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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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