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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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33-12-5
grants or other assistance from federal, state and local governments or from agencies of such
governments and by issuing in its own name revenue bonds pledging a portion of the revenues
from such facilities. f. Arrange with any city, county, municipality or supplier of utilities
for the abandonment, relocation or other adjustment of roads, highways, bridges and utility
lines. (3) LAND ACQUISITION. The agency may acquire by purchase, lease, gift or condemnation
property of any kind, real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein, that the board
deems necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers or functions; provided, that acquisition
by condemnation shall be limited to land, rights in land, including leaseholds and easements,
and water rights in the Alabama portion of the Elk River Watershed that the board determines
to be necessary to the control and optimum development of the Elk River. The amount and character
of the interests in land, rights in land and water rights...
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33-18-1
of the ACT Basin, and to share this information among the commission members and with others;
(10) To cooperate with appropriate state, federal, and local agencies or any other person
in the development, ownership, sponsorship, and operation of water resource facilities in
the ACT Basin; provided, however, that the commission shall not own or operate a federally-owned
water resource facility unless authorized by the United States Congress; (11) To acquire,
receive, hold and convey such personal and real property as may be necessary for the
performance of its duties under the compact; provided, however, that nothing in this compact
shall be construed as granting the ACT Basin Commission authority to issue bonds or to exercise
any right of eminent domain or power of condemnation; (12) To establish and modify an allocation
formula for apportioning the surface waters of the ACT Basin among the States of Alabama and
Georgia; and (13) To perform all functions required of it by this...
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33-19-1
of the ACF Basin, and to share this information among the commission members and with others;
(10) To cooperate with appropriate state, federal, and local agencies or any other person
in the development, ownership, sponsorship, and operation of water resource facilities in
the ACF Basin; provided, however, that the commission shall not own or operate a federally-owned
water resource facility unless authorized by the United States Congress; (11) To acquire,
receive, hold and convey such personal and real property as may be necessary for the
performance of its duties under the compact; provided, however, that nothing in this compact
shall be construed as granting the ACF Basin Commission authority to issue bonds or to exercise
any right of eminent domain or power of condemnation; (12) To establish and modify an allocation
formula for apportioning the surface waters of the ACF Basin among the States of Alabama,
Florida and Georgia; and (13) To perform all functions required of it by...
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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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9-21-3
Section 9-21-3 Definitions; diversity requirement on board. For the purposes of this chapter,
the following terms have the following meanings: (1) Board means the Alabama Board for Aquatic
Plant Management and shall include the following members: a. The Commissioner of the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources or his or her designee. b. The Commissioner of the Department
of Agriculture and Industries or his or her designee. c. The Director of the Department of
Environmental Management or his or her designee. d. The Director of the Department of Economic
and Community Affairs or his or her designee; e. The department head of the Auburn University
College of Agriculture School of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures or his or her designee.
f. A representative of the United States Corps of Engineers designated by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. g. A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. h. A member
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate....
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41-23-122
Section 41-23-122 Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure Advisory Board. (a) The Director
of ADECA shall create an Inland Waterways and Intermodal Infrastructure Advisory Board to
advise the Director of ADECA. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the
racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity of the state. The membership
of the board shall be composed of the following members to be selected and appointed by the
Director of ADECA in consultation with the Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations: (1)
One representative from each of the associations representing the five major navigable waterways
serving Alabama, namely the Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Warrior-Tombigbee
Waterway Association, Tri Rivers Waterway Development Association, Tennessee River Valley
Association, and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. (2) One member from public
port operations which have existing waterfront cargo handling...
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9-10C-4
Section 9-10C-4 Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team. (a) There is created the Alabama
Drought Assessment and Planning Team (ADAPT) consisting of the following members: (1) The
Office of Water Resources Division Director or his or her designated representative. (2) The
AEMA Director or his or her designated representative. (3) The ADEM Director or his or her
designated representative. (4) The Alabama Adjutant General or his or her designated representative.
(5) The AGI Commissioner or his or her designated representative. (6) The ADCNR Commissioner
or his or her designated representative. (7) The Alabama State Forester or his or her designated
representative. (8) The State Geologist of Alabama or his or her designated representative.
(9) The State Climatologist of Alabama or his or her designated representative. (10) The Chair
of the Drought Monitoring and Impact Group (MIG) Subcommittee. (11) A representative from
Choctawhatchee Pea River Watershed Authority. (12) Two members...
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33-16-2
Section 33-16-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the
findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction
of a navigable waterway between Montgomery and Gadsden and to the Alabama-Georgia boundary,
utilizing the channel of the Coosa River, would provide a new transportation route of great
importance and would stimulate the development of commerce, agriculture and industry in many
sections of the state. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to implement the provisions of Amendment No. 287 of the Constitution of Alabama. In order
to further the developments herein found to be beneficial, it is the intention of the Legislature
to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the following purposes: (1) To cooperate
with the United States, the State of Alabama, other participating states, counties and municipalities,
with all agencies, departments and...
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33-17-1
Congress, 1st Session (1955). (7) MUNICIPALITY. An incorporated city or town of the state.
(8) PERSON. Unless limited to a natural person by the context in which it is used, such term
includes a public or private corporation organized under the laws of Alabama or of another
state, a municipality, a county, or an agency, department or instrumentality of a county or
municipality, of one or more of the several states, or of the United States. (9) PROPERTY.
Such term means and includes real and personal property, and interests therein. (10)
STATE. In the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, such term means the State of
Alabama. (11) WATERWAY. A navigable waterway, utilizing the channel of the Tombigbee River,
between Demopolis, Alabama and the Tennessee River, as authorized by the River and Harbor
Act of 1946, 60 Statutes at Large 634, 79th Congress, 2nd Session (1946), in accordance with
House Document No. 486, 79th Congress, 2nd Session (1946). (12) HEREIN, HEREBY, HEREUNDER...
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