Alabama Code > Title 41 > Chapter 29 > Article 1 – General Provisions


§ 41-29-1	Creation; composition; support
§ 41-29-2	Powers, duties, and functions of Department of Commerce
§ 41-29-3	Project notification; applications
§ 41-29-3.1	Disclosure of tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption, and realized benefits
§ 41-29-4	Advisory committees or councils
§ 41-29-5	Reorganization of department
§ 41-29-6	Effective and operative dates

Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1