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22-28-3
Section 22-28-3 Declaration of policy; purpose of chapter. (a) It is hereby declared to be
the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to achieve and maintain such
levels of air quality as will protect human health and safety and, to the greatest degree
practicable, prevent injury to plant and animal life and property, foster the comfort and
convenience of the people, promote the social development of this state and facilitate the
enjoyment of the natural attractions of this state. (b) It is also declared that local air
pollution control programs are to be provided for to the extent practicable as essential instruments
for the securing and maintenance of appropriate levels of air quality. (c) To these ends,
it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for a coordinated statewide program of air pollution
prevention, abatement and control; to facilitate cooperation across jurisdictional lines in
dealing with problems of air pollution not confined within single...
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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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22-22-2
Section 22-22-2 Purpose of chapter; declaration of policy. Whereas the pollution of the waters
of this state constitutes a menace to public health and welfare, creates public nuisances,
is harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life and impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial,
recreational and other legitimate beneficial uses of water, it is hereby declared to be the
public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to conserve the waters of the
state and to protect, maintain and improve the quality thereof for public water supplies,
for the propagation of wildlife, fish and aquatic life and for domestic, agricultural, industrial,
recreational and other legitimate beneficial uses; to provide for the prevention, abatement
and control of new or existing water pollution; and to cooperate with other agencies of the
state, agencies of other states and the federal government in carrying out these objectives.
(Acts 1971, No. 1260, p. 2175, ยง1.)...
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22-28-10
Section 22-28-10 Powers of commission generally; advisory committees. In addition to other
powers conferred on it by law, the commission shall have power to: (1) Hold hearings relating
to any aspect of or matter in the administration of this chapter and, in connection therewith,
compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence through subpoena, as provided
in this chapter; (2) Issue such orders as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
chapter and enforce the same by all appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings; (3)
Require access to records relating to emissions which cause or contribute to air contamination;
(4) Secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative and operational services, including
laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise; (5) Prepare and develop a comprehensive plan
or plans for the prevention, abatement and control of air pollution in this state; (6) Encourage
voluntary cooperation by persons and affected groups to...
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31-9-40
Section 31-9-40 Compact adopted and enacted. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is
enacted into law and entered with all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form
substantially as follows: THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT Article I - Purpose
and Authorities. This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member
states which enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purpose of this
agreement, the term "states" is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territorial possessions. The purpose
of this compact is to provide for mutual assistance between the states entering into this
compact in managing any emergency or disaster that is duly declared by the governor of the
affected state or states, whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made
disaster, civil emergency aspects of resources shortages, community disorders,...
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11-19-16
Section 11-19-16 Grant of zoning powers; scope of powers. For the purpose of promoting the
health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the state and
counties, any county commission is hereby empowered to divide the portion of the county within
the flood-prone area of the county into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be
found best suited to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to provide within such districts
for standards relating to the location, bulk, height, minimum elevation, number of stories,
and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the
sizes of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population,
the uses of buildings and structures and of land for trade, residence, recreation, agriculture,
forestry, conservation, water supply, sanitation, floodways, public activities, and other
purposes. Such provisions shall be made in accordance with a...
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22-22A-4
Section 22-22A-4 Department of Environmental Management created; principal office; director;
deputy director; divisions and division chiefs; transfer of functions; designation as State
Environmental Control Agency, etc.; contract with Health Department for routine bacteriological
analyses. (a) There is hereby created and established the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to administer and enforce the provisions
of this chapter and all functions transferred to the department by this chapter. The department
shall maintain its principal office in the City of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama.
(b) The department shall be under the supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated
as the director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The director shall
be an individual knowledgeable and experienced in environmental matters. The director shall
employ such officers, agents and employees as he deems...
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11-65-5
Section 11-65-5 Composition of commission; terms; qualifications; removal from office. (a)
Every commission shall have five members, which shall constitute its governing body. All powers
of a commission shall be exercised by its members or pursuant to their authorization. The
mayor or other chief executive officer of the sponsoring municipality and the president or
other designated presiding officer of the county commission of the host county shall each
serve as a member ex officio, unless such official exercises his or her right, as provided
in subsection (b), to appoint a fixed-term member to serve in lieu of such official. The service
of each such official as a member shall begin with the beginning of his or her tenure in such
office and shall end with the ending of such tenure or the appointment by such official of
a fixed-term member to serve in lieu of his or her ex officio service. The other three members
shall be appointed in the manner hereinafter prescribed as soon as may be...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations.
(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state,
and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems
concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct,
independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare,
or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain
to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal
of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs
shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according
to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout
the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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9-6-8
Section 9-6-8 Powers and duties generally. The authority shall have the following powers, together
with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form:
(1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be in perpetuity)
specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To maintain civil actions and have civil
actions maintained against it in its corporate name, except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, and to defend civil actions against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate
seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To amend its certificate of incorporation by filing
in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate signed by all of the directors of the
authority setting forth the details of the amendment, such certificate to be acknowledged
in the same manner as the certificate of incorporation; (5) To adopt and alter bylaws for
the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (6) To...
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