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11-92A-2
Section 11-92A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction of article.
(a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its intent to
be as follows: In recent years changes have taken place in the economy of the state that have
had a far-reaching effect on the welfare of its citizens. The agrarian economy that once prevailed
in the state and provided the principal means of livelihood for most of its citizens has proven
inadequate to provide employment for the state's growing population. The advent of mechanized
and scientific farming methods has reduced greatly the number of persons required to obtain
increased yields of agricultural products from land under cultivation. There has been a correspondingly
greater dependency upon industrial development as the bulwark of the economy of the state.
It is therefore appropriate and necessary that measures be taken to secure to the citizens
of the state the benefits of a strengthening...
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16-5-52
Section 16-5-52 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. For the purposes of this
article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPROVED INSTITUTION.
A state-supported institution of higher education or a private nonprofit institution of higher
education that satisfies all of the following: a. Is accredited by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. b. Is approved by the State Board of Education
or the State Department of Education to prepare teachers of secondary math or science, or
both. c. Is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid program funds. d. Maintains its
primary headquarters in Alabama. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT. A person who satisfies the criteria set out in this article and is
found to be eligible by rules adopted by the Alabama Commission on...
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41-10-44.1
Section 41-10-44.1 Legislative intent with respect to additional powers of the authority. The
Legislature has found and determined that the economic well-being of the citizens of the State
of Alabama will be enhanced by the increased development and growth of industry within the
state and that it is in the best interest of the state to induce the location or expansion
of industrial and research facilities within the state in order to promote the public purpose
of creating new jobs within the state. The Legislature further has found and determined that
the inducements herein provided will encourage the creation of jobs which would not otherwise
exist and will create new sources of tax revenues for the state and its political subdivisions.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the powers to be granted to the authority by
this article and the purposes to be accomplished hereby are proper governmental and public
purposes and that the inducement of the location or expansion of...
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9-8-1
Section 9-8-1 Declaration of policy; purpose of article. It is the policy and purpose of the
Alabama Legislature to assure that the state at all times has an abundance of water, both
as to its quantity and quality, necessary to meet the requirements of an expanding population
and industrial community and, to help achieve this objective, to stimulate, sponsor and provide
for the conduct of research, investigations and experiments in the field of water and resources
as they affect water and to encourage the training of scientists in fields related to water
by aiding in establishing and supporting an institute or center at Auburn University for the
development of a water resources research program. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 149, p.
338, ยง1.)...
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11-54-129
Section 11-54-129 Use of assets. (a) Subject to succeeding provisions hereof with respect to
the investment of moneys held in and forming a part of an endowment trust fund, and the management,
use, and disposition of other properties, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible,
contributed to such fund, all moneys held in and forming a part of an endowment trust fund,
whether such moneys may be characterized as either principal or income of such fund, may be
expended, and all other properties contributed to a trust fund may be used only to induce
new business, manufacturing, industrial, commercial, service, and research enterprises, whether
or not any such enterprise, or any property to be utilized in connection therewith, would
constitute a "project" within the meaning of either industrial development board
act, to locate within the statutory service area of the board that created such fund, and
to foster activities and policies conducive to the continuing prosperity of such...
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11-85-56
Section 11-85-56 Powers and duties generally. A regional planning and development commission
established pursuant to this article may perform the following: (1) Carry on continuous, comprehensive
planning for the region, assessing needs, resources, and development opportunities and formulating
goals, objectives, policies, and standards to guide physical, economic, and human resource
development. (2) Prepare a regional plan consistent with state comprehensive planning and
reflecting plans and programs of the participating governmental units which shall set forth
policies for the development of the region in accordance with present and future needs and
resources including policies for patterns of urbanization, for the use of land and resources
for commerce, industry, recreation, transportation, forestry, and agriculture, for the development
of human resources and for administrative measures in support thereof. (3) Prepare an annual
regional development program to implement the policies...
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15-18-174
Section 15-18-174 Powers, duties, authority of department. In addition to those otherwise provided
by law, the department shall have the following powers, duties, and authority: (1) Monitor
the community punishment and corrections program within the goals and mandates established
herein. (2) Conduct statewide public education programs concerning the purposes and goals
as established herein and make an annual report to the Prison Oversight Committee of the Legislature
and the Alabama Sentencing Commission regarding the effectiveness of diversion of offenders
from state and local correctional institutions. This annual report should also include data
showing the impact of diversion of offenders by race, gender, and location of the offender.
(3) Provide technical assistance to local governments, authorities and other nonprofit entities
and agencies, and local community punishment and corrections advisory boards regarding development
of a community punishment and corrections program. (4)...
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2-2-90
Section 2-2-90 Legislative findings; Center for Alternative Fuels; definitions. (a) The Legislature
finds that the interests of the citizens, businesses, and political subdivisions of this state
are best served by promoting the development and encouraging the use of alternative fuels
as a clean, abundant, reliable, and affordable source of energy. (b)(1) There is established
within the Department of Agriculture and Industries, the Center for Alternative Fuels. The
commissioner of the department shall appoint a director of the center. The department may
employ staff necessary to carry out this division. To the extent possible, the staff shall
represent the racial, ethnic, and gender makeup of the state. (2) There is created in the
State Treasury an Alabama Alternative Fuels and Research Development Fund which shall receive
funds from the income tax check-off program established pursuant to Section 2-2-93. (c)(1)
For purposes of this division, "alternative fuel" means motor vehicle fuel...
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41-23-153
Section 41-23-153 Establishment and administration of financing program. (a) The department,
in cooperation with public and private sector partners, shall establish a financing program
to provide financing to retailers to construct, rehabilitate, or expand grocery stores in
underserved communities in urban and rural low and moderate income areas. (b) The department
may contract with one or more qualified nonprofit organizations or community development financial
institutions to administer this program through a public-private partnership. The department
shall establish program guidelines, promote the program statewide, evaluate applicants, underwrite
and disburse grants and loans, and monitor compliance and impact. The department may develop
rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the program and to
meet the intent of this article. No more than 10 percent of the monies in the fund shall be
reserved for administrative and operational costs to manage the...
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41-23-51
Section 41-23-51 Regional Revolving Loan Policy Committee; duties; membership; length of terms;
meetings. The moneys appropriated to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
under the provisions of Section 41-23-50 shall be used to create and establish economic development
revolving loan funds throughout this state, pursuant to rules hereunder and approved by the
Regional Revolving Loan Policy Committee. This committee shall be established for purposes
of reviewing and approving policies and procedures, and to provide general oversight for this
program. This committee shall be composed of the following members: the Director of the Alabama
Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the Director of the Alabama Department of Commerce,
two members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, the Chairperson of the Senate
Economic Affairs Committee, two members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House,
the Chairperson of the House Commerce and Industrial...
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