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9-10A-3
Section 9-10A-3 Purpose of authorities. Watershed management authorities may be formed in any
watershed area of the state for the purpose of developing and executing plans and programs
relating to any phase of conservation of water, water usage, flood prevention, flood control,
water pollution control, wildlife habitat protection, agricultural and timberland protection,
erosion prevention and control of erosion, flood-water and sediment damages. (Acts 1991, No.
91-602, p. 1119, §3.)...
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9-8-51
Section 9-8-51 Creation authorized. Subdistricts of a soil and water conservation district,
as defined by the laws of this state, may be formed in any watershed area in such soil and
water conservation district for the purpose of developing and executing plans and programs
relating to any phase of conservation of water, water usage, flood prevention, flood control,
erosion prevention and control of erosion, floodwater and sediment damages. Such subdistricts
shall be known as watershed conservancy districts. (Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §1; Acts
1969, No. 421, p. 822, §1.)...
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9-10A-1
Section 9-10A-1 Legislative intent. Proper management of the watersheds of the state is necessary
to insure the health, safety and welfare of our citizens. Improper land use and water use
practices upon our watersheds have caused or contributed to and will continue to cause and
contribute to critical flooding, erosion and pollution problems. Proper management of watersheds
is necessary to provide an adequate supply of water for residential, agricultural and industrial
uses, flood prevention and control, soil erosion prevention and control, agricultural and
timber land protection, and wildlife habitat protection. The legislative intent of this chapter
is to provide for the establishment of watershed management authorities, and to authorize
said entities to protect and manage the watersheds of this state. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602,
p. 1119, §1.)...
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9-16-90
/occupiers in such areas prior to any blasting; b. Maintain for a period of at least three
years and make available for public inspection upon request a log detailing the location of
the blasts, the pattern and depth of the drill holes, the amount of explosives used per hole,
and the order and length of delay in the blasts; c. Limit the type of explosives and detonating
equipment, the size, the timing and frequency of blasts based upon the physical conditions
of the site so as to prevent (i) injury to persons, (ii) damage to public and private
property outside the permit area, (iii) adverse impacts on any underground mine, and (iv)
change in the course, channel, or availability of ground or surface water outside the permit
area; d. Require that all blasting operations be conducted by trained and competent persons
as certified by the regulatory authority; e. Provide that upon the request of a resident or
owner of a man-made dwelling or structure within one-half mile of any portion of...
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33-15-6
loans, grants or other assistance from federal, state and local governments or from agencies
of such governments, and make contracts and execute instruments containing such terms, provisions
and conditions as the board in its discretion deems to be necessary, proper or advisable for
the purpose of obtaining such loans, grants or other assistance. (3) LAND ACQUISITION. The
authority may acquire by purchase, construction, lease, gift, condemnation or otherwise 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 lands, rights in land, including leaseholds and easements,
and water rights in the Bear Creek Watershed that the board determines to be necessary to
the control and optimum development of Bear Creek and its tributaries, including such lands
adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of water control...
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33-15-2
Section 33-15-2 Authorization and establishment; purpose; public corporation and political
subdivision. In the interest of the unified development of Bear Creek and its tributaries
and watershed, for the purposes of navigation, water conservation and supply, flood control,
irrigation, industrial development, public recreation and related purposes, there is hereby
authorized, and shall be established as hereinafter provided, a development authority for
the Alabama portion of the Bear Creek Watershed. The authority, when incorporated in accordance
herewith, shall be a public corporation and a political subdivision of the State of Alabama,
composed of a board of directors selected and empowered as hereinafter provided. (Acts 1965,
No. 584, p. 1080, §2.)...
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9-8A-2
Section 9-8A-2 Legislative findings and declaration of purpose. It is hereby found and declared
to be the policy of the state to provide for the restoration and conservation of the soil
resources of this state, to provide for the improvement of water used in agriculture, and
for the control and prevention of soil erosion and for the prevention of floodwater and sediment
damages, and for the establishment or improvement of stands of forest trees, all of which
will preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs,
preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands and promote the health, safety
and public welfare of the citizens of the state. It is further declared that at the present
time, due to cutbacks in federal soil conservation and reforestation programs there exists
an inadequate supply of funds in the state to enable the financing of much needed soil conservation,
agricultural water quality and forestry improvement programs; that...
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45-18-90.01
Section 45-18-90.01 Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority - Creation; board of
directors. (a) The Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority is created, and may
incorporate under the general laws of this state as a public corporation and political subdivision
of the State of Alabama for the purpose of developing that part of Murder Creek and its tributaries
and watershed area located in Conecuh County and the area managed by the authority for purposes
of water conservation, flood management, industrial development, recreation, irrigation, and
related purposes. (b) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors which shall
consist of one member appointed by each of the county commission members, to serve at the
pleasure of the appointing members of the county commission. A board member is not required
to be a resident of Conecuh County. The board shall elect at its first meeting of each year
a chair to preside over meetings of the board. Meetings shall be...
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9-8A-7
Section 9-8A-7 Eligible soil and water conservation practices. The following soil and water
conservation practices shall be eligible for cost-share grants of the allocated funds: (1)
REDUCED TILLAGE SYSTEMS. Reduced tillage practices, used in conjunction with row crop production
to reduce sediment damage and soil depletion caused by wind or water, including planting of
seasonal noncash cover crops. (2) NO-TILL SYSTEMS. A form of noninversion tillage that retains
protective amounts of residue on the surface throughout the year. (3) CRITICAL AREA PLANTINGS.
stablishment of vegetative planting to control sediment movement from severely eroding areas
by stabilizing the soil. These plantings would include vegetation such as trees, shrubs, vines,
grasses or legumes. (4) DIVERSIONS. A channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed
across the slope to conduct excess runoff water to a suitable outlet. (5) FIELD WINDBREAKS.
A strip or belt of trees or shrubs established within or...
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9-8-25
duly made available to it by law, to furnish financial or other aid to any agency, governmental
or otherwise, or any owner or occupier of lands within the district in the carrying on of
erosion control and prevention operations within the district, subject to such conditions
as the supervisors may deem necessary to advance the purposes of this article. (5) To obtain
options upon and to acquire by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or
otherwise, any property, real or personal, or rights or interests therein; to maintain,
administer, and improve any properties acquired, to receive income from such properties, and
to expend such income in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this article; and to
sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of its property or interests therein in furtherance
of the purposes and of this article. (6) To make available on such terms as it shall prescribe
to landowners within the district agricultural and engineering machinery...
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