9-8A-4
Section 9-8A-4 Commission - Powers. The commission shall have the following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until it shall have been dissolved as provided herein; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereof; (3) To adopt and use a seal and to alter the seal at pleasure; (4) To designate and maintain a principal office in the City of Montgomery; (5) To adopt, and from time to time amend and repeal, bylaws and rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the commission in the conduct of its business; (6) To allocate funds through the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee to the soil and water conservation districts of the state for use by them in making cost-share grants and approving technical assistance to eligible persons as provided herein; (7) To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the...
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9-10-2
Section 9-10-2 County resolutions declaring need for incorporation of State Water Conservation and Irrigation Agency, etc.; membership of corporation; composition of board of directors; qualifications, election and terms of office of board members. The organization and establishment of the agency shall be as follows: (1) The county commission of any county or counties lying within the State of Alabama which may elect to come within the provisions of this article shall indicate its desire to participate therein by the adoption of an appropriate resolution declaring the need for the incorporation of a water conservation and irrigation agency, stating its intention to give financial assistance to projects of such agency and stating its desire to become a part thereof. (2) Membership of the corporation shall consist of title holders to the land irrigated or proposed to be irrigated within the boundaries of the irrigation district or districts to be established, and such member water users...
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9-10A-2
Section 9-10A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. A governmental subdivision of this state and a public body, corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions set forth in this chapter. (2) DIRECTOR. One of the members of the governing body of a watershed management authority. (3) AT LARGE DIRECTOR. A director of a watershed management authority who may reside within any county that lies within the boundaries of the watershed management authority. (4) RESIDENT DIRECTOR. A director of a watershed management authority who, pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, must reside in a particular county. (5) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of a watershed management authority. (6) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The...
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9-8-59
of the land involved in the watershed district shall be entitled to elect three additional directors. (c) The board of directors shall annually elect from its membership a chairman, secretary and treasurer. The treasurer shall execute an official bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his office to be approved by the board of directors, except that no bond shall be required until such time as the district possesses funds. Such bond shall be executed with at least three solvent personal sureties whose solvency must exceed the amount of the bond or by a surety company authorized to do business in this state and shall be in an amount determined by the board of directors. If the treasurer is required to execute a surety company bond, the premium on the bond shall be paid by the board of directors. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their authority shall be required for its determination. (d)...
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45-42-163
Section 45-42-163 Distribution of payments. Upon receipt by Limestone County of funds pursuant to Chapter 28, Title 40, as amended, Limestone County, within a reasonable time thereafter, shall distribute the funds so received as follows: (1) Effective through September 30, 2006, all funds shall be distributed as prescribed by Act 86-550, 1986 Regular Session (Acts 1986, p. 1124). (2) Effective October 1, 2007, and thereafter, the funds shall be distributed as follows: a. Before the percentage formula of distribution contained in paragraph b. is applied, the sum of two hundred ninety-three thousand dollars ($293,000) shall be distributed in the following manner: 1. Forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to Auburn University to be used exclusively for the benefit of the Limestone County Cooperative Extension Service. 2. Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) to the Limestone County Soil and Water Conservation District. 3. Thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37,500) to the...
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9-8-63
Section 9-8-63 Addition of lands to districts. (a) Any one or more owners of land may petition the board of supervisors to have their lands added to a watershed conservancy district. Such petition shall define the boundaries of the land desired to be annexed, the number of acres of land involved and other information pertinent to such proposal. When the boundary described embraces lands of others than the petitioners, the petition shall so state and shall be signed by 25 or more of the landowners in the territory described if 50 or more such owners are involved, or by a majority if less than 50 landowners are involved. (b) Within 30 days after such petition is filed, the board shall cause due notice to be given of a hearing on such petition. All interested parties shall have a right to attend such hearing and be heard. The board shall determine whether the lands described in the petition or any portion thereof shall be included in the district. If all the landowners in the territory...
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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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9-9-15
Section 9-9-15 Board of water management commissioners - Powers and duties generally. The board of water management commissioners shall have the right and authority to enter into contracts or other agreements with the United States government or any department thereof, with persons, with railroads or other corporations, with public corporations, with the state government of this or other states and with drainage, conservation or other improvement districts in this or other states for cooperating or assisting in constructing, maintaining, using or operating the works of the district or for making surveys and investigations or reports thereon and may purchase, lease or acquire land or other property in adjoining states in order to secure outlets or for other purposes of this article, and may let contracts for securing such outlets or other works in adjoining states as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The board shall have the authority to borrow funds from...
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45-30-250
corporation organized pursuant to this article. (8) MUNICIPALITY. An incorporated city or town of Franklin County. (9) NEW TERRITORY. Any territory added, by amendment to the certificate of incorporation of an authority, to the area or areas in which that authority may render water service. (10) PERSON. Any natural person, public or private corporation, municipality, or county, or any agency, department, or instrumentality of the state or of a county or municipality. (11) PROPERTY. Real and personal property and interests therein. (12) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. A water system owned and operated by the United States of America, the state, a county, a municipality, a public corporation organized under the laws of the state, or any combination thereof; or any agency or instrumentality or combination thereof, or any of the foregoing that holds a reversionary or remainder interest in a public water system. (13) SERVICE AREA. The geographic area or areas in which the authority is authorized by...
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45-36-252
County. (9) NEW TERRITORY. Any territory added, by amendment to the certificate of incorporation of an authority, to the area or areas in which that authority is authorized to render water, garbage, or sewer service. (10) PERSON. Unless limited to a natural person by the context in which it is used, such term includes a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county, or an agency, department, or instrumentality of the state or of a county or municipality. (11) PROPERTY. Real and personal property and interests therein. (12) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. A water system which is owned or operated by the United States of America, the state, a county, a municipality, a public corporation organized under the laws of the state, any combination of any thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more thereof or in which any one or more thereof or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more thereof holds a reversionary or remainder interest. (13) SERVICE AREA. The geographic...
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