Title 41 — Title 41

There is hereby created and established the Department of Economic and Community Affairs within the Office of the Governor and directly under his or her supervision and control. The Department of Economic and Community Affairs shall consist of: the Governor, the Office of State P…

(a) The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund is established in the State Treasury to provide eligible recipients weatherization assistance. (b) The monies in the fund shall consist of any of the following: (1) Contributions from taxpayers received by the Department of Revenue and tra…

Department of Economic and Community Affairs; Administrative Costs; Reports. (a) Eligible recipients of assistance are individuals who have a household income at or below 125 percent of the poverty level or individuals who are 60 years of age or older or handicapped and families …

Repealed by Act 2006-503, p. 1145, §2, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2005. History: (Acts 1996, No. 96-660, p. 1058, §3.)

(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 s…

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 …

(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…

(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, …

(a) This article shall not apply nor have any effect on any state agency currently having control over local port or infrastructure commissions or authorities. (b) This article shall not change any existing laws that apply to any existing port or infrastructure commission or auth…

When used in this article, the following words and phrases have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) INLAND PORTS. Inland ports, including ports owned or operated by the Alabama State Port Authority, are physical sites located away from tradi…

(a) The Inland Ports and Intermodal Development Fund is created within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to receive appropriations from the State General Fund for the purpose of financing improvements to existing publicly owned inland ports and intermodal f…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Legislature shall annually appropriate two million dollars ($2,000,000) from the State General Fund to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to establish a grant program to facilitate and coord…

(a) This article shall not apply nor have any effect on any state agency currently having control over local port or infrastructure commissions or authorities. (b) This article shall not change any existing laws that apply to any existing port or infrastructure commission or auth…

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs shall adopt rules, restrictions, and eligibility requirements as are necessary to implement and administer this article. History: (Act 2024-450, §6.)

Report. (a) For the purposes of this article, the term trail means any form of paved or unpaved trail including freshwater and saltwater paddling trails. The term trail user community includes, but is not limited to, the following: Paved and unpaved trail users, hikers, bicyclist…

(a) There shall also be created an Alabama Trails Commission Advisory Board which shall advise the commission in the execution of the Alabama Trails Commission’s powers and duties under this article. The advisory board of directors shall be composed of the following: (1) Two Sena…

Members of the commission and advisory board may not receive any compensation for their services but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. History: (Act 2010-585, p. 1313, §3.)

(a) This article shall be known as the Healthy Food Financing Act. (b) The purpose of this article is to establish a statewide program to increase the availability of fresh and nutritious food, including fruits and vegetables, in underserved communities by providing financing for…

For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (2) FINANCING. Loans or grants. (3) GROCERY STORE. A for-profit or nonprofit self-service retail establishment that primari…

There is established the Healthy Food Financing Fund, which shall be comprised of federal, state, or private grants or loans, federal tax credits, or other type of financial assistance, for the construction or expansion of grocery stores to expand access to fresh produce and othe…

(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) …

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 …

October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-324, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. There is hereby established the Alabama Space Authority. History: (Act 2017-403, §1.)

October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-324, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. The authority shall be composed of a representative of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, selected by the President of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the Director o…

The authority shall be created as an office in the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). ADECA shall provide for the initial support needed to apply for grant funding. Upon receipt of grant funding, ADECA shall provide administrative support for the author…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-324, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. The authority shall have the following duties: (1) Encourage the education and training of aerospace professionals to pioneer the frontier of space and to develop new methods and technologies for th…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-324, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. For the purpose of accomplishing the duties enumerated in Section 41-23-173, the authority shall have the following powers: (1) To acquire by purchase or gift any real, personal, or mixed property n…

Capabilities. Nothing in this article should be construed to limit the ability of municipalities, counties, or airport authorities incorporated or reincorporated pursuant to Title 4 from developing aerospace and spaceport infrastructure and capabilities. History: (Act 2017-403, §…

Members of the authority shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses at the same rate and under the same circumstances as are payable by law to state employees for each day they attend business of the authority. Per diem and travel ex…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Public Transportation Act. History: (Act 2018-161, §1.)

As used in this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The Alabama Public Transportation Trust Fund Advisory Committee. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama D…

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Alabama is in need of more safe and affordable public transportation options for residents and visitors. (2) Inadequate and inefficient public transportation in Alabama adversely affects a community’s ability to develop and ma…

(a) The Alabama Public Transportation Trust Fund is created in the State Treasury for the distribution of designated funds appropriated by the Legislature or collected from grants or other sources for the purpose of increasing public transportation options across the State of Ala…

(a) Activities funded by the trust fund shall be selected through a competitive process pursuant to rules adopted by the department with input from the advisory committee. In establishing criteria for the awarding of funds, the department shall address the transportation needs of…

(a) There is created the Alabama Public Transportation Fund Advisory Committee for the purpose of advising the director and staff of the department with respect to the administration of the trust fund; provided, however, all decisionmaking authority remains with the department. (…

The advisory committee shall do all of the following: (1) Review and advise department staff on all policies and procedures for administration of the trust fund including, but not limited to: a. Development of a process for making awards from the trust fund. b. Development of pol…

Any of the following entities are eligible to apply to the department for funding from the trust fund: (1) Not-for-profit organizations. (2) Municipalities. (3) Counties. (4) Public transit authorities. History: (Act 2018-161, §8.)

Service; Salaries. Present employees in the classified service of the state Merit System within each agency transferred in Section 41-23-1 whose job classifications are not abolished hereinafter, shall continue with the Department of Economic and Community Affairs in such functio…

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-546, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2028 UNLESS EXTENDED BY AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE. This article shall be cited as the “Alabama Enterprise Zone Act.” The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this sta…

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-546, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2028 UNLESS EXTENDED BY AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE. 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 Zo…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Act. History: (Act 2018-395, §1.)

The Legislature finds that the availability of high-speed broadband services, with the preference of speeds of 100 megabits per second of download speed and 100 megabits per second of upload speed or greater, in unserved rural Alabama is important for economic development, educat…

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…

Accessibility Fund. (a) The Director of ADECA may establish and administer the broadband accessibility grant program for the purpose of promoting the deployment and adoption of broadband Internet access services to unserved areas. The director shall adopt rules and policies to ad…

(a) There is created the Alabama Rural Broadband Oversight Committee. The oversight committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee or his or her designee, the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee or his or her designee…

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-546, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2028 UNLESS EXTENDED BY AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE. (a) The department shall establish criteria for qualifications of enterprise zones. These criteria shall not be in conflict with any provisions of federal enterprise zone legislatio…

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-546, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2028 UNLESS EXTENDED BY AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE. Selection of zones and the general guidelines for implementation of the provisions of this article shall be as follows: (1) The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs …

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CALL CENTER. A physical location within the State of Alabama at which the predominant activity conducted at the location is described by NAICS Code 561422 and at which 50 or more individu…

Penalties. (a) An employer that intends to relocate a call center, or one or more facilities or operating units within a call center consisting of at least 30 percent of the call center’s total volume when measured against the previous 12-month average call volume, from this stat…

(a) Beginning October 1, 2019, and every six months thereafter, the director shall compile a list of every employer that has relocated a call center, or one or more facilities or operating units within a call center consisting of at least 30 percent of the call center’s total vol…