Title 2 — Title 2

It is the finding of the Legislature that, despite the fact that agriculture has been and continues to be the backbone of the economy of the State of Alabama, increasing numbers of the state’s farmers and agricultural businessmen are losing their livelihood due to conditions beyo…

Members; Chairman; Powers and Duties; Use of Physical Facilities of Other Agencies; Rules and Regulations; Advisory Committee. There is hereby established the Farm Crisis and Transition Program of the State of Alabama (herein called “the program”) which shall come into existence …

The commission shall employ a program coordinator who shall be an employee of the commission but who may be on loan to the commission from any other department of the state. The program coordinator shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commission, and shall recei…

The commission shall take such steps as shall be necessary to divide the state into so many regional districts as the commission shall determine to be needed for purposes of effective and efficient application of the program. A regional office shall be established in each of the …

It shall be the duty of the regional coordinator of each regional office to locate within his region qualified professionals to provide professional services to farmers participating in the program, including but not limited to professionals in the fields of agriculture, finance …

The Governor is hereby authorized to accept and receive, on behalf of the state for the account of the commission, contributions made by private corporations, individuals and other persons for the benefit of the program. Moneys so received by the Governor from such private contri…