of 110 miles per hour. (2) Considering projects that create a series of corridor route rail segments with passenger service areas that are smaller than long-distance passenger trains and typically connect major city pairs, in order to...
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37-11B-5
Section 37-11B-5 Actions in accordance with State Rail Plan or studies. (a)(1) Based on information gathered in the State Rail Plan or any studies conducted pursuant to subdivision (5) of Section 37-11B-4, ADECA with the assistance of the commission for purposes of promoting passenger or freight rail service, or both, may do all of the following: a. Select or recommend routes and locations, perform preliminary engineering and surveying, acquire necessary rights-of-way and property, perform site improvements, and otherwise plan, develop, construct, and own a rail line, or portion thereof, that connects to the rail line of a railroad corporation. b. Take any action described in subdivision (1) for the purpose of assisting a railroad corporation or other entity in developing, constructing, improving, and owning a rail line, or portion thereof, for any other purpose as approved by ADECA that promotes economic development associated with rail infrastructure or passenger or freight rail...
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33-2-60
Section 33-2-60 Definitions. The words and phrases hereinafter set forth, wherever used in this article, shall have the respective meanings hereinafter ascribed to them. These definitions shall include both the singular and the plural. (1) 1957 DOCKS AMENDMENT. Amendment 116 of the Constitution of Alabama. (2) THE STATE. The State of Alabama. (3) THE DEPARTMENT. The Alabama State Docks Department and any department or agency of the state that may succeed to its duties. (4) DOCK FACILITIES. Docks and all kinds of dock facilities, including elevators, warehouses, water and rail terminals, wharves, piles, quays, compresses, storm haven facilities for all types of watercraft, channels between navigable waterways of the state for the purpose of connecting such waterways and aiding the use thereof and other related structures, facilities and improvements that may be needed for the convenient use of the same. (5) 1957 DOCKS ACT. Article 1 of this chapter. (6) 1959 DOCKS ACT. Article 2 of this...
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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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33-2-90
Section 33-2-90 Definitions. The words and phrases hereinafter set forth, wherever used in this article, shall have the respective meanings hereinafter ascribed to them. These definitions shall include both the singular and the plural. (1) 1957 DOCKS AMENDMENT. Amendment 116 of the Constitution of Alabama. (2) THE STATE. The State of Alabama. (3) THE DEPARTMENT. The Alabama State Docks Department and any department or agency of the state that may succeed to its duties. (4) DOCKS FACILITIES. Docks and all kinds of dock facilities, including elevators, warehouses, water and rail terminals, wharves, piles, quays, compresses, storm haven facilities for all types of watercraft, channels between navigable waterways of the state for the purpose of connecting such waterways and aiding the use thereof, and other related structures, facilities and improvements, that may be needed for the convenient use of the same. (5) 1957 DOCKS ACT. Article 1 of this chapter. (6) 1959 DOCKS ACT. Article 2 of...
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