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AL Code § 41-9-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 6 - Building Commission and Building Code.|Division 3 - Energy Conservation Building Code.|Section 41-9-172 - Powers and Duties of Director of Technical Staff of Commission as to Promulgation, Adoption and Modification of Code; Standards to Be Included in Code.

Section 41-9-172Powers and duties of director of technical staff of commission as to promulgation, adoption and modification of code; standards to be included in code. The director of the technical staff of the commission shall have the responsibility for developing said code and presenting it to the commission for adoption and, in fulfillment of such responsibility, may, as it becomes necessary, contract for the consultant services of architects, engineers and other technicians with a portion of the funds provided. It shall be the further responsibility of the director to keep the code updated and consistent with acceptable engineering and architectural practices by from time to time presenting the commission with recommended changes and modifications for adoption. The director shall, at the earliest possible date after the passage of this division, submit a state building code for any building or construction utilizing state funds to the commission for adoption. Said code shall contain provisions for an energy conservation code which regulates the thermal efficiency of the exterior of buildings and the efficiency of lighting design and climatic control in buildings. The director shall include in the said code thermal and lighting efficiency standards which will meet the following criteria: (1) Be applicable to all new and renovated buildings; and (2) Be no less stringent than the Appendix J of the standard building code. (Acts 1978, No. 766, p. 1105, §3.)
AL Code § 41-9-173 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 6 - Building Commission and Building Code.|Division 3 - Energy Conservation Building Code.|Section 41-9-173 - Preparation and Offering by Director of Training and Assistance in Implementing Provisions of Division, Etc.

Section 41-9-173Preparation and offering by director of training and assistance in implementing provisions of division, etc. The director shall prepare and offer such training and assistance as the Building Commission deems necessary in implementing the provisions of this division and the standards herein established. (Acts 1978, No. 766, p. 1105, §3.)
AL Code § 41-9-174 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 6 - Building Commission and Building Code.|Division 3 - Energy Conservation Building Code.|Section 41-9-174 - Formulation by Director of Thermal and Lighting Efficiency Guidelines Applicable to All New and Renovated Buildings.

Section 41-9-174Formulation by director of thermal and lighting efficiency guidelines applicable to all new and renovated buildings. The commission also shall cause the director to formulate guidelines for thermal and lighting efficiency applicable to all new and renovated buildings, whether such buildings are state funded or not, and the manner of implementation therefor. (Acts 1978, No. 766, p. 1105, §3.)
AL Code § 41-9-240 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-240 - Legislative Findings; Purpose of Division; Creation of Commission.

Section 41-9-240Legislative findings; purpose of division; creation of commission. The historical heritage of the State of Alabama is among its most valued and important assets, and the preservation of historic sites, buildings and objects within the state is of great concern to Alabama and its people. It is of special value to the youth of Alabama as a constant reminder of the circumstances under which our state was born and nurtured and under which our great nation has developed. To further foster the understanding and preservation of our heritage, there is hereby created and established an agency of the State of Alabama to be known as the Alabama Historical Commission. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §1.)
AL Code § 41-9-241 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-241 - Commission a Public Body Corporate.

Section 41-9-241Commission a public body corporate. The commission, as an agency of the State of Alabama, constitutes a public body corporate and shall have, in addition to those set forth specifically in this division, all powers necessary or convenient to effect the purposes for which it has been established under and by the terms of this division, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §8.)
AL Code § 41-9-242 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-242 - Purpose of Commission.

Section 41-9-242Purpose of commission. The purpose of the Alabama Historical Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, shall be to acquire in its own name or in the name of the State of Alabama by purchase, devise, lease, assignment, license, condemnation, gift, bequest, transfer or otherwise buildings, objects and sites deemed worthy of being preserved, improved, protected and maintained for or on account of their particular historic, archaeological or architectural significance, including adjacent properties deemed necessary for the proper setting, use and administration of same, and said buildings, objects and sites shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) Buildings in which events of great significance to Alabama's or the nation's history have taken place and the sites surrounding them; (2) Birthplaces or residences of outstanding personages and the sites surrounding them; (3) The sites of historic or significant events in Alabama or United States history, including military engagements, Indian treaties and massacres; (4) Buildings of significant or outstanding architectural value; (5) Buildings, sites, objects or monuments of special significance to our cultural, military, social, economic, religious or commercial heritage, including post roads, traces, ruins, railroads, plantations, wharfs, missions, places of treaties, cemeteries, fortifications and places of worship; and (6) Archaeological sites for excavational, salvage, protective and interpretative purposes. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §2; Acts 1971, No. 500, p. 1213, §1.)
AL Code § 41-9-244 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-244 - Members to Serve Without Pay; Expenses.

Section 41-9-244Members to serve without pay; expenses. No member of the commission shall receive any pay or emolument other than his expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties as a member of the commission which expenses shall be paid in the amounts provided for in Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36 of this code. All such expenses are to be paid from the funds of the commission. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §14.)
AL Code § 41-9-245 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-245 - Meetings Generally; Quorum; Organization and Procedure; Officers.

Section 41-9-245Meetings generally; quorum; organization and procedure; officers. The commission shall hold an annual meeting at the Capitol building in Montgomery, and eight members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings will be held at such times and places within the State of Alabama as may be considered necessary, desirable or convenient upon call of the chairman or, in the case of his absence or incapacity, of the vice-chairman. However, by four-fifths vote of the commission, such meetings may be held outside the State of Alabama. The commission shall determine and establish its own organization and procedures in accordance with the provisions of this division and the general law. The commission shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer, and such officers shall hold office for a period of one year and until successors are elected. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §15; Acts 1969, No. 768, p. 1366, §2.)
AL Code § 41-9-247 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-247 - Executive Director.

Section 41-9-247Executive director. The commission may employ an executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and who shall be responsible directly to the commission for the general supervision and execution of the work of the commission. The commission shall fix his compensation, with the approval of the Governor and the State Personnel Board, the same to be paid from the funds of the commission, and shall further designate his duties and authority. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §6.)
AL Code § 41-9-248 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-248 - Employees.

Section 41-9-248Employees. The commission may employ either on a part-time or full-time basis such advisors, archaeologists, architects, engineers, attorneys, real estate appraisers, laborers, artisans, historians, caretakers, guides, peace officers, technicians, superintendents, stenographers and administrative employees and supervisory and professional personnel as may be necessary or advisable for carrying out in the most efficient and beneficial manner the purposes and provisions of this division, and all permanent full-time employees other than the executive director, the state officer of archaeology and projects supervisor shall be subject to the state Merit System. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §5; Acts 1971, No. 500, p. 1213, §4; Acts 1975, No. 1173, §1.)
AL Code § 41-9-249.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-249.1 - Contracts for Recovery or Salvage of Archaeological Treasure, Etc.

Section 41-9-249.1Contracts for recovery or salvage of archaeological treasure, etc. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Alabama Historical Commission may enter into contracts with any group or person for the recovery or salvage of archaeological treasure, sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea, or parts thereof or their contents, which are determined to be located on state owned lands, or on private land if the written consent of the owner thereof is first obtained. Such contracts shall be on forms approved by the commission and may provide for fair compensation to the salvager, and owner of the private land where applicable, in terms of a percentage of the reasonable cash value of the objects recovered or at the discretion of the commission, of a fair share of the objects recovered. The amount constituting a fair share shall be determined by the commission, taking into consideration the circumstances of each operation, and the reasonable cash value may be determined by contractual agreement for appraisal by qualified experts or by representatives of the contracting parties. Each contract shall provide for the termination of any right in the salvager thereunder upon the violation of any of the terms thereof. Each contract shall be approved by both the state Finance Director and the Governor. The distribution of the state's share of the recovery or salvage shall be as follows: (1) All archaeological treasure and artifacts shall be placed in the custody and control of the Alabama Historical Commission. (2) All monetary proceeds from the sale of any recovered or salvaged archaeological treasure or artifacts including but not limited to gold, silver or other precious metal shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the State General Fund. (b) The provisions of this section are supplemental. It shall be construed in pari materia with other laws regulating salvage and excavation of antiquities; however, those laws or parts of laws which are in direct conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. (Acts 1984, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-53, p. 75.)
AL Code § 41-9-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-250 - Preservation, Operation, etc., of Certain Historical Properties and Sites by Commission.

Section 41-9-250Preservation, operation, etc., of certain historical properties and sites by commission. (a) The following historic properties and sites shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Alabama Historical Commission: (1) Fort Mims, Stockton, Baldwin County; (2) Fort Toulouse, Wetumpka, Elmore County; (3) Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County; and (4) Confederate Memorial Cemetery, Mountain Creek, Chilton County. (b) The Alabama Historical Commission shall have full authority to develop, renovate, restore, preserve, maintain, operate, exhibit and publicize such properties in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the said commission. (Acts 1971, No. 665, p. 1374.)
AL Code § 41-9-251 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-251 - Cahawba Historical Site - Preservation, Operation, Etc.

Section 41-9-251Cahawba Historical Site - Preservation, operation, etc. The Cahawba Historical Site, a property on the National Register of Historic Places, Dallas County, Alabama, shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Alabama Historical Commission, which shall have full authority to develop, renovate, preserve, maintain, operate, exhibit, and publicize the Cahawba Historical Site in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the commission. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 155, §1; Act 2003-401, §1.)
AL Code § 41-9-253 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-253 - Cahawba Historical Site - Powers of Commission; Payment of Expenses.

Section 41-9-253Cahawba Historical Site - Powers of commission; payment of expenses. The Alabama Historical Commission may acquire title, possession, or control of such properties and also of objects of historic interest at the Cahawba Historical Site as it may deem necessary or proper to be maintained, preserved, and protected on behalf of the State of Alabama and may acquire, by purchase, construction, lease, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, lands and rights in land, including leaseholds and easements, and water rights in the rivers and lands adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of Cahawba. The commission's power of eminent domain may be exercised under Title 18 and any amendments thereto, or pursuant to any other general statutory provision enacted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain. The commission may mark in suitable manner the places or locations of historic interest at such point and prepare and publish for distribution pamphlets or other printed matter with respect thereto. The expenses incurred for such purposes by the historical commission shall be paid out of any appropriation made to the commission, upon warrant drawn by the Comptroller, supported by an itemized account thereof approved by the board of trustees and by the Governor. (Acts 1943, No. 486, p. 449; Acts 1959, No. 387, p. 1012; Acts 1961, No. 815, p. 1191; Acts 1969, No. 854, p. 1560; Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 155, §1; Act 2003-401, p. 1167, §1.)
AL Code § 41-9-254 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-254 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Libraries or Museums by Commission; Commission Not to Engage in Publishing or Printing of Historical Quarterlies.

Section 41-9-254Acquisition, operation, etc., of libraries or museums by commission; commission not to engage in publishing or printing of historical quarterlies. The commission shall not accept, acquire, operate or maintain libraries or museums, except when the same are an integral part of one of the properties owned or managed by the commission, nor shall the commission engage in the publishing or printing of historical quarterlies. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §12; Acts 1971, No. 500, p. 1213, §8.)
AL Code § 41-9-255 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-255 - Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund.

Section 41-9-255Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund. There is hereby established in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the "Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund" into which shall be deposited all moneys received by the commission from admissions, inspection fees, gifts, donations, grants, leases, rentals, bequests, loans, governmental appropriations or any other sources, either public or private. Such funds shall be used by the commission to pay the costs of the maintenance, acquisitions, preservation and operation of its acquisitions and for carrying out any and all of the purposes of this division, including the payment of the salaries of any employees of said commission and any expenses of said commission. Money contributed to or deposited in this fund for capital outlay projects and from any source other than state appropriations for operations shall not revert to the General Fund of the state, but shall remain in the preservation fund until expended by the commission. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §4; Acts 1971, No. 500, p. 1213, §3.)
AL Code § 41-9-256 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-256 - Exemption From Taxation of Commission and Properties, Income, etc., Thereof.

Section 41-9-256Exemption from taxation of commission and properties, income, etc., thereof. The commission, as an agency of the State of Alabama, shall constitute a nonprofit governmental agency and shall have a tax-exempt status, and the properties of the commission and the income therefrom, all lease agreements and contracts made by it shall be forever exempt from any and all taxation by the State of Alabama and any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, income, admission, amusement, excise, sales, use and ad valorem taxes. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 168, p. 190, §9.)
AL Code § 41-9-257 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-257 - Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Created; Purpose.

Section 41-9-257Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Created; purpose. There is hereby created the Alabama Council on Historic Pilgrimages, the same to be established under the auspices of the Alabama Historical Commission, said council having the purpose of coordinating the efforts of each of the existing and proposed historic pilgrimages in the State of Alabama, whether publicly or privately sponsored. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 67.)
AL Code § 41-9-258 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-258 - Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Composition.

Section 41-9-258Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Composition. The Council on Historic Pilgrimages shall consist of seven individual members, one being appointed from each of the six districts of the state as the same shall be established by the Alabama Historical Commission and one being a representative of the Alabama Historical Commission. Additionally, there shall be two ex officio individual members, one representing the Alabama Travel Council and one representing the State Bureau of Tourism and Travel. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 67.)
AL Code § 41-9-259 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 9 - Boards and Commissions.|Article 10 - Historical Commissions.|Division 1 - Alabama Historical Commission.|Section 41-9-259 - Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Appointment and Terms of Members; Duties.

Section 41-9-259Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Appointment and terms of members; duties. (a) The individual members of the Council on Historic Pilgrimages who represent the six above described districts shall each be appointed, initially, by the Alabama Historical Commission, and three of the initially appointed members shall serve for terms of one year, with the other three serving for terms of two years each. Subsequent to the initial appointment, future individual members of the council shall be named for terms of two years each, and such future members of the council shall be named by the member historic pilgrimage organizations within the district represented by such council member. (b) The Council on Historic Pilgrimages shall have the authority to establish such policies as it deems necessary for the carrying out of its purposes and to admit as general nonvoting members of the council such organizations in the State of Alabama engaged in the business of historic pilgrimages as it may, in its discretion, determine. (c) The council shall have among its duties the duty to work closely with the Alabama Travel Council and the State Bureau of Tourism and Travel, and such organizations shall, themselves, provide assistance and advice to the Council on Historic Pilgrimages. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 67.)