Alabama Electrical Licensing Law

Alabama Code · 5 sections

The following is the full text of Alabama’s electrical licensing law statutes as published in the Alabama Code. For the official version, see the Alabama Legislature.

Ala. Code § 2-15-113

In addition to the authority granted to the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries pursuant to Division 1 of Article 4 of this chapter, the said commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall be authorized to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the humane treatment of animals held in livestock markets and while being sold or offered for sale in such markets, including the number, kind and size of animals that may be held in pens or areas of stipulated dimensions, regulations for the feeding and care of such animals and for the maintenance of sanitary conditions of the premises. Sticks, canes or whips shall not be used in such a manner so as to injure an animal. The use of chains, spikes, clubs or other injurious devices are hereby prohibited except under extreme circumstances where it is necessary to prevent injury to persons or other animals; and flappers, other noisemaking devices, electric prods of not more than six volts in strength and other contrivances which have been found to be equally effective shall be used wherever possible for such purposes. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall provide for the regular inspection of such livestock markets for the purpose of enforcing the requirements of this section.

Ala. Code § 2-2-90

(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 that is produced from any of the following: a. Biofuel as defined in paragraph a. of subdivision (2). b. Compressed natural gas. c. Liquefied natural gas. d. Liquefied petroleum gas. e. Electricity. (2)a. The term “biofuel” as used above means motor vehicle fuel that meets all of the following requirements: 1. Is produced from grain, starch, oilseeds, vegetable, algae, animal, or fish materials including fats, greases and oils, sugarcane, sugar beets, sugar components, tobacco, potatoes, and lignocellulosic or other biomass. 2. Is used to replace fossil fuel or reduce the quantity of fossil fuel present in a fuel mixture used to operate a motor vehicle. 3. Meets the most current applicable American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Fuel Specification standard. b. Biofuel includes all of the following: 1. Cellulosic biomass biofuels such as ethanol, butanol, diesel, gasoline, and aviation fuel derived from any lignocellulosic, hemicellulosic or cellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis, including dedicated energy crops and trees, wood and wood residues, plants, grasses, agriculture residues, and fibers. 2. Waste derived biofuels derived from animal waste, municipal solid waste, and other waste materials. 3. Biodiesel that is a diesel fuel substitute derived from non-petroleum renewable resources and any blending components derived from non-petroleum renewable resources, provided that only the renewable fuel portion of any such blending component shall be considered part of the applicable volume. (d) All alternative fuels sold in Alabama shall meet the appropriate ASTM standard for that particular fuel.

Ala. Code § 2-6-78

All proceeds derived from the sale of any securities of the corporation, other than refunding securities, shall be deposited in the State Treasury and carried in a special account or accounts, and may be withdrawn solely for the purposes and in the amounts set out below: (1) No more than 60 percent of the said proceeds shall be used for the acquisition, construction and installation of a market facility by the Board of Agriculture and Industries. Withdrawals for such purpose shall be upon requisition by or pursuant to authority of the Board of Agriculture and Industries addressed and presented to the State Comptroller and paid out by the warrant of the Comptroller upon the State Treasury, to be used only to pay the following: a. The cost of materials, supplies and labor used in the construction of the market facility; b. The cost of acquisition and installation of equipment for the market facility; c. The cost of acquiring and landscaping the site for the market facility and the cost of constructing and installing roads, walks, utilities and parking facilities; d. The fees and expenses incurred by the corporation in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the securities; and e. Interest on the securities for a reasonable period prior to completion of the market facility. (2) No more than 40 percent of the said proceeds shall be used for the renovation of the coliseum by the Agricultural Center Board. Withdrawals for such purpose shall be upon requisition by or pursuant to the authority of the Agricultural Center Board, addressed and presented to the State Comptroller, and paid out by the warrant of the Comptroller upon the State Treasurer, to be used only to pay the following: a. Costs incurred to renovate, repair or replace items in the coliseum main building including, but not limited to, the roof, glass and roll type doors, rest rooms, including paraplegic requirements, the arena, floors of all types, offices, walls, ceilings, paint, curtains, wall louvers, arena lights, heating and cooling systems, hardware and sound systems; b. Costs incurred to renovate, repair or replace items in or on the cattle barns located on the coliseum grounds, including, but not limited to, floors, roofs, walls, cattle stanchions, ceilings, insulation, paint and electrical and plumbing systems; c. Costs incurred to renovate, repair or replace items in or on the horse barns located on the coliseum grounds, including but not limited to, roofs, floors, walls, paint, drainage around the barns and electrical and plumbing systems; d. Costs incurred to renovate, repair or replace items in or on the exhibit barns and other buildings located on the coliseum grounds, including but not limited to, roofs, walls, floors, ceilings, paint and plumbing and electrical systems; e. Costs incurred to renovate and repair items in or on the outdoor horse arena located on the coliseum grounds, including but not limited to, enlargement of the arena, drainage, construction of rest rooms, concession stands and sheds over the arena, electrical and plumbing systems and parking areas; f. Costs incurred to renovate, repair, replace or install fences, parking lot lights, parking lot surfaces and other items incidental to upkeep of the coliseum grounds; g. The fees and expenses incurred by the corporation in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the securities; and h. Interest on the securities for a reasonable period prior to completion of the coliseum renovation and construction. (3) Any balance remaining in the said special account or accounts after completion of acquisition, construction, renovation and equipping of the market facility and the coliseum, and after the payment of all costs and expenses of the corporation incurred in the issuance of its securities, shall be used for the payment or redemption of securities of the corporation and thereafter no additional securities shall be issued by the corporation except refunding securities as authorized in this article.

Ala. Code § 4-3-11

The authority shall have the following 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; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, receive, take and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage said property, and to develop any undeveloped property owned, leased or controlled by it; (6) To execute such contracts and other instruments and to take such other action as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter or the exercise of any power granted hereunder; (7) To plan, establish, develop, acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate and protect airports and air navigation facilities, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, including the acquisition, construction, installation, equipment, maintenance and operation at, or in connection with, or in furtherance of the use of such airports of sanitary and storm sewage systems and water, electric and gas systems, buildings, hangars and other facilities for airlines and the servicing of aircraft or for the comfort, use and accommodation of air travelers and the purchase and sale of supplies, goods and commodities as are incident to the operation of its airport properties; (8) To construct, acquire, establish, improve, extend, enlarge, reconstruct, equip, maintain, repair and operate heliports, aerial aircraft (by whatever name such may be known) landing, loading or storage areas and transportation terminals, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision; (9) To construct, acquire, establish, improve, extend, enlarge, reconstruct, equip, maintain and repair buildings, structures and facilities, suitable for use as manufacturing plants, industrial plants, retail shopping areas or centers, parks, exhibits, exhibitions or for the conduct of any lawful business at, upon or adjacent to any airport, heliport or aircraft landing area owned or operated by such authority, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to lease or let such buildings, structures and facilities or any one or more of them to such tenant or tenants for such term or terms, at such compensation or rental and subject to such provisions, limitations and conditions as the authority may require or approve; (10) To furnish or supply upon any airport, heliport or aircraft landing area owned or operated by or under the jurisdiction of the authority, to persons and aircraft thereon, for reward or compensation, goods, commodities, area facilities and services convenient or useful to the owners, operators and users of aircraft, and to persons upon said airport, heliport or aircraft landing area, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, food, lodging, shelter, lawful drinks, confections, reading matter, oil, gasoline, motors and aircraft, motor and aircraft parts and equipment, space in buildings, space for buildings and structures and the services of mechanics, instructors and hostlers; (11) To confer upon individuals, firms, corporations or companies, for reward or compensation, the privilege or concession of supplying upon any airport, heliport or aircraft landing area owned or operated by or under the jurisdiction of the authority, all or any part of the goods, commodities, things, services and facilities in subdivision (10) of this section authorized to be supplied; (12) To acquire (by eminent domain and otherwise), establish, construct, expand, own, control, equip, improve, maintain, operate and regulate satellite airports or landing fields for the use of aircraft in the state, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision; (13) To acquire by purchase, gift, devise, lease, eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, existing airports and air navigation facilities, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision; provided, however, that the authority shall not acquire or take over any airport or air navigation facility owned or controlled by any county, city, town or public agency of the state, or any one or more thereof, without the consent of such county, city, town or public agency; (14) To issue interest-bearing revenue bonds payable from the limited sources hereinafter referred to; (15) To pledge for payment of such bonds any revenues and funds from which such bonds are made payable; (16) To make and enter into contracts, leases and agreements incidental to or necessary for the accomplishment of any purpose or purposes for which the authority was organized; (17) To exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner and subject to the provisions of Title 18 of this code with respect to any property, real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, including air space, avigation easement, structures and obstructions to flights and property already devoted to public use that may be reasonably necessary for the construction, extension, maintenance, operation, protection, enlargement, improvement or preservation of an airport or airport facility or sanitary or storm sewage systems, water, electric and gas systems upon, adjacent to or in connection with or for the furtherance of the use of any airport, heliport, aircraft landing area or other properties owned or operated by the authority; (18) To appoint, employ, contract with and provide for the compensation of such officers, employees and agents, including engineers, attorneys, consultants, fiscal advisers and such other employees as the business of the authority may require, including the power to fix working conditions by general rule and other conditions of employment and at its option to provide a system of disability pay, retirement compensation and pensions, or any of them, and to hire and fire servants, agents, employees and officers at will; (19) To fix, establish, collect and alter landing fees, tolls, rents and other charges for the use of any airport, heliport, landing area, building, structure, facility or other property owned or controlled by the authority; (20) To make and enforce rules and regulations governing the use of any airport, heliport, landing area or airport facility owned or controlled by the authority; (21) To provide for such insurance, including use and occupancy insurance, as the board may deem advisable; (22) To invest any funds of the authority that the board may determine are not presently needed for its corporate purposes in any obligations which are direct general obligations of the United States of America or which are unconditionally guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States of America or in bonds of this state or any county, city or town therein; (23) To cooperate with the state, any county, city, town, public corporation, agency, department or political subdivision of the state, and to make such contracts with them or any of them as the board may deem advisable to accomplish the purposes for which the authority was established; (24) To sell and convey any of its properties that may have become obsolete or worn out or that may no longer be needed or useful; (25) To receive and accept grants for or in aid of the construction, extension, improvement, maintenance or operation of any airport, heliport or airport facility from the United States of America, or any agency thereof, and from the state, any department or agency thereof, and any political subdivision thereof, and to receive and accept money, property, labor or other things of value from any source whatever; (26) To purchase equipment and supplies necessary or convenient for the exercise of any power of the authority; (27) To appoint, employ, contract with and provide for compensation of such security officers and guards as the authority shall deem necessary for the protection of all facilities under the control or supervision of said authority and all persons using such facilities. All such security officers shall be conservators of the peace and shall have and exercise all powers and authorities of peace officers in this state. Jurisdiction over all misdemeanors committed on the property of the authority shall be vested in the courts of any city that is an authorizing subdivision. If there is no authorizing city, such jurisdiction shall be vested in any county that is an authorizing subdivision; and (28) To enter into a management agreement or agreements with any county, city or town in the state for the management by the authority of any airport, heliport, air navigation facility or other facility useful to the authority, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreeable. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the acquisition by eminent domain of any real property or rights owned or held by railroads or utilities, both public or private.

Ala. Code § 4-3-49

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement or operation of airports, heliports and air navigation facilities and other facilities, any county, municipality or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and conditions, with or without consideration, as it may determine: (1) Lend or donate money to the authority; (2) Provide that all or a portion of the taxes or funds available or to become available to it or required by law to be used by it for airport purposes shall be transferred or paid directly to the authority as such funds become available to it; (3) Cause water, sewer, electric, gas or drainage facilities or any other facilities which it is empowered to provide to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with such airports, heliports or air navigation facilities or other facilities; (4) Donate, sell, convey, transfer or lease to the authority any land, property, franchise, grant, easement, license or lease which it may own; (5) Donate, sell, convey or lease any airport, airport property, heliport or heliport property or any interest in any thereof owned by it to the authority; (6) Donate, transfer, assign, sell or convey to the authority any rights, title or interest which it may have in any lease, contract, agreement, license or property; (7) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, repair, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways and walks from established streets or roads to such airport or air navigation facilities or abutting or adjacent to such airports or air navigation facilities; (8) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of airports, heliports and air navigation facilities and other facilities; and (9) Furnish at the request of the authority fire and air crash equipment of all kinds and personnel to properly operate such equipment at any airport, heliport or aircraft landing area owned, operated or under the jurisdiction of the authority.

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