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9-17-138
Section 9-17-138 Termination of fund. Should the board determine that all coalbed methane gas
wells in the State of Alabama have been plugged and abandoned, or should the board determine,
after notice and hearing, that the fund is no longer necessary in order to carry out the purposes
of this article, then the supervisor shall so certify this determination to the state Comptroller
and the State Treasurer and all moneys in the fund shall, promptly following the filing with
the state Comptroller and the State Treasurer of such certification, be disbursed and are
hereby appropriated to all counties in the State of Alabama where coalbed methane gas wells
shall have been permitted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, to be divided among
such counties based on the number of coalbed methane gas wells permitted in each such county,
for deposit into the general funds of such counties, and to be used for those purposes for
which said general funds were established. (Acts 1990, No. 90-635,...
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9-17-135
Section 9-17-135 Action authorized to be taken by board. Upon making the determination described
in Section 9-17-134, the board shall first collect the proceeds of the bond or bonds or the
blanket bond of the operator filed as security under Section 9-17-6(c)(5), and shall forthwith
apply the proceeds of such bond or bonds to the expense of causing such well or wells with
respect to which such determination shall have been made to be plugged, which action the board
is hereby authorized to take either directly or through contracts therefor entered into by
the board with private persons or with other governmental agencies. Should the board determine
that the proceeds of such bond or bonds are in fact insufficient to cover the entire expense
of causing such well or wells to be plugged, the supervisor shall be authorized to execute
and verify itemized vouchers to be submitted to the state Comptroller for the withdrawal from
the fund of amounts equal to such expenses as may be incurred by...
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9-17-137
Section 9-17-137 Plugging fees payable into fund; investment and use of fund. (a) In addition
to the requirements and fees provided for in Section 9-17-24(a), any person desiring, after
April 25, 1990, to drill any coalbed methane gas well in this state shall pay to the state
a plugging fee of $150.00 respecting each such well desired to be drilled, such plugging fees
to be deposited with the State Treasurer in the fund; provided, however, that no plugging
fees shall be required to be paid during any time when the unobligated balance of the fund
shall exceed the sum of $1,000,000. Any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding,
no permit for the drilling of any coalbed methane gas well shall be issued by the board until
the fee provided for in this section shall be paid, if due. (b) The moneys in the fund shall
be invested by the State Treasurer of Alabama in the same manner as state funds generally;
provided, however, that only 50 percent of all interest and earnings accruing...
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9-17-24
Section 9-17-24 Notification requirement; hearing; fees; Alabama Oil and Gas Board Special
Fund. (a) Any person desiring or proposing to drill any well in search of oil or gas or any
person proposing to drill a Class II injection well as defined in the Federal Safe Drinking
Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq., before commencing the drilling of any such well, shall
notify the State Oil and Gas Supervisor upon the form as the State Oil and Gas Supervisor
may prescribe and shall pay to the State Treasurer a fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for
each well. The drilling of any well is hereby prohibited until notice is given and the fee
has been paid as herein provided. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor shall have the power and
authority to prescribe that the form indicate the exact location of the well, the name and
address of the owner, operator, contractor, driller, and any other person responsible for
the conduct of drilling operations, the proposed depth of the well, the elevation of...
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40-20-8
Section 40-20-8 Allocation and distribution of net taxes collected; property which consists
of submerged lands and onshore lands; onshore lands defined; applicability of section; final
determination establishing allocation base. (a) Ninety percent of the net amount of all taxes
herein levied and collected by the department on oil or gas produced from submerged lands
as herein defined shall be deposited to the State General Fund. The remaining 10 percent of
such net amount shall be allocated and distributed by the Comptroller to the county in which
the oil or gas was produced for county purposes or to be expended at the discretion of the
county governing body. (b) Twenty-five percent of the net amount of all taxes herein levied
and collected by the department, except as provided herein in subsection (a), shall be deposited
by the department to the General Fund of the state. (c) Sixty-six and two-thirds percent of
the remaining 75 percent of all taxes herein levied and collected by the...
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9-17-134
Section 9-17-134 Determination by board of coalbed methane gas wells requiring plugging. Whenever,
in the determination of the board, after reasonable notice to the operator of a coalbed methane
gas well and a hearing held by the board and pursuant to such notice: (1) The failure of the
operator of a coalbed methane gas well to plug such well may pose a threat to the environment
or to the public health, safety or welfare, (2) The operator of said well shall have failed
or refused to plug such coalbed methane gas well within a period deemed reasonable by the
board, and (3) The bond or other security filed by such operator under Section 9-17-6(c)(5)
is or is expected to be inadequate to provide for the payment of the costs of plugging said
well, the board shall undertake to provide for the proper plugging of said well through the
use of moneys in the fund, provided that moneys adequate for such purpose, taking into account
the aforesaid bond or other surety, shall then be on deposit in...
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9-17-133
Section 9-17-133 Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund. There is hereby created the
Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund to be held by the State Treasurer and administered
by the supervisor. The fund shall be used for carrying out the purposes of this article. To
the fund shall be credited all the plugging fee revenues levied, collected and credited thereto
pursuant to Section 9-17-137. Charges against and disbursements from the fund shall be made
only in accordance with the provisions of this article. (Acts 1990, No. 90-635, p. 1164, §4.)...
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12-5A-9
Section 12-5A-9 Participation of eligible employees in Employees' Retirement System; creditable
service; formal leave accounting system; inclusion in health insurance plan. (a) Class specifications
and rates of compensation for employees covered by this chapter, juvenile probation officers,
juvenile probation professional staff, and clerical staff, hereafter called "eligible
employees," and any future employees occupying those positions shall be established by
the Administrative Director of Courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the compensation of
any employee shall not be diminished as a result of his or her inclusion in the state court
system personnel system. (b) Eligible employees included in the state court system personnel
system pursuant to this chapter shall, on October 1 of the year their county transitions,
be covered by the Employees' Retirement System. An employee who on that date is participating
in a local retirement plan other than a unit administered by the Employees'...
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9-17-130
Section 9-17-130 Legislative findings and declaration. The Legislature of the State of Alabama
finds and declares that the protection of Alabama's environment is vital to the economy of
this state; that coalbed methane gas wells are an important source of natural gas for use
in industry and by consumers thereof in Alabama and are becoming increasingly common in Alabama
as the technology for such wells advances; that the broadest possible promotion of public
and private interests requires that coalbed methane gas wells be properly plugged when abandoned;
that delays therein may affect the environment or public health, safety and welfare; that
adequate financial resources be readily available to provide for the expeditious plugging
of such wells and to provide a means for doing so without delay; that the Legislature has
heretofore authorized the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama to require that operators of
such wells provide evidence of financial responsibility to cover the costs of...
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9-17-132
Section 9-17-132 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) BOARD. The State Oil and Gas Board created in Section 9-17-3. (2) FUND. The Alabama Coalbed
Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund established in Section 9-17-133. (3) COALBED METHANE GAS WELL.
A well capable of producing occluded natural gas from a coalbed or coalbeds. (4) PLUGGING
FEE. The fee authorized by Section 9-17-137. (5) OPERATOR. Any person who notifies the supervisor
pursuant to Section 9-17-24 of such person's desire or proposal to drill a coalbed methane
gas well. (6) PERSON. Any natural person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, joint
venture, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, representative of
any kind or any other group acting as a unit. (7) SUPERVISOR. The state oil and gas supervisor.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-635, p. 1164, §3.)...
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