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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22-27-47
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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22-27-3
Section 22-27-3 Authority of local governing bodies as waste collections and disposal; household exemptions; state regulatory program. (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or municipal governing body may, and is hereby authorized to, make available to the general public collection and disposal facilities for solid wastes in a manner acceptable to the department. The county commission or municipal governing body may provide such collection or disposal services by contract with private or other controlling agencies and may include house-to-house service or the placement of regularly serviced and controlled bulk refuse receptacles within reasonable (generally less than eight miles) distance from the farthest affected household and the wastes managed in a manner acceptable to the department. (2) Any county commission or municipal governing body providing services to the public under this article shall have the power and authority by resolution or ordinance to adopt rules and...
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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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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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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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22-27-5.2
Section 22-27-5.2 Solid waste landfill moratorium. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, until May 31, 2014, neither the department nor any state or local agency may grant any new permits to a new public solid waste landfill facility which is intended to receive waste not generated by the permittee. (2) The moratorium period is necessary in order to allow the department and the Alabama Department of Public Health to review their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act. As appropriate, following this review, the department, with input from the Alabama Department of Public Health, shall make recommendations for necessary legislation or undertake rulemaking to implement enhancement identified during the review period. (3) For the purpose of evaluating solid waste landfill management issues facing the state and to allow for the update of the state's comprehensive solid waste management plan to identify and provide for the...
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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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