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11-19-1
Section 11-19-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
unless otherwise clearly indicated shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY GOVERNING
BODY. The county commission of each county in this state. (2) FLOOD or FLOODING. The general
and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas: a. From
the overflow of streams, rivers, and other inland waters, or b. From tidal surges, abnormally
high tidal waters, tidal waves, or rising coastal waters resulting from tsunamis, hurricanes,
or other severe storms. (3) FLOOD-PRONE AREA. Any area with a frequency of inundation of once
in 100 years as defined by qualified hydrologists or engineers using methods that are generally
accepted by persons engaged in the field of hydrology and engineering. (4) LAND-USE AND CONTROL
MEASURES. Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations,
and other applications and extensions of the normal police...
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23-1-271
Section 23-1-271 Definitions. For the purposes of this division, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) ADJACENT AREA. An area which is adjacent to and within 660 feet of the nearest edge of
the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, which 660 feet distance shall be measured
horizontally along a line normal or perpendicular to the centerline of the highway. (2) BUSINESS
AREA. Any part of an adjacent area which is zoned for business, industrial, or commercial
activities under the authority of any law of this state or not zoned, but which constitutes
an unzoned commercial or industrial area as defined in this section. (3) CENTERLINE OF THE
HIGHWAY. A line equidistant from the edges of the median separating the main-traveled ways
of a divided highway or the centerline of the main-traveled way of a nondivided highway. (4)
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES OF UNZONED INDUSTRIAL AND...
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33-1-36
Section 33-1-36 Authority of Alabama State Port Authority to contract with federal government
for purpose of receiving funds, supplies, facilities, etc.; regulation and promotion of projects;
payment of relocation, etc., expenses of persons displaced. (a) The State of Alabama, acting
through its agency, the Alabama State Port Authority, with the consent of the Governor, is
hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts, leases, compacts or any other form
of agreement with the United States of America or any of its agencies, departments or bureaus,
for the purpose of receiving or acquiring from the United States of America or any of its
agencies, departments or bureaus, funds, matching funds, services, materials, supplies, buildings,
structures, waterways, channels, water terminals, docking facilities and other benefits deemed
for the public interest in the promotion of waterways and navigation in the State of Alabama.
(b) Such contracts, leases, compacts or other forms of...
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9-10B-21
Section 9-10B-21 Critical use studies to determine if areas should be designated as capacity
stress areas. The division chief shall notify the commission of the designation of areas of
the state for which the Office of Water Resources, in coordination with, or with the assistance
of, other agencies of the state or federal government, shall conduct a critical use study
to determine if such areas should be designated as capacity stress areas. Each critical use
study shall include an analysis of reasonable alternatives to address the quantitative water
resources problems identified by the Office of Water Resources during the study. At a minimum,
the critical use study shall include an assessment of a no-action alternative, a conservation
alternative, a water resources development alternative, and a restrictive use alternative.
Within each area of the state for which a critical use study is proposed, the Office of Water
Resources shall consult with all persons holding a certificate of use...
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41-9-291
Section 41-9-291 Definitions. As used in this division, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Historical Commission, acting as the custodian
of cultural resources for the State of Alabama. (2) CONTRACTOR. Any individual, company, corporation,
or private or public institution determined by the commission to be appropriately qualified
that has applied for and received a permit or contract from the commission to begin exploration
or excavation activities in state-owned waters. (3) CULTURAL RESOURCES. All abandoned shipwrecks
or remains of those ships and all underwater archaeological treasures, artifacts, treasure
troves, or other cultural articles and materials, whether or not associated with any shipwreck,
that are contained in or on submerged lands belonging to the State of Alabama and the sea
within the jurisdiction of the state, and that have remained unclaimed for more than 50 years,
excluding therefrom sunken logs, cants, and timber...
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32-5A-171
Section 32-5A-171 Maximum limits. Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed
for compliance with Section 32-5A-170, the limits hereinafter specified or established as
hereinafter authorized shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle
at a speed in excess of the maximum limits. (1) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess
of 30 miles per hour in any urban district. (2)a. No person shall operate a motor vehicle
in excess of 35 miles per hour on any unpaved road. For purposes of this chapter the term
unpaved road shall mean any highway under the jurisdiction of any county, the surface of which
consists of natural earth, mixed soil, stabilized soil, aggregate, crushed sea shells, or
similar materials without the use of asphalt, cement, or similar binders. b. No person shall
operate a motor vehicle on any county-maintained paved road in an unincorporated area of the
state at a speed in excess of 45 miles per hour unless a different maximum speed...
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33-12-5
Section 33-12-5 Powers, duties and functions. The powers, duties and functions of the agency
shall be as follows: (1) GENERALLY. The agency a. Shall have perpetual succession in its corporate
name. b. May sue and be sued 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 the federal, state and local governments, with agencies of such governments,
with private individuals, corporations, associations, trusts and other organizations as the
board may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter,
including the planned, orderly residential development of the area. e. May adopt, amend and
repeal bylaws. f. May appoint such managers, officers, employees, attorneys and agents as
the board deems necessary for the transaction of its business, fix their compensation, define
their duties, require bonds of such of them as the board may...
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37-4-90
Section 37-4-90 Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following words and terms
shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is expressly stated or clearly
indicated by the context: (1) PERSON. Any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation,
association, or joint stock association and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal
representative thereof engaged in the transportation of hazardous liquids. (2) HAZARDOUS LIQUID:
a. Petroleum, petroleum products; or anhydrous ammonia. b. Any substance or material which
is in liquid state, including liquified natural gas (LNG), when transported by pipeline facilities
and which may pose an unreasonable risk to life or property when transported by pipeline facilities;
(3) TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS. The movement of hazardous liquids by intrastate pipeline,
or their storage incidental to such movement, except that it shall not include: any such movement
through gathering lines in rural...
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13A-7-29
Section 13A-7-29 Criminal littering. (a) A person commits the crime of criminal littering if
he or she engages in any of the following acts: (1) Knowingly deposits in any manner litter
on any public or private property or in any public or private waters without permission to
do so. For purposes of this subdivision, any series of items found in the garbage, trash,
or other discarded material including, but not limited to, bank statements, utility bills,
bank card bills, and other financial documents, clearly bearing the name of a person shall
constitute a rebuttable presumption that the person whose name appears on the material knowingly
deposited the litter. Advertising, marketing, and campaign materials and literature shall
not be sufficient to constitute a rebuttable presumption of criminal littering under this
subsection. (2) Negligently deposits, in any manner, glass or other dangerously pointed or
edged objects on or adjacent to water to which the public has lawful access for...
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23-1-379
Section 23-1-379 Acquisition of easements and other airport protection privileges. Where necessary,
in order to provide unobstructed airspace for the landing and taking off of aircraft utilizing
airports and restricted landing areas acquired or operated under this article, the department
may acquire, in the same manner as provided in Section 23-1-378, easements through or interests
in airspace over land or water, interests in airport hazard areas outside the boundaries of
the airports or restricted landing areas, and other airport protection privileges as necessary
to insure safe approaches to the landing areas of airports and restricted landing areas and
the safe and efficient operation thereof. The department may acquire, in the same manner,
the right or easement, for a term of years or perpetually, to place or maintain suitable marks
for the daytime marking and suitable lights for the nighttime marking of airport hazards,
including the right of ingress and egress to or from airport...
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