Ala. Code § 33-2-30
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Section 33-2-30 Definitions
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The words and phrases hereinafter set forth, wherever used in this article, shall have the respective meanings hereinafter ascribed to them. These definitions shall include both the singular and the plural.
(1) 1957 DOCKS AMENDMENT. Amendment 116 of the Constitution of Alabama.
(2) THE STATE. The State of Alabama.
(3) THE DEPARTMENT. The Alabama State Docks Department and any department or agency of the state that may succeed to its duties.
(4) DOCK FACILITIES. Docks and all kinds of dock facilities, including elevators, warehouses, water and rail terminals, wharves, piles, quays, compresses and other related structures, facilities and improvements that may be needed for the convenient use of the same.
(5) 1957 DOCKS ACT. Article 1 of this chapter.
(6) THE BONDS. Those bonds issued under this article.
(7) UNIT OF DEVELOPMENT. Any one or more dock facilities acquired pursuant to the provisions of either this article or the 1957 Docks Act which may be designated by the department as a unit of development for the purposes of this article; provided, that several dock facilities may be together designated as one unit of development only if they are contiguous to each other or closely related for purposes of use and operation.
(1) 1957 DOCKS AMENDMENT. Amendment 116 of the Constitution of Alabama.
(2) THE STATE. The State of Alabama.
(3) THE DEPARTMENT. The Alabama State Docks Department and any department or agency of the state that may succeed to its duties.
(4) DOCK FACILITIES. Docks and all kinds of dock facilities, including elevators, warehouses, water and rail terminals, wharves, piles, quays, compresses and other related structures, facilities and improvements that may be needed for the convenient use of the same.
(5) 1957 DOCKS ACT. Article 1 of this chapter.
(6) THE BONDS. Those bonds issued under this article.
(7) UNIT OF DEVELOPMENT. Any one or more dock facilities acquired pursuant to the provisions of either this article or the 1957 Docks Act which may be designated by the department as a unit of development for the purposes of this article; provided, that several dock facilities may be together designated as one unit of development only if they are contiguous to each other or closely related for purposes of use and operation.
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