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AL Code § 41-4-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 7 - Intergovernmental Relations.|Section 41-4-170 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Definitions.

Section 41-4-170(Effective October 1, 2022) Definitions. As used in this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COOPERATIVE PURCHASING. Procurement conducted by, or on behalf of, one or more public procurement units. (2) EXTERNAL PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY. A buying organization not located in this state which, if located in this state, would qualify as a public procurement unit. The term includes agencies of the United States and of any other state. (3) LOCAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT UNIT. Any of the following: a. A unit that is governed by this article and is also a municipality or other political subdivision of the state. b. An agency of any political subdivision, public authority, or educational, health, or other institution. c. Any nonprofit corporation operating a charitable hospital. d. To the extent provided by law, any entity that expends public funds for the procurement of supplies or services and is governed by this article. (4) PUBLIC PROCUREMENT UNIT. Any one of the following: a. A local public procurement unit. b. An external procurement activity. c. A state public procurement unit. d. Any not-for-profit entity comprised of more than one unit or activity listed in paragraph a., b., or c. (5) STATE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT UNIT. The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer or the equivalent officer of any other state and any purchasing agency of this state or any other state. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 7 - Intergovernmental Relations.|Section 41-4-171 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for Certain Supplies or Services.

Section 41-4-171(Effective October 1, 2022) Cooperative purchasing agreement for certain supplies or services. (a) A public procurement unit that is governed by this article may either participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of any supplies or services, other than voice or data wireless communications services, with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. The cooperative purchasing agreement may include joint or multi-party contracts between public procurement units and open-ended public procurement unit contracts that are made available to other public procurement units. (b) All cooperative purchasing conducted under this division shall be through contracts awarded using source selection methods substantially equivalent to those specified in Division 3. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 7 - Intergovernmental Relations.|Section 41-4-172 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Sale, Acquisition, or Use of Supplies Between Public Procurement Units.

Section 41-4-172(Effective October 1, 2022) Sale, acquisition, or use of supplies between public procurement units. A public procurement unit may sell to, acquire from, or use any supplies belonging to another public procurement unit without regard to the requirements of Division 3. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-173 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 7 - Intergovernmental Relations.|Section 41-4-173 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Cooperative Purchase or Use of Supplies or Services by Public Procurement Units.

Section 41-4-173(Effective October 1, 2022) Cooperative purchase or use of supplies or services by public procurement units. A public procurement unit may enter into an agreement, without regard to the requirements of Division 3, with any other public procurement unit for the cooperative purchase or use of supplies or services under the terms agreed upon between the parties. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-174 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 7 - Intergovernmental Relations.|Section 41-4-174 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Compliance With Article.

Section 41-4-174(Effective October 1, 2022) Compliance with article. (a) When a public procurement unit administering a cooperative purchase complies with the requirements of this article, a public procurement unit participating in the purchase shall be deemed to have complied with this article. (b) Public procurement units may not enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement for the purpose of circumventing this article. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-175 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 7 - Intergovernmental Relations.|Section 41-4-175 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Collection of Information Concerning Supplies or Services.

Section 41-4-175(Effective October 1, 2022) Collection of information concerning supplies or services. To the extent possible, the chief procurement officer of any public procurement unit may collect information concerning the type, cost, quality, and quantity of commonly used supplies or services being procured or used by public procurement units and make the collected information available to any other public procurement unit upon request. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-176 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 7 - Intergovernmental Relations.|Section 41-4-176 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective October 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 41-4-176(Effective October 1, 2022) Resolution of controversies. Under a cooperative purchasing agreement, controversies arising between an administering public procurement unit and its bidders, offerors, or contractors shall be resolved between the ordering public procurement unit and the supplying bidders, offerors, or contractors in accordance with Division 6. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-177 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 8 - Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses; Federal Assistance or Contract Procurement Requirements.|Section 41-4-177 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Procurement Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses.

Section 41-4-177(Effective October 1, 2022) Procurement assistance for small and disadvantaged businesses. (a) It is the policy of the state that the Chief Procurement Officer shall provide reasonable procurement assistance to small and disadvantaged businesses in this state. (b) The Chief Procurement Officer shall identify programs designed to assist small and disadvantaged businesses in procurement activities governed by this article, which may include staff assistance, special publications, source lists, solicitation mailing lists, and training programs. (c) The Chief Procurement Officer may reduce the level or change the types of bonding normally required, or accept alternative forms of security to the extent necessary, to encourage procurement from small and disadvantaged businesses. (d) The Chief Procurement Officer may make special provisions for progress payments as he or she determines to be reasonably necessary to encourage procurement from small and disadvantaged businesses. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-178 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 5 - Division of Purchasing.|Division 8 - Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses; Federal Assistance or Contract Procurement Requirements.|Section 41-4-178 - (Effective October 1, 2022) Compliance With Applicable Federal Law and Regulations.

Section 41-4-178(Effective October 1, 2022) Compliance with applicable federal law and regulations. When a procurement involves the expenditure of federal assistance or contract funds, the Chief Procurement Officer shall comply with any applicable federal law and regulations. (Act 2021-296, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-350 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-350 - Legislative Findings; Purpose.

Section 41-4-350Legislative findings; purpose. (a) The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and determines that the responsible stewardship of its state-owned and leased real property is a proper governmental function of the State of Alabama. The Legislature finds that costs for maintenance, construction, and leasing of real property in the state government comprise a significant portion of available resources. The Legislature also finds that as one of the largest owners and operators of buildings in Alabama, the state is a major consumer of energy. It is therefore the intent of Act 2015-435 to establish centralized management of real property through leasing administration, facilities maintenance and management, and construction management that consists of expanded duties in existing divisions, as well as newly established divisions, within the Department of Finance. In establishing this centralization, it is further the intent of the Legislature to establish comprehensive real property asset management practices to achieve immediate and long term cost savings and cost avoidance, to increase operational efficiency, to optimize opportunities to move from leased spaces to state-owned spaces, and to establish office space standards. The Legislature also intends to incorporate energy efficient practices and behaviors into daily and long term operations of state government which will preserve natural resources, conserve energy and water, and reduce waste. (b) All real property owned or leased by state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and institutions shall be managed and supervised by the Department of Finance through centralized divisions. These centralized organizations shall be responsible for the management of facilities, the management of leasing of real property, the management of construction projects, space management and the management of energy efficiency efforts. (Act 2015-435, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 41-4-351 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-351 - Definitions.

Section 41-4-351Definitions.  For the purposes of this article, real property shall mean all real property and all interests pertaining thereon, now or hereafter owned, leased, or otherwise possessed, by the State of Alabama, its departments, board, bureaus, commissions, institutions, corporations, agencies and other state entities, and used for government purposes, unless specifically excluded by other provisions of this article. (Act 2015-435, §8.)
AL Code § 41-4-352 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-352 - Real Property Management Fund.

Section 41-4-352Real Property Management Fund.  All user fees collected, direct appropriations, and other funds received under the provisions of this article shall be deposited into a revolving fund in the State Treasury designated as the Real Property Management Fund, and the Director of Finance is authorized to make deposits and expenditures from time to time from such fund to carry out the purposes of this article. All balances of revenue, income, and receipts remaining in the Real Property Management Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall carry over to the next fiscal year and shall not revert to the State General Fund or any other fund under the provisions of Section 41-4-93. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96 and Sections 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations act or other appropriations acts. (Act 2015-435, §9.)
AL Code § 41-4-354 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-354 - Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Management of State-Owned and Leased Real Property.

Section 41-4-354Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Management of State-Owned and Leased Real Property.  (a) There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Management of State-Owned and Leased Real Property. The committee shall consist of the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, one of whom shall be a member of the House minority party, and three members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate minority party. Each member of the committee shall receive compensation and expenses pursuant to Amendment 871 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (b) It shall be the duty and function of the committee to review, analyze, and study the transfer, implementation, and performance of the requirements of this article. (c) In reviewing the management of state-owned and leased real property, the Committee shall review the work of the Divisions of Facilities Management, Leasing Management, Construction Management, Energy Management, and Space Management. (Act 2015-435, §11.)
AL Code § 41-4-355 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-355 - User Fees.

Section 41-4-355User fees.  Beginning on October 1, 2015, the Divisions of Space Management, Facilities Management, Leasing Management, Construction Management and Energy Management may charge user fees to any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office of the state for any services provided to them by these divisions. (Act 2015-435, §12.)
AL Code § 41-4-356 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-356 - Implementation of Article.

Section 41-4-356Implementation of article.  The Director of Finance shall implement this article to achieve the intent expressed herein and shall have such full authority and power necessary to accomplish its objectives, including the following express powers, together with those that may be reasonably implied therefrom by the director in the exercise of his or her discretion: (1) To organize the divisions in such fashion as the director determines will be most effective, to accomplish the objectives of this article. (2) To employ such personnel as he or she deems necessary, subject to the provisions of the Merit System law, except as otherwise permitted by other provisions hereof. The State Personnel Board shall establish such positions as the director determines are needed for operations of the divisions. (3) To engage such consultants, lawyers, accountants, real estate brokers, agents, and other professionals and service providers to provide advice, counsel, and such other services and to negotiate such arrangement for compensation as he or she determines to be in the best interest of the state, including payment in such fashion as is customary for the service providers industry. (4) To determine the times for the orderly transfers of responsibilities and duties pursuant to this article. (5) To develop such strategies, plans, and priorities that he or she determines necessary and appropriate. (6) To establish such policies, procedures and rules to ensure that the intent of this article is realized. (Act 2015-435, §14.)
AL Code § 41-4-370 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 2 - Division of Facilities Management.|Section 41-4-370 - Division Created; Powers and Duties; Director.

Section 41-4-370Division created; powers and duties; director.  There shall be established within the Department of Finance the Division of Facilities Management. (a) The functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Facilities Management shall be as follows: (1) To provide for the supervision, repair, maintenance, operation, and cleaning of all buildings, facilities, and structures owned or leased by the state. (2) To develop a statewide maintenance plan to address maintaining and increasing operational efficiency of state buildings through ongoing and preventive maintenance, addressing deferred maintenance, and increasing building efficiency. (3) To develop and implement minimal standards for the maintenance, operations, cleaning, and upkeep of state buildings, facilities, and structures. (4) To study, develop, and implement methods of increasing building efficiency through operations and maintenance and to require all agencies to assist in such activities. (5) To contract with other agencies, corporations, entities, or individuals for maintenance and operations, preventive maintenance, sourcing of facilities maintenance goods and services, and facilities inspection programs and activities for any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office. (6) To perform such other functions and duties of the Department of Finance as may from time to time be assigned by the Director of Finance. (b) The Division of Facilities Management shall be headed by and under the supervision, direction and control of an officer who shall be designated Director of Facilities Management. He or she shall be appointed, subject to the provisions of the state Merit Law, by the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Governor. The compensation of such officer shall be fixed in accordance with the pay plan of the state Merit System. (Act 2015-435, §5.)
AL Code § 41-4-380 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 3 - Division of Leasing Management.|Section 41-4-380 - Division Created; Powers and Duties; Director.

Section 41-4-380Division created; powers and duties; director.  There shall be established within the Department of Finance the Division of Leasing Management. (a) The functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Leasing Management shall be as follows: (1) To formulate a statewide leasing plan for offices and other needed lease space for the various state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, and offices managed by the division.  (2) To maintain and manage an inventory of all state leased property.  (3) To review and approve or disapprove all real property leases and to make recommendations to the Director of Finance. (4) To develop and implement standards for real estate lease agreements. (5) To administer and monitor all real estate lease agreements. (6) To make recommendations and reports to the Director of Finance as to utilization of leased office space and future needs as well as other reports and recommendations as required by the Director of Finance. (7) To contract with other agencies, corporations, entities or individuals for the management and the procurement of leasing of real property for any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office within the State. (b) The Division of Leasing Management shall be headed by and under the supervision, direction and control of an officer who shall be designated Director of Leasing Management. He or she shall be appointed, subject to the provisions of the state Merit Law, by the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Governor. The compensation of such officer shall be fixed in accordance with the pay plan of the state Merit System. (Act 2015-435, §6.)
AL Code § 41-4-390 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 4 - Division of Emergency Management.|Section 41-4-390 - Division Created; Powers and Duties; Director.

Section 41-4-390Division created; powers and duties; director.  There shall be established within the Department of Finance a Division of Energy Management. (a) The functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Energy Management shall be, with respect to state-owned or state leased facilities, as follows: (1) To formulate a statewide energy management program to promote energy conservation. (2) To establish long-range plans in regard to state energy management needs. (3) To study, develop, and implement methods of measuring and reporting energy efficiency and energy usage for state owned and leased facilities and to require all agencies to assist in such activities. (4) To promulgate uniform standards of energy management and energy savings procedures and practices applicable to all state-owned or state leased facilities. (5) To develop energy conservation practices in the design, construction, renovation, operation, furnishing, equipping, and maintenance of state facilities. (6) To assist and advise the Director of Finance on cost savings methods through energy management. (7) To contract with other agencies, corporations, entities, or individuals to make studies, surveys, investigations, or recommendations for energy management or energy savings procedures and practices. (8) To make rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article. (9) To perform such other functions and duties of the Department of Finance as may from time to time be assigned by the Director of Finance. (b) The Division of Energy Management shall be headed by and under the supervision, direction and control of an officer who shall be designated Director of Energy Management. He or she shall be appointed, subject to the provisions of the state Merit Law, by the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Governor. The compensation of such officer shall be fixed in accordance with the pay plan of the state Merit System. (Act 2015-435, §7.)
AL Code § 41-9-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 4 - Board of Adjustment.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-9-60 - Purpose of Division.

Section 41-9-60Purpose of division. The purpose of this division is to provide a method of payment by the State of Alabama or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions or departments to persons for injuries to person or property or for death occasioned by the State of Alabama or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions or departments where in law, justice or good morals the same should be paid. (Acts 1935, No. 546, p. 1164; Code 1940, T. 55, §344.)