9-10B-3
Section 9-10B-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) AREA OF THE STATE. Any municipality or county, including portions thereof, or other geographical area of the state as may be designated by the commission pursuant to this chapter. (2) BENEFICIAL USE. The diversion, withdrawal, or consumption of the waters of the state in such quantity as is necessary for economic and efficient utilization consistent with the interests of this state. (3) CAPACITY STRESS AREA. An area of the state designated by the commission pursuant to this chapter where the commission determines that the use of the waters of the state, whether ground water, surface water, or both, requires coordination, management, and regulation for the protection of the interests and rights of the people of the state. (4) CERTIFICATE OF USE. A certificate which shall be issued by the...
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9-10B-5
Section 9-10B-5 Functions and duties of Office of Water Resources. The general functions and duties of the Office of Water Resources shall be as follows: (1) To develop long-term strategic plans for the use of the waters of the state by conducting and participating in water resource studies and by administering the laws established by this chapter and regulations promulgated hereunder; (2) Acting through the commission, to adopt and promulgate rules, regulations, and standards for the purposes of this chapter, and to develop policy for the state regarding the waters of the state; (3) To implement quantitative water resource programs and projects for the coordination, conservation, development, management, use, and understanding of the waters of the state; (4) To serve as a repository for data regarding the waters of the state; (5) To, at its discretion, study, analyze, and evaluate in coordination with, or with the assistance of, other agencies of the state, the federal government, any...
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37-14-8
Section 37-14-8 Exemptions. The separate agreements listed below which have heretofore been entered into between, or negotiated between retail electric suppliers, have been reviewed by the legislature, determined to be in the public interest and found not to be inconsistent with the purposes and policies set forth in this article. In areas to which these agreements are applicable, the procedures for elimination and prevention of duplication of electric distribution facilities set forth in these agreements shall govern. The following agreements are therefore mandated by the State of Alabama to be applicable: (1) Agreement between Cherokee Electric Cooperative (successor to Cherokee County Electric Membership Corporation) and Alabama Power Company dated June 5, 1940. (2) Agreement among the City of Bessemer, Alabama, Alabama Power Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority dated August 12, 1971. (3) Agreement between the City of Tarrant City, Alabama and Alabama Power Company dated June...
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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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40-28-2
Section 40-28-2 Distribution of Tennessee Valley Authority payments. (a) Beginning in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the State of Alabama will annually transfer to the counties in Alabama served by T.V.A. a portion of the in-lieu-of-taxes payments made by T.V.A. to the State of Alabama. Such transfer of funds shall be according to the following schedule: For the Fiscal Year: Percentage of In-Lieu-of-Taxes Payments Transferred to T.V.A.-Served Counties by the State Shall Be: 1979-80 20% 1980-81 30% 1981-82 40% 1982-83 50% 1983-84 60% 1984-85 70% 1985-86 through 2004-05 75% 2005-2006 and each fiscal year thereafter 78% (b) The state shall distribute the in-lieu-of-taxes payments each fiscal year to each of the counties served by T.V.A., and the three percent increases after September 30, 2005, generated by the amendments to this section at the 2006 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be allocated by local legislation. (c)(1) In addition to the distribution provided for...
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45-36-252.03
Section 45-36-252.03 Board of directors. (a) The board of the Jackson County Water Authority shall consist of five directors who shall be appointed in the following manner: One director by the Jackson County Commission for an initial term of two years; two directors by the state senator from Jackson County for initial terms of three years so that both of these appointees are not qualified electors of the same state House of Representative's district; and two directors by the members of the state House of Representatives representing Jackson County for initial terms of four years. (b) As soon as may be practicable after the organization of the authority, an election shall be held by the board of directors to elect a vice chair and a secretary-treasurer. After the initial term of three years for the chair, the board of directors shall elect a chair who shall serve two-year terms. (c) Upon the expiration of the initial terms, directors shall serve a term of four years and vacancies shall...
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45-36-252
Section 45-36-252 Definitions. When used in this part, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) AUTHORITY. The Jackson County Water Authority, a public corporation organized pursuant to this part. (2) BOARD. The Board of Directors of the Jackson County Water Authority. (3) BONDS. Bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (4) COUNTY. Jackson County. (5) DIRECTOR. A member of the Board of Directors of the Jackson County Water Authority. (6) GARBAGE PICK UP AND DISPOSAL. All services involved in the pick up and disposal of garbage from residents, businesses, and factories. (7) INCORPORATORS. The persons forming a public corporation organized pursuant to this part. (8) MUNICIPALITY. An incorporated city or town of Jackson County. (9) NEW TERRITORY. Any territory added, by amendment to the certificate of incorporation of an authority, to the area or areas in which that...
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45-2-11
Section 45-2-11 Boundary between Baldwin and Mobile Counties. (a) The boundary between Mobile County and Baldwin County is hereby defined as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point at the three mile limit in the Gulf of Mexico, said point designated by Alabama State Coordinates, North 53,249.34, East 330,549.12; thence on a grid bearing and distance of N. 0° 12'29.8" E., 27,750.84 feet to a point in the center of the existing ship channel between Fort Morgan and Dauphin Island; thence on a grid bearing and distance, N. 5°59'52.32" E., 113, 115.77 feet to a point of intersection with the arc of a curve, said curve having a radius point with grid coordinates of, North 188,705.16, East 348,236.48, said curve having a central angle of 7°00'31.74", and a radius of 7,497.60 feet; thence along the arc of said curve to the right 917.16 feet to the point of reverse curvature of a curve to the left having a radius of 6,758.40 feet; thence along the arc of said curve to the left 5,238.49 feet to...
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33-8-1
Section 33-8-1 Authorization; provisions generally; legislative approval and ratification. The Governor on behalf of this state is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi; and the Legislature hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification of such compact, which compact is as follows: TOMBIGBEE-TENNESSEE WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT COMPACT Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote the development of a navigable waterway connecting the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers by way of the east fork of the Tombigbee River and Mackeys and Yellow Creeks so as to provide a nine-foot navigable channel from the junction of the Tombigbee and Warrior rivers at Demopolis in the State of Alabama to the junction of Yellow Creek with the Tennessee River at Pickwick Pool in the State of Mississippi, and to establish a joint interstate authority to assist in these efforts. Article II. This compact shall become effective...
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