41-23-21
Section 41-23-21 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) COUNCIL. The Enterprise Zone Advisory Council. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (3) GOVERNING AUTHORITY. The governing body of a county or municipality. (4) ENTERPRISE ZONE. A geographic area which is economically depressed, in need of expansion of business and industry and the creation of jobs and designated to be eligible for the benefits of this article, and is a target by governments for development by providing tax and nontax incentives to private enterprise. Effective October 1, 2016, the definition of an Enterprise Zone shall mean any Alabama county that is described by Section 40-18-376.1(a). Notwithstanding any other law or agreement to the contrary, any eligible business having received an approved application from the department prior to October 1,...
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41-23-212
Section 41-23-212 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ADECA. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (2) END USER. A residential, business, institutional, or government entity that uses broadband services for its own purposes and does not resell such broadband services to other entities. An internet service provider (ISP) and mobile wireless service provider are not an end user for the purposes of Sections 41-23-212, 41-23-213, and 41-23-214. (3) MIDDLE MILE PROJECT. A broadband infrastructure project that does not provide broadband service to end users or to end-user devices. (4) MINIMUM SERVICE THRESHOLD. A connection to the Internet that provides capacity for transmission at an average speed per customer of at least 25 megabits (25 Mbps) per second downstream and at least three megabits (3 Mbps) per second upstream. (5) RURAL AREA. Any area within this state not included within the boundaries of any...
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41-29-300
Section 41-29-300 Establishment; duties; meetings; objectives. (a) The Regional Workforce Development Councils are hereby established as an appointed group of state business and industry senior managers. The Regional Workforce Development Councils shall be appointed from the seven regions. The Deputy Secretary of the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce and the Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System shall jointly promulgate rules related to the establishment and governance of these councils. The Deputy Secretary of the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce shall follow the operating guidelines previously adopted by the Workforce Development Division of the Alabama Community College System (WDD/ACCS). The Regional Workforce Development Councils shall provide a direct link to the workforce needs of business and industry at the local level. The councils shall be business-driven and business-led and work with their member counties...
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37-11B-3
Section 37-11B-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) ADECA. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (2) COMMISSION. The Mississippi-Louisiana-Alabama Rapid Rail Transit Commission created by the Mississippi-Louisiana-Alabama Rapid Rail Transit Compact, Chapter 11 of this title, or its successor. (3) FREIGHT COMPONENT OF THE STATE RAIL PLAN. The plan developed by ADECA with the assistance of the commission, in conjunction with the railroads operating in the state and in concert with the Passenger Component of the State Rail Plan, that promotes freight rail service within the state, including, but not limited to, service to and from water ports in the state and the articulation of the ongoing comprehensive vision and objectives associated with promoting freight rail service within the state. (4) PASSENGER COMPONENT OF THE STATE RAIL PLAN. The plan developed by ADECA with the assistance of...
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41-23-160
Section 41-23-160 Certified domestic violence center capital improvement grant program. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACADV. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (3) OTHER QUALIFIED ENTITY. An entity designated by the director to fulfill the duties of the ACADV in the event the ACADV ceases operations or is otherwise ineligible to receive federal funds for domestic violence programs in this state. (b) There is established a certified domestic violence center capital improvement grant program under the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (c) A certified domestic violence center, as provided for in Section 30-6-6, may apply to the director, or his or her designee, for a capital improvement grant. The grant application shall provide all of the following information: (1) A statement specifying the capital improvement and...
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41-23-8
Section 41-23-8 Traffic Safety Trust Fund established. The Traffic Safety Trust Fund is established as a separate fund in the State Treasury. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the fund shall be used for traffic safety purposes and programmed along with federal funds that are received for the same purposes by the staff of the Traffic Safety Section of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Unexpended or unencumbered sums remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and be brought forward to the next fiscal year. (Acts 1997, No. 97-494, p. 883, ยง2.)...
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45-36-162
Section 45-36-162 Distribution of payments. (a) Any payments coming into the treasury of Jackson County that are derived, directly or indirectly, from payments by the Tennessee Valley Authority in lieu of payment of taxes shall be appropriated as follows: (1) One percent to the Jackson County Economic Development Fund paid to the fund monthly until it reaches a balance of one million dollars ($1,000,000); the payments shall continue whenever the balance in the fund drops below one million dollars ($1,000,000). The county commission may invest the funds to the benefit of local governments and entities in the county, and expend the same for disaster relief in the county or for any economic purpose that benefits the county, including, but not limited to, any activity or purpose which provides an incentive for the creation or retention of jobs and employment opportunities in the county. Participating local governments or entities may apply for the funds for these purposes. It is the intent...
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22-23A-1
Section 22-23A-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. The corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter as a public corporation, agency and instrumentality of the state and known as the "Alabama Water System Assistance Authority." (2) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution or order adopted by the board of directors of the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds by the authority pursuant to this chapter. (3) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the Alabama Water System Assistance Authority. (4) BONDS. The "Water System Assistance Bonds," notes or obligations or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter. (5) BOND PROCEEDS. The direct proceeds of sale of bonds or notes, and the income derived from the investment of such proceeds. (6) COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM. A...
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31-9C-2
Section 31-9C-2 Alabama First Responder Wireless Commission. (a) There is created the Alabama First Responder Wireless Commission, which shall be responsible for promoting the efficient use of public resources to ensure that law enforcement, fire and rescue services, and essential public health and emergency support personnel have effective communication services available in emergency situations, and to ensure the rapid restoration of such communication services in the event of disruption caused by natural disaster, terrorist attack, or other public emergency. (b) The commission shall consist of the following members: (1) The Governor or his or her designee. (2) The Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation or his or her designee. (3) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or his or her designee. (4) The Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs or his or her designee. (5) The Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency...
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41-29-291
Section 41-29-291 Composition. (a) The Alabama Workforce Council shall consist of the following members: (1) Fourteen members appointed by the Governor. (2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (4) One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (5) The Deputy Secretary of the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce shall be an ex officio member of the council, but shall have no voting rights. (6) The Vice Chancellor for Workforce and Economic Development of the Alabama Community College System shall be an ex officio member of the council, but shall have no voting rights. (7) The Deputy State Superintendent of Education, Career and Technical Education/Workforce Development Division shall be an ex officio member of the council, but shall have no voting rights. (8) The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall be an ex officio member of...
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