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6-5-332.2
Section 6-5-332.2 Immunity of persons responding to oil spills. (a) This section shall be known
and may be cited as the Alabama Act Regarding Liability for Persons Responding to Oil Spills.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) DAMAGES. Damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this state
resulting from, arising out of, or related to the discharge, or threatened discharge of oil.
(2) DISCHARGE. Any emission (other than natural seepage), intentional or unintentional, and
includes, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
or dumping. (3) FEDERAL ON-SCENE COORDINATOR. The federal official predesignated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency or the U.S. Coast Guard to coordinate and direct federal responses
under subpart D of the National Contingency Plan, or the official designated by the lead agency
to coordinate and direct removal under subpart E, of the...
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8-6-53
Section 8-6-53 Selection of chair; rules for proceedings; meetings; quorum; records and reports;
access to offices and records; exercise of powers of director. (a) The Securities Commission
shall select a chair and may adopt rules for conducting its proceedings. (b) The commission
shall meet quarterly on a date it designates and may meet at other times it deems necessary,
or when called by the chair or by any two members. Any three members shall constitute a quorum
for transacting commission business. (c) Complete minutes of each meeting shall be kept and
filed in the office of the commission and shall be available for public inspection during
reasonable office hours. (d) The commission shall report annually to the Governor, to the
legislature and to the state Legislative Council. The report shall contain the minutes of
each meeting held during the year, legislative recommendations, a summary of violations of
Article 1 of this chapter, actions taken for those violations, and other data...
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22-30-14
Section 22-30-14 Responsibilities of generators. (a) The department, acting through the commission,
is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable
to generators of hazardous waste as may be necessary to protect human health or the environment.
Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Determining if solid
wastes generated are hazardous wastes as defined by this chapter; (2) Proper labeling of hazardous
wastes; (3) Assuring that all hazardous wastes generated are treated, or disposed of at treatment,
storage or disposal facilities which: a. If in state, are permitted or have interim status
under this chapter; or b. If out of state, are permitted or have interim status from a state
authorized under Section 3006 of the RCRA to operate a hazardous waste permitting program
in lieu of the federal program or are permitted or have interim status under the RCRA; (4)
Maintaining records of hazardous waste produced, generated,...
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22-30A-11
Section 22-30A-11 Violations of chapter; civil penalties. (a) It shall be a violation of the
provisions of this chapter for any liable party to: (1) Violate any provision of or time period
set forth in any administrative order issued by the director; (2) Destroy or conceal any records
relating to hazardous substances or abandoned or inactive sites, except where a liable party
can demonstrate that any destruction of record was done in the ordinary course of its business;
(3) Violate any settlement or consent agreement entered into pursuant to or in anticipation
of an administrative order issued by the director, or pursuant to or in anticipation of any
civil action initiated under the provisions of this chapter. (b) Civil penalties as provided
for in this chapter may be assessed either by administrative order or civil action. (Acts
1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-859, p. 348, ยง11.)...
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22-35-4
Section 22-35-4 Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund. There is hereby
created the Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund, hereinafter referred
to as the "fund," to be administered by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Retirement
Systems of Alabama. The fund shall be used by the department as a revolving fund for carrying
out the purposes of this chapter. The fund is not an insurance company and the laws relating
to the conduct of business in this state by an insurance company do not apply to the fund.
A decision that underground or aboveground storage tanks are ineligible for benefits under
the fund does not expose the fund, the director, department, or commission to a claim of bad
faith as such terms are used in general insurance law. Further, in no event shall combined
claims against the fund for payment of response actions and third-party claims exceed the
per occurrence indemnification limit set by the commission. Under no circumstances shall...
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37-15-10
Section 37-15-10 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates this chapter, or the rules adopted
under this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows: (1) For a first violation,
the violator shall complete a course of training concerning compliance with this chapter or
pay a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per incident, or
both. (2) For a second or subsequent violation within a 12-month period, the violator shall
complete a course of training concerning compliance with this chapter or pay a civil penalty
in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1000) per incident, or both. (3) For a third
or subsequent violation within a 12-month period, the violator shall complete a course of
training concerning compliance with this chapter and pay a civil penalty in an amount not
to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) per incident. (4) Notwithstanding this subsection,
if any violation was the result of gross negligence or willful noncompliance,...
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22-30E-4
Section 22-30E-4 Authority of the department to establish rules and regulations. (a) The department,
acting through the commission, may adopt, promulgate, modify, amend, and repeal rules and
regulations to implement and enforce this chapter as necessary to provide for the voluntary
assessment, cleanup, reuse, and redevelopment of qualifying properties. All rules and regulations
established pursuant to this chapter shall comply with applicable provisions of the Alabama
Administrative Procedure Act, Section 41-22-11. (b) The department's rules and regulations
shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) Rules and regulations establishing cleanup
standards. (2) Rules and regulations governing procedures for placement of properties on and
removal of properties from the Voluntary Cleanup Properties Inventory required under the provisions
of Section 22-30E-11. (3) Rules and regulations governing procedures for the filing in the
deed records of the probate courts of appropriate notice upon...
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38-4-2
Section 38-4-2 Application for assistance; investigation; determination of eligibility and
amount of assistance; notice to applicant. (a) Applications for Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) cash assistance shall be made to the county department in the manner prescribed
by the state department and shall contain such information as the state department may require;
provided, that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the signing
of a pauper's oath on the part of any person making application for assistance hereunder.
An investigation and record shall be promptly made by the county department of the circumstances
of the applicant. Upon the completion of the investigation the county director shall determine
whether the applicant is eligible for assistance under the provisions of this chapter and
the rules and regulations of the state department and the amount of assistance he shall receive.
The county director shall give notice in writing to the...
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44-1-24
Section 44-1-24 Powers and duties of department generally. The Department of Youth Services
shall perform the following: (1) Provide services for youths who have run away from their
own communities in this state or from their home communities in other states to this state,
and provide such services, care, or cost for the youths as may be required pursuant to the
provisions of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles. (2) Provide for the expansion of local
detention care for youths alleged to be delinquent pending court hearing. (3) Secure the provision
of medical, hospital, psychiatric, surgical, or dental service, or payment of the cost of
such services, as may be needed for committed youths. (4) License and subsidize foster care
facilities or group homes for youths alleged to be delinquent pending hearing before a juvenile
court or adjudged delinquent following hearing, including detention, examination, study, care,
treatment, and training. (5) Establish, maintain, and subsidize programs...
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22-30-3
Section 22-30-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter and except where the context prohibits,
the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Environmental
Management Commission of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management as created by
Section 22-22A-6. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management as created
by Section 22-22A-4. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management. (4) DISPOSAL. The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or
placing of any hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such hazardous waste or
any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged
into any waters, including ground waters. (5) HAZARDOUS WASTE. A solid waste, or combination
of solid wastes, which, because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious
characteristics may: a. Cause, or significantly contribute to,...
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