9-14C-2
Section 9-14C-2 Creation; purpose. There is created the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission to acquire, establish, operate, and maintain as a greenway, recreational and educational area, alternative transportation route, and historic site the land and buildings in Jefferson County along Red Mountain in Birmingham. The purpose of the commission shall be to own, preserve, restore, maintain, and promote as a greenway, recreational area, or historic site the land and relics of the property known as Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area, and, in recognition of the important role played by the steel industry in the development of this state, to exhibit this property as an example of the process of mining minerals necessary for the production of steel in this state's early days. (Act 2006-542, p. 1256, §2.)...
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9-14C-9
Section 9-14C-9 Control of property; bonds. (a) The commission may take possession under a lease or a deed of the land and other property in Jefferson County known as Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area, which is now owned by USS Real Estate or other entities and located along Red Mountain in Birmingham. The commission is further authorized to lease, accept as a gift or loan, or otherwise acquire any other property, real or personal, including gifts or bequests or other things of value to be used in fulfilling the purpose for which it is established or for any auxiliary purpose incidental or appropriate thereto. (b) The commission may borrow money and issue revenue bonds in evidence thereof, but the bonds shall not be general obligations of the State of Alabama or any agency or any political subdivision thereof and must be publicly bid. The commission may pledge property, real or personal, to the repayment thereof and may pledge the proceeds derived from admission fees or...
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9-14C-1
Section 9-14C-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds that the land now known as Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area, the principal iron ore mining location for the Birmingham steel industry, contains a number of nationally significant historic mining sites, is critical to connecting a 64-mile network of trails and greenways within Greater Birmingham, and is suitable for the development of athletic complexes that could serve the entire region and state. (b) It is further found that the preservation of the land known as Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area would place Birmingham first in the nation in the total acreage of green and open space per capita and would provide for alternative transportation routes for the citizens of the region. (c) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to promote open space for physical activity in order to promote better health and combat obesity, including recreational space, and to preserve, restore, maintain, and...
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9-14C-8
Section 9-14C-8 Employees of state; insurance, retirement, or pension contributions. (a) Employees of the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission shall not be employees of the state, but shall be treated as state employees for the purpose of participating in any insurance or retirement/pension programs provided for state employees. (b) The Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission may pay the employer's contributions to any insurance or retirement/pension programs out of any funds appropriated or available to the commission for any purpose whatsoever, and the commission may deduct the employee's contributions for the programs by means of payroll deductions or otherwise from any salary or compensation paid employees. (Act 2006-542, p. 1256, §8.)...
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9-14C-7
Section 9-14C-7 Designation as state agency; rules and regulations; law enforcement officers. (a) The commission shall be a state agency and shall have exclusive control over the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area and the area appurtenant thereto, all improvements and exhibits located thereon, and any additions constructed, created, leased, acquired, or erected in connection therewith. (b) The commission shall have the power and authority to establish and promulgate and from time to time alter, amend, or repeal rules concerning the preservation, protection, and use of the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area and to maintain the peace therein. Any person who violates any rule of the commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and may be adjudged to pay all costs of the proceedings. (c) The commission may designate any employee or employees...
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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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9-14C-10
Section 9-14C-10 Operation of site. (a) The commission shall operate or provide for the operation of the greenway, recreational area, or historic site hereby provided for, and any appurtenances thereto, in a manner as to facilitate its use and exhibition to the public either with or without a charge. If the commission decides that a charge is appropriate, then the commission shall fix and provide for the collection of the charge or charges as it deems appropriate for admission to the greenway, recreational area, or historic site and for the use, viewing of, or other enjoyment of exhibits and other facilities appurtenant to the site. (b) The commission may enter into agreements with any civic organization, lay group, business or industrial organization, professional organization, nonprofit organization, or governmental organization relative to the general management of the site. The commission may accept gratuitous services from individuals, organizations, and governmental entities and...
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9-14C-5
Section 9-14C-5 Meetings; functions; officers; advisory board. (a) The commission shall hold an annual meeting in Jefferson County. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at the times and places within the state as may be necessary, desirable, or convenient upon call of the chair, or in the case of his or her absence or incapacity, of the vice-chair, or on the call of any three members of the commission. (b) The commission shall determine and establish its own organization and procedure in accordance with this article and shall have an official seal. (c) The commission shall have the right to rename the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area as it determines. (d) The commission shall elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer, and such officers shall hold office for a period of one year or until a successor is elected. Neither the secretary nor the treasurer need be members of the commission. The...
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41-9-320
Section 41-9-320 Creation; purpose. (a) There is hereby created the Tannehill Furnace and Foundry Commission to establish, operate and maintain as a state park or historic site the land and buildings in the County of Tuscaloosa where one of the state's early ironworks, known as the Tannehill Furnace and Foundry, was located. (b) The purpose of the commission shall be to preserve, restore, maintain and promote as a state park or historic site the land and relics of the Tannehill furnace and, in recognition of the important part played by the iron and steel industry in the development of this state, to exhibit this old furnace as an example of the process of making iron in this state's early days. (Acts 1969, No. 994, p. 1760, §1.)...
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45-36A-102
Section 45-36A-102 Historic preservation commission; architectural review board; review of building plans. (a) The governing body of the City of Scottsboro in Jackson County may adopt ordinances, pass resolutions, or take such appropriate action as necessary to promote the general public welfare within the city, such ordinances to protect the historic character of the city in the manner hereinafter described.. (b) The governing body of the city, upon the recommendation of the historic preservation commission, as provided for below, may designate as a historic district any area, site, building, or structure within the city having an overall atmosphere of either historic or architectural distinction, or both (c) A historic preservation commission with the following membership, duties, and powers may be created by the city governing body: (1) The commission shall be composed of no less than seven members who shall be selected by the city governing body in such a manner as to serve...
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