For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1) COUNTY. Each county in the state.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 22-27-20

  • 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.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) MUNICIPALITY. A municipal corporation in the state.
(3) STATE. The State of Alabama.
(4) SOLID WASTES DISPOSAL ACT. Article 1 of this chapter.
(5) SOLID WASTES COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES. All real and personal property, including land, structures, trucks and other motor vehicles, incinerators, sanitary landfills, compost plants and other property of any kind used or useful for collection and disposal, or either, of solid wastes, as that term is defined in the Solid Wastes Disposal Act.

Wherever any term defined in Section 22-27-2 of the Solid Wastes Disposal Act is used in this article, the said term shall be deemed to have the same meaning as that ascribed to it in Section 22-27-2 of the Solid Wastes Disposal Act.

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