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11-19-4
Section 11-19-4 Land-use and control measures. Land-use and control measures shall provide
land-use restrictions based on probable exposure to flooding. Measures specified in this section
shall: (1) Prohibit inappropriate new construction or substantial improvements in the flood-prone
areas; (2) Control land uses and elevations of all new construction within the flood-prone
area; (3) For coastal flood-prone areas prescribed land uses and minimum elevations of the
first floors of buildings and include consideration of the need for bulkheads, seawalls, and
pilings; (4) Be based on competent evaluation of the flood hazard as revealed by current authoritative
flood-prone information; (5) Be consistent with existing flood-prone management programs affecting
adjacent areas and applicable to appropriate state standards; and (6) Prescribe such additional
standards as may be necessary to comply with federal requirements for making flood insurance
coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act...
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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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9-16-90
Section 9-16-90 Environmental protection performance standards. (a) Any permit issued pursuant
to this article to conduct surface mining operations shall require that such surface coal
mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards of this article, and such
other requirements as the regulatory authority shall promulgate. (b) General performance standards
shall be applicable to all surface coal mining and reclamation operations and shall require
the operation as a minimum to: (1) Conduct surface coal mining operations so as to maximize
the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so that reaffecting
the land in the future through surface coal mining can be minimized; (2) Restore the land
affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting
prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable likelihood, so
long as such use or uses do not present any actual or probable hazard to...
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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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11-19-2
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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9-8-25
Section 9-8-25 Powers and duties of districts; performance of work on private lands; acquisition,
etc., of land by public bodies; exemption from taxation. (a) A soil and water conservation
district organized under this article shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this
state and a public body, corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and such district
and the supervisors thereof shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted
in other sections of this article: (1) To carry out preventive and control measures within
the district including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation,
the growing of vegetation, changes in use of land, and other erosion control measures on lands
owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies with the consent and cooperation
of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof and on any other lands within
the district upon obtaining the consent of the owner of such lands or the...
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45-29-90.07
Section 45-29-90.07 Acquisition of property. The authority may acquire by purchase, construction,
lease, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, property of any kind, real, personal, or mixed, or
any interest therein, that the board deems necessary or convenient to the exercise of its
powers or functions; provided, that acquisition by condemnation shall be limited to lands,
rights in land, including leaseholds and easements, and water rights in the Tom Bevill Reservoir
Management Area that the board determines to be necessary to the control and optimum development
of the Tom Bevill Reservoir Management Area, including such lands adjacent to or in the immediate
vicinity of water control reservoirs as the board determines to be necessary to assure full
development and optimum use of such reservoirs for the purposes of, water conservation and
supply, flood control, irrigation, navigation, industrial development, public recreation,
and related purposes. The amount and character of the interest...
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33-15-6
Section 33-15-6 Powers, duties and functions generally. The general powers, duties and functions
of the authority shall be as follows: (1) GENERAL. The authority: a. Shall have perpetual
succession in its corporate name; b. May bring civil actions and have civil actions brought
against it in its corporate name; c. May adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal, which shall
be judicially noticed; d. May enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with federal,
state and local governments, with agencies of such governments and with private individuals,
corporations, associations and other organizations, including the Bear Creek Watershed Association,
Inc., whether organized under the laws of Alabama or of another state, as the board may deem
necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of this article, which authorization
shall include without limitation contracts and cooperative arrangements with any of the several
states and with counties and municipalities in...
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34-11-1
Section 34-11-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The State Board of
Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, provided for by Section 34-11-30.
(2) DESIGN COORDINATION. The review and coordination of technical submissions prepared by
persons other than the principal engineer, including, as appropriate and without limitations,
consulting engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, and other professionals
working under the direction of the engineer. (3) DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Any final written decision,
order, consent agreement, public reprimand, or other formal action taken against an individual
or firm by the board based upon a violation of this chapter or a board rule. (4) ENGINEER
INTERN. An individual who has been certified as an engineer intern by the board. (5) ENGINEER
or PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. An individual who, by reason of his or...
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41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that the
South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and fostered
by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of each state
in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient utilization
of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high degree of
flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy and beneficial
growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions are recognized
and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this agreement is intended
to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their abilities to recognize
and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences in planning and
implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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