Alabama § 22-27-18 - Solid Waste Fund; Alabama Recycling Fund.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 22-27-18 — Solid Waste Fund; Alabama Recycling Fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-27-18. Solid Waste Fund; Alabama Recycling Fund.
(a) There are established separate special revenue trust funds in the State Treasury to be known as the Solid Waste Fund (SWF) and the Alabama Recycling Fund (ARF). These funds shall be used for the purposes set forth in this article and for no other governmental purposes, nor shall any portion hereof ever be available to borrow from by any branch of government, it being the intent of the Legislature that these funds and their increments shall remain intact and inviolate for the purposes set out in this article. Any interest or earnings on the funds shall be credited only to the funds.
(b) The funds shall be audited annually by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
(c) No funds shall be withdrawn or expended from the funds created in subdivision (a) except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, and 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations act or other appropriation acts.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 22-27-18 cover?
Section 22-27-18 ("Solid Waste Fund; Alabama Recycling Fund.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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