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22-27-42
Section 22-27-42 Legislative intent. In furtherance of the policies and purposes set
forth herein, it is the intent of this legislation: (1) To develop an integrated system of
planning for solid waste management in the state by local governments, regional planning commissions
and the department; (2) To put in place the necessary procedures so that an effective and
integrated statewide network of solid waste management facilities may be planned, developed
and operated for the benefit of the people of the state; (3) To assure that solid waste management
planning and implementation activities should, to the extent economically feasible, encourage:
a. Reduction of the amount of source waste generated; b. Source separation and recycling;
and c. Waste processing such as the utilization of a waste-to-energy technology to reduce
the volume of waste necessary for land disposal. (4) To facilitate the siting of solid waste
management facilities as required to meet present and projected state and...
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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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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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22-27-40
Section 22-27-40 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that: (1) The state, its
subdivisions and the nation face an emerging crisis in solid waste management; (2) Proper
waste management is an increasingly complex issue involving the need for reducing the volumes
of waste requiring disposal, properly managing wastes to reduce the likelihood of both short-term
and long-term threat to human health and the environment, and assuring that adequate, environmentally
secure, waste management and disposal facilities will be available at reasonable costs to
accommodate wastes generated in the state; (3) Provision for necessary systems, facilities,
technology and services for solid waste management and resource recovery is a matter of important
public interest and concern, and action taken in this regard will be for a public purpose
and will benefit the public welfare; (4) Solid waste management problems are potentially statewide
in scope and necessitate state and local action through the...
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22-27-48
Section 22-27-48 Implementation of plans. (a) In addition to any regulatory bodies,
the governing body of a county or municipality has a responsibility for and the authority
to assure the proper management of solid wastes generated within its jurisdiction in accord
with its solid waste management plan. A governing body may assign territories and approve
or disapprove disposal sites in its jurisdiction in accord with the plan approved for its
jurisdiction. Such approval or disapproval of services or activities described in the local
plan shall be in addition to any other approvals required from other regulatory authorities
and shall be made prior to any other approvals necessary for the provision of such services,
the development of a proposed facility or the modification of permits for existing facilities.
(b) The department may not consider an application for a new facility unless the application
has received approval pursuant to Section 22-27-48.1 by the affected local governing...
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11-89A-1
Section 11-89A-1 Legislative findings. It is hereby found and declared as follows: That
the collection, disposal, and utilization of solid waste is a matter of grave concern to all
citizens and is an activity thoroughly affected with the public interest; that the health,
safety, and welfare of the people of this state require efficient solid waste collection and
disposal service and efficient utilization of such waste; that the need exists to develop
alternative energy sources for public and private consumption in order to reduce our dependence
on such sources as petroleum products, natural gas, nuclear and hydroelectric generation;
that solid waste represents a potential source of solid fuel, oil or gas that can be converted
into energy; that technology exists to produce usable energy from solid waste; that there
is a need for planning, research, development, and innovation in the design, management, and
operation of facilities for solid waste management, in order to encourage...
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22-27-47
Section 22-27-47 Local plans required. (a) Each county and any municipality as described
below shall submit to the department, within one and one-half years of May 16, 1989, a plan
for the management of solid waste generated within its boundaries. A county's plan shall include
the municipal jurisdictions within its boundaries except that any municipality may choose
to submit its own solid waste management plan intended for implementation within its city
limits and thereby be excluded from its county plan. Cities which do not choose to exclude
themselves from their county's plan shall be responsible to share in the county's costs proportionately
on a per capita basis. The content of all plans shall be consistent with the requirements
of this article and every plan shall not become final until it has been officially adopted
and approved pursuant to the requirements of this article. In the event a county or city does
not submit a required plan or if said plan does not meet the minimum...
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22-30-16
Section 22-30-16 Responsibilities of hazardous waste storage and treatment facility
and hazardous waste disposal site operators. (a) The department, acting through the commission,
is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable
to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities as may
be necessary to protect human health or the environment. In establishing such standards, the
department may, where appropriate, distinguish in such standards between requirements appropriate
for new facilities and for facilities in existence on the date of promulgation of such regulations.
Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Unless exempted from
regulation by this chapter or rules promulgated under authority of this chapter, obtaining
a permit from the department or interim status for each treatment, storage or disposal facility;
(2) Assuring that all hazardous wastes are stored, treated or...
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9-16-91
Section 9-16-91 Surface effects of underground coal mining; requirements; remedies.
(a) The regulatory authority shall promulgate rules and regulations directed toward the surface
effects of underground coal mining operations, and embodying the following requirements. In
adopting any rules and regulations, the regulatory authority shall consider all distinct differences
between surface coal mining and underground coal mining. (b) Each permit issued pursuant to
this article and relating to underground coal mining shall require the operator to: (1) Adopt
measures consistent with available technology in order to prevent subsidence causing material
damage to the extent technologically and economically feasible, maximize mine stability, and
maintain the value and reasonably foreseeable use of such surface lands, except in those instances
where the mining methods used requires planned subsidence in a predictable and controlled
manner. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit...
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22-22B-3
Section 22-22B-3 State government program for waste reduction and the collection of
recyclable wastes; planning and implementation; annual reports by agencies; what to be included
in programs; coordination of efforts. (a) The Department of Environmental Management shall
assess the status of recycling efforts undertaken by the state for solid waste generated by
the operations of state agencies and public school systems and shall evaluate existing programs
and develop necessary new programs for recycling to reduce the generation of solid waste by
the state. The programs shall include, without limitation, recycling of office papers, cardboard,
yard waste and other materials produced by the state for which recycling markets exist or
may be developed. (b) Waste reduction and recycling plan. Within 180 days of April 19, 1990,
the Department of Environmental Management shall develop and implement a model program for
the reduction and recycling of the solid wastes generated by its own...
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