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11-19-2
Section 11-19-2 Purpose of chapter. Because of the great financial and economic loss,
as well as human suffering, caused by floods and flooding in this state and despite plans
and programs directly or indirectly affecting the control of flood waters and the reduction
of flooding, there also exists a clear and definite public need for a program to provide flood
insurance coverage in flood-prone areas of this state. It is the declared purpose of this
chapter to provide in each county of this state a comprehensive land-use management plan by:
(1) Constricting the development of land which is exposed to flood damage in the flood-prone
areas; (2) Guiding the development of proposed construction away from locations which are
threatened by flood hazards; (3) Assisting in reducing damage caused by floods; and (4) Otherwise
improving the long-range management and use of flood-prone areas. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess.,
No. 119, p. 4346, ยง2.)...
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11-19-1
Section 11-19-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and
phrases unless otherwise clearly indicated shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY GOVERNING
BODY. The county commission of each county in this state. (2) FLOOD or FLOODING. The general
and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas: a. From
the overflow of streams, rivers, and other inland waters, or b. From tidal surges, abnormally
high tidal waters, tidal waves, or rising coastal waters resulting from tsunamis, hurricanes,
or other severe storms. (3) FLOOD-PRONE AREA. Any area with a frequency of inundation of once
in 100 years as defined by qualified hydrologists or engineers using methods that are generally
accepted by persons engaged in the field of hydrology and engineering. (4) LAND-USE AND CONTROL
MEASURES. Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations,
and other applications and extensions of the normal police...
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9-10B-5
Section 9-10B-5 Functions and duties of Office of Water Resources. The general functions
and duties of the Office of Water Resources shall be as follows: (1) To develop long-term
strategic plans for the use of the waters of the state by conducting and participating in
water resource studies and by administering the laws established by this chapter and regulations
promulgated hereunder; (2) Acting through the commission, to adopt and promulgate rules, regulations,
and standards for the purposes of this chapter, and to develop policy for the state regarding
the waters of the state; (3) To implement quantitative water resource programs and projects
for the coordination, conservation, development, management, use, and understanding of the
waters of the state; (4) To serve as a repository for data regarding the waters of the state;
(5) To, at its discretion, study, analyze, and evaluate in coordination with, or with the
assistance of, other agencies of the state, the federal government, any...
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22-27-45
Section 22-27-45 State Solid Waste Management Plan. The Director of the Alabama Department
of Environmental Management, with the advice and consultation of the Solid Waste Management
Advisory Committee, is directed to prepare a State Solid Waste Management Plan. In developing
the state plan, the department will seek to achieve the following goals: (1) That solid waste
facilities and management systems are provided for in an orderly manner consistent with the
needs and plans of the state and its regions and local governments; (2) That alternative methods
of solid waste management are encouraged as a means of reducing the state's dependence on
landfilling; (3) That all aspects of local, regional and state planning, zoning, population
estimates, and economics are taken into consideration; and (4) That appropriate time schedules
are set for the phasing in of the required component parts of the system. Said plan shall
be developed in two phases: a. The first phase of the plan shall be...
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41-14A-6
Section 41-14A-6 Establishment of SAFE board of directors; powers and duties of the
board of directors. (a) There is hereby established a Board of Directors of the SAFE Program
charged with responsibility and authority to assess and manage the sufficiency of the collateral
pool and the SAFE Program to provide adequate protection from losses to public depositors.
In exercising its powers and performing its responsibilities, the board of directors shall
constitute a body politic under the laws of the state performing the public function of assuring
the safety of public deposits. (b) The State Treasurer shall be a permanent, standing, voting
member of the board of directors and shall serve as its chair. The Superintendent of Banks
shall be a permanent, standing, non-voting member of the board of directors. The remaining
six members shall each possess knowledge, skill, and experience in one or more of the following
areas: (1) Financial analysis. (2) Trend analysis. (3) Accounting. (4)...
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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning
October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues
and upon appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1)
Ten percent of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution
to one or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for
tobacco control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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11-19-7
Section 11-19-7 Submission of plans and specifications for construction and development
in flood-prone areas; issuance of permits and fees therefor; disposition of fees. The county
commission desiring to participate in this program shall require every person, firm, corporation,
or agency to submit plans and specifications for all proposed construction and development
in flood-prone areas lying outside the corporate limits of municipalities of the county prior
to commencing operations. If such plans and specifications conform in every respect with the
applicable specifications, rules, and regulations adopted by the county commission, said county
commission shall issue a permit therefor and shall charge such issuance fee as the governing
body shall agree is just and reasonable. All such fees shall be deposited in a special fund
in the county treasury and shall be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and no
permits shall be issued for any construction or development for which...
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11-19-3
Section 11-19-3 Adoption of zoning ordinances and building codes for flood-prone areas
outside municipalities. The county commission in each county of this state is hereby authorized
and may adopt zoning ordinances and building codes for flood-prone areas which lie outside
the corporate limits of any municipality in the county. Each such county commission shall
have broad authority to: (1) Establish or cause to be established comprehensive land-use and
control measures which shall specifically include the control and development of subdivisions
in flood-prone areas; (2) Establish or cause to be established building codes and health regulations
incorporating such minimum standards as shall be necessary to reduce flood damage in flood-prone
areas; (3) Provide such standards of occupancy for the prudent use of flood-prone areas in
the county; (4) Provide for the preparation of maps clearly delineating flood-prone areas
and floodways in the county and to keep the same for public...
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11-19-12
Section 11-19-12 Subdivision regulations - Scope and contents. In exercising the powers
granted to it by this chapter, the county planning commission shall prepare and recommend
to the county commission for adoption regulations governing the subdivision of land within
the flood-prone area of the county. Such regulations may provide for the harmonious development
of the flood-prone area of the county; for the coordination of streets within subdivisions
with other existing or planned streets; for the size of blocks and lots; for the dedication
or reservation of land for streets, school sites, and recreation areas and of easements for
utilities and other public services and facilities; and, for a distribution of population
and traffic which will tend to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience,
prosperity, or general welfare. Such regulations may include requirements as to the extent
to which and the manner in which streets shall be graded, surfaced, and improved, and...
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9-7-11
Section 9-7-11 Purpose of chapter; legislative findings. The purpose of this chapter
is to promote, improve and safeguard the lands and waters located in the coastal areas of
this state through a comprehensive and cooperative program designed to preserve, enhance and
develop such valuable resources for the present and future well-being and general welfare
of the citizens of this state. In promulgating such a program, the Legislature of Alabama
recognizes and declares that: (1) The coastal area is rich in a variety of natural, commercial,
recreational, industrial and aesthetic resources of immediate and potential value to the present
and future well-being of the state; (2) There are increasing and competing demands upon the
lands and waters of the coastal area occasioned by population growth and economic development,
including requirements for industry, commerce, residential development, recreation, extraction
of mineral resources and fossil fuels, transportation and navigation, waste...
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