9-17-65
Section 9-17-65 Lands to be leased upon basis of competitive bids; invitations for bids;
opening of bids; acceptance or rejection of bids. All lands proposed to be leased under the
provisions of this division shall be leased only upon the basis of competitive bids. The Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources shall obtain written, sealed competitive bids on every
proposed lease of each tract of such land. Invitations for bids shall be published in The
Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, at least 25 days before the final date for submitting
bids. Invitations for bids shall contain a statement as to the final date for submitting bids;
the time and place at which the bids will be opened; and a legal description of the location
and the approximate acreage of the tract of land proposed to be leased. Publication of the
invitations for bids shall also be placed in a newspaper published in the county or counties
in which the land is located; however, if a typographical error...
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9-15-39
Section 9-15-39 Disposition of revenues from sales of timber or minerals or from rentals
or leases - School lands. The revenue derived from any sale of timber or minerals from, or
rental or lease of, any school lands shall be paid by the Commissioner of Conservation and
Natural Resources to the Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the proper township or
townships as provided for by the constitution and laws of Alabama, except that there shall
be retained by the Lands Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
a management fee of 10 percent of any and all revenue. An itemized statement of the revenue
derived from the sale or lease shall be immediately forwarded by the Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources to the State Superintendent of Education, and the statement shall show
the items of sale, the amount of revenue derived therefrom, and a description of the land
from which the sale or lease was made. The Superintendent of Education, upon receipt...
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9-14-2
Section 9-14-2 Designation and uses of parks, parkways, monuments and historic sites
in state park system. All parks, parkways, monuments and historic sites now owned or hereafter
established or acquired by the state shall constitute the state park system (except Mound
State Monument, the First White House of the Confederacy and all monuments and historic sites
now located on state owned land in the City of Montgomery), and are hereby reserved for the
enjoyment and benefit of the people; provided, that nothing contained in this section
shall be construed as restricting or limiting in any manner the power and authority now granted
by law to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to sell, lease or exchange
any park, parkway, monument or historic site now owned or hereafter established or acquired
by the state. (Acts 1939, No. 556, p. 877, §1; Code 1940, T. 8, §172.)...
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40-10-137
Section 40-10-137 Conveyance to Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of
land bid in by state - Procedure. Any lands which have been bid in by the state at tax sale
shall, after three years have elapsed from the date of sale to the state and no person having
any interest therein having redeemed same from tax sale, be subject to conveyance to the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources in the manner hereinafter provided: (1) Whenever the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall determine any lands which have been
bid in by the state at tax sale and the title to which has not passed out of the state, to
be suitable or desirable for the use of the said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources,
either for the purpose of being used as a state park, state forest, or for the purpose of
exchange for other lands of equal value, which are determined to be suitable for said purposes,
or for any other use or disposition which the Department of Conservation...
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40-10-138
Section 40-10-138 Conveyance to Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of
land bid in by state - Deed to department. When lands are required to be conveyed to the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources, as hereinabove provided, the Land Commissioner, in
behalf of the state, with the approval of the Governor, shall execute to the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, a deed, duly acknowledged, without warranty or covenant
of any kind on the part of the state, express or implied, conveying to the said Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources all the right, title, and interest of the state in and
to the lands so conveyed. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall thereafter
have all the right, title, and interest of the state in and to such lands and shall be held
and treated as the assignee of all the taxes due upon such lands or for which they were sold
and the penalties and all of the taxes that should have been under the law...
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9-2-9
Section 9-2-9 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources - Powers and duties
as to state parks, etc., generally. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources,
acting through the Division of Parks, shall have the following powers and authorities: (1)
To acquire in the name of the State of Alabama by purchase, lease, agreement, license, condemnation
or otherwise land deemed necessary or desirable to be preserved, improved, protected and maintained
as a part of the state park system and to accept in his discretion, in fee or otherwise, land
donated, entrusted, conveyed or devised to the state for like purposes and with like discretion
to accept gifts, contributions or bequests of money or other personal property of value to
be used or expended for the benefit of the state park system; (2) To contract and make cooperative
agreements with the federal government and with states, counties, municipalities, corporations,
associations or individuals for the purpose of...
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40-10-139
Section 40-10-139 Conveyance to Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of
land bid in by state - Notice to former owner of intended conveyance. Whenever it is determined
by the Land Commissioner that it is to the best interest of the state to convey to the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources the title of any lands which have been bid in at tax
sale and which remain unredeemed, he may, on his own motion and without application being
filed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, issue notice to the former
owner or some person having an interest in such land, in the same manner as heretofore provided
for in cases where application for conveyance has been filed by the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources; and, if such lands are not redeemed within the time so fixed, the same
shall, upon approval of the Governor, be conveyed to the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources in the same manner as if application for such conveyance had...
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9-11-302
Section 9-11-302 Closing of land or water in areas to hunting and fishing. The Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources is authorized to close to all hunting and fishing any
land or water within the boundary of a wildlife management area which is not under a cooperative
wildlife management agreement with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided,
that at least 90 percent of the said wildlife management area is under such agreement. (Acts
1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §3; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(3).)...
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9-12-24
Section 9-12-24 Authority and procedure for leasing of bottoms in natural oyster reefs;
cancellation and forfeiture of leases; disposition of proceeds from leases. In addition to
the powers heretofore enumerated, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall
have power to lease to any citizen of Alabama or firm or corporation organized under the laws
of this state and doing business within its limits, for the purpose of oyster culture, any
bottom of the waters of the state in a natural oyster bed or reef in such areas and at such
prices and under such conditions as he may determine. Such persons, firms or corporations
desiring to avail themselves of the privileges of leasing oyster bottoms shall make application
in writing to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources accompanied by such fee
as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, whereupon
a competent surveyor, selected by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural...
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9-14-23
Section 9-14-23 Bonds for contracts; failure of successful bidders to execute contracts;
rejection of all bids; negotiation of contract. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources shall require and set appropriate bonds (but in no event in an amount less than
$50,000.00 per $1,000,000.00 or fraction thereof of the construction, equipping and furnishing
cost of the facility leased) for all park concession contracts in an amount deemed sufficient
to fully protect the interest of the state for the faithful performance of the terms of said
contracts and for the payment of all moneys which may become due to the state by virtue of
the provisions of such contracts. (b) A failure by a successful bidder on any concession contract
to execute same to the commissioner within 20 days of receipt thereof and within the same
time limit to provide the state with all required bonds together with such evidence of insurance
as is required under the terms of the contract may, at the option...
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