The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this section and Sections 23-1-21.2 and 23-1-21.3, shall have the following meanings, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) DIRECTOR. The Director of the State of Alabama State Department of Transportation.
(2) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. Transportation which is appropriate to transport people by bus, rail, or other conveyance, serving the general public. The terms "mass transportation," "mass transit," "public transit," "ridesharing," "carpooling," "vanpooling," and "buspooling" are included within this definition and shall be considered synonymous with "public transportation."
(3) MUNICIPALITY. Any city, town, or like governing body.
(4) COUNTY. Any county in the State of Alabama.
(5) TRANSIT AUTHORITY. Any transit authority organized within the state or authority organized to serve a metropolitan or urbanized area which borders on the state boundary.
(6) LOCAL ENTITIES. Municipalities, cities, towns, counties, business and nonprofit corporations, transit authorities, planning bodies, or similar organizations or consolidations thereof, including those bordering on the state boundary.
(7) PLANNING BODY. Any planning organization duly constituted under state law, whether a city, county, or regional planning commission, or a metropolitan planning organization.
(8) COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS. A continuing planning process carried on cooperatively between the state and local entities for the purpose of transportation planning.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.
Article 2 - Department of Transportation.
Section 23-1-21 - Director of Transportation.
Section 23-1-21.1 - Definitions.
Section 23-1-21.2 - Authority of Director With Regard to Public Transportation.
Section 23-1-21.4 - Deputy Directors.
Section 23-1-23 - Chief Engineer - Qualifications.
Section 23-1-24 - Chief Engineer - Duties.
Section 23-1-25 - Legal Division - Creation; Appointment of Chief Counsel.
Section 23-1-27 - Legal Division - Salaries.
Section 23-1-28 - Legal Division - Offices, etc.; Expenses.
Section 23-1-29 - Legal Division - Charging of Salaries and Expenses.
Section 23-1-30 - Legal Division - Functions and Duties.
Section 23-1-31 - Legal Division - Private Practice Prohibited.
Section 23-1-32 - Offices; Director Full-Time Position.
Section 23-1-33 - Official Records of Department; Appointment of Assistants and Personnel.
Section 23-1-35 - Annual Report to Governor.
Section 23-1-36 - Employees Used on Transferred County Roads and Bridges.
Section 23-1-37 - Use of Convict Labor.
Section 23-1-38 - Paying Expenses of Nonemployees Prohibited.
Section 23-1-39 - Seal; Power to Administer Oaths, Etc.
Section 23-1-40 - Duties and Powers Generally.
Section 23-1-41 - Self-Insurance Program for Department Employees.
Section 23-1-42 - Roads, etc., Located on State Institutions.
Section 23-1-43 - State Agricultural Experiment Station Roads.
Section 23-1-44 - Right of Entry for Purpose of Making Surveys and Taking Soil Samples.
Section 23-1-45 - Acquisition of Rights-of-Way.
Section 23-1-46 - Changes or Additions to State Road System.
Section 23-1-47 - Authority to Maintain, etc., City and Town Streets and Roads.
Section 23-1-48 - Application by Counties for Construction or Maintenance of State Road or Bridge.
Section 23-1-49 - Furnishing of Competent Engineers.
Section 23-1-50 - Authority to Procure Equipment; Payment of Expenses.
Section 23-1-51 - Purchase of Motor Fuels, Oils, Greases, and Lubricants.
Section 23-1-52 - License Exemption for Vehicles of Department.
Section 23-1-53 - Contracts to Do Work - Authority.
Section 23-1-54 - Contracts to Do Work - How Drawn and Approved.
Section 23-1-55 - Contracts to Do Work - Preconditions.
Section 23-1-56 - Contracts to Do Work - Qualification of Bidders.
Section 23-1-59 - Rules and Regulations of Department.
Section 23-1-62 - State Highway Fund - Purposes for Which Used.
Section 23-1-65 - Disposal of Surplus Personal Property - Availability; List of Surplus Property.
Section 23-1-66 - Disposal of Surplus Personal Property - Sale Procedures.