9-8-56
Section 9-8-56 Referendum upon creation of district - Notice of referendum; appointment of polling superintendent, etc. After the board of supervisors has made and recorded a determination that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for creation of the proposed watershed conservancy district, it shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within the proposed boundaries with the powers conferred upon such districts in Section 9-8-61 is administratively practicable and feasible. To assist the board of supervisors in this determination the board shall, within a reasonable time after entry of the finding that there is need for the organization of the district and the determination of the boundaries of the district, hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the creation of the district and to cause due notice of such referendum to be given. Such notice shall state the date of holding the referendum, the hours...
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9-8-26
Section 9-8-26 Land-use regulations - Procedure for adoption; amendment, repeal, etc.; contents; publication, etc. (a) The supervisors of any district shall have authority to formulate regulations governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of conserving soil and soil resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion. The supervisors may conduct such public meetings and public hearings upon tentative regulations as may be necessary to assist them in this work. The supervisors shall not have authority to enact such land-use regulations into law until after they shall have caused due notice to be given of their intention to conduct a referendum for submission of such regulations to the owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the district for their indication of approval or disapproval of such proposed regulations and until after the supervisors have considered the result of such referendum. The proposed regulations shall be embodied in a proposed ordinance....
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11-99A-13
Section 11-99A-13 Final assessment. As soon as possible after receipt by the appointing government of the petition and all required approvals, variances, or exceptions, the council shall conduct a hearing with respect to the petition, and, if considered expedient by the council, the council shall confirm and make final the assessment or the methodology by which the assessments shall be made, as provided in the petition, whereupon the assessments and methodology therefor shall stand confirmed and be and remain legal, valid, and binding liens upon the property upon which the assessments are made, as provided in this chapter. The final assessment of each tract in the district shall be based on the estimated increase in value of each tract resulting from the special benefits derived from the improvements, and consistent with Section 223 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, but shall not be made against any land owned or used by a utility in connection with the distribution,...
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40-27-1
Section 40-27-1 Compact adopted; terms. The following Multistate Tax Compact is hereby approved, adopted and enacted into law by the State of Alabama: Multistate Tax Compact Article I. Purposes. The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state and local tax liability of multistate taxpayers, including the equitable apportionment of tax bases and settlement of apportionment disputes. 2. Promote uniformity or compatibility in significant components of tax systems. 3. Facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance in the filing of tax returns and in other phases of tax administration. 4. Avoid duplicative taxation. Article II. Definitions. As used in this compact: 1. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States. 2. "Subdivision" means any governmental unit or special district of a state. 3. "Taxpayer" means any corporation, partnership, firm,...
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9-10A-16
Section 9-10A-16 Petition for discontinuance of authority. (a) At any time, a watershed management authority's board of directors may file a petition with the Secretary of State, the joint boards of supervisors who authorized the establishment of the authority and the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee praying that the existence of the authority be discontinued. The petition shall state the reasons for discontinuance. (b) The Examiners of Public Accounts shall specify as a part of said petition that all obligations of the authority can be properly satisfied by the use of the existing assets of the authority. (c) If any watershed management authority petitions for discontinuance, the Director of the state Department of Finance or his designee shall have the same powers regarding the watershed management authority's assets, liabilities and functions as the board of directors of said watershed management authority. The state shall not be required to assume any debts or...
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9-10A-7
Section 9-10A-7 Joint board of supervisors to hear petition when authority lies in multiple conservation districts. If the proposed watershed management authority lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of all such soil and water conservation districts, and the supervisors of all such districts shall act as a joint board of supervisors in the formation of the watershed management authority. Pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whenever it is necessary for a joint board of supervisors to convene, said meeting may be called by a majority of the members of the several boards of supervisors comprising the joint board of supervisors. A majority of the joint board of supervisors shall constitute a quorum. All actions taken by the joint board of supervisors shall require a majority vote of all members comprising the joint board of supervisors who are voting on said action. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119,...
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9-8-61
Section 9-8-61 Board of directors - Powers and duties generally. Subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, the board of directors of a watershed conservancy district shall have power to: (1) Acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, bequest or devise, or through condemnation proceedings held in the manner provided by Chapter 1 of Title 18 of this code, such lands or rights-of-way as are necessary for the exercise of any authorized function of the district; (2) Construct, improve, operate and maintain such structures as may be necessary for the exercise of any authorized function of the district; (3) Borrow such money as is necessary for the purpose of acquiring rights-of-way and establishing, constructing, reconstructing, repairing, enlarging and maintaining such structures and improvements as are required by the district in the performance of its functions, and issue, negotiate and sell its bonds as provided in Section 9-8-62; provided, that all contracts made and all bonds issued...
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45-37-140.13
Section 45-37-140.13 Annexation; referendum; hearing; reestablishment of boundaries. (a) Whenever any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any portion of a district and a petition is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting annexation of the remaining portion of the district, the petition containing the following: (1) signatures of 20 percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 200 qualified electors, whichever is less, and (2) a written statement signed by at least two members of the board of trustees of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either 10 percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or 100 qualified electors residing within the district, whichever is applicable, and (3) a description of the district; then the governing body of such municipal corporation shall provide for and finance the cost of a referendum election wherein the remaining qualified voter residents of...
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9-8-66
Section 9-8-66 Supervision of district when soil and water conservation district discontinued. If any supervising soil and water conservation district is discontinued, the county commission of the county or counties involved shall serve in the same supervising capacity over the watershed conservancy district as the board of supervisors. (Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, ยง16.)...
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9-10A-8
Section 9-10A-8 Notice of hearing; right of interested parties; record of final determination. (a) Within 30 days after said petition has been filed with the board of supervisors, it shall cause due notice to be given of a proposed hearing upon the practicability and feasibility of creating said watershed management authority. All interested parties shall have the right to attend such hearing and be heard. If it shall appear at the hearing that other lands should be included or that lands included in the petition should be excluded, the board of supervisors may permit such inclusion or exclusion, provided the land area involved still meets the requirements of Section 9-10A-5. (b) If it appears upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include within the proposed authority territory outside of the area within which due notice of the hearing has been given, the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of a further hearing shall be given throughout the entire area considered for...
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