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9-10B-12
Section 9-10B-12 Water Resources Commission created; membership. There is hereby created
the Alabama Water Resources Commission. The commission shall consist of 19 members who are
citizens of this state as follows: (1) Seven of the members of the commission shall be appointed
by the Governor with one member being a resident of each congressional district and with at
least one member being a resident of each surface water region; provided, however, that no
more than two residents from each surface water region may be appointed by the Governor to
serve on the commission at the same time. (2) The Governor shall also appoint one member of
the commission from a list of five candidates submitted by an organization representing a
majority of the rural water systems in the state, and one member from a list of five candidates
submitted by a statewide organization representing soil and water conservation districts in
the state. (3) Five of the members of the commission shall be appointed by the...
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9-8-25
Section 9-8-25 Powers and duties of districts; performance of work on private lands;
acquisition, etc., of land by public bodies; exemption from taxation. (a) A soil and water
conservation district organized under this article shall constitute a governmental subdivision
of this state and a public body, corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and such
district and the supervisors thereof shall have the following powers, in addition to others
granted in other sections of this article: (1) To carry out preventive and control measures
within the district including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation,
the growing of vegetation, changes in use of land, and other erosion control measures on lands
owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies with the consent and cooperation
of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof and on any other lands within
the district upon obtaining the consent of the owner of such lands or the...
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9-8A-7
Section 9-8A-7 Eligible soil and water conservation practices. The following soil and
water conservation practices shall be eligible for cost-share grants of the allocated funds:
(1) REDUCED TILLAGE SYSTEMS. Reduced tillage practices, used in conjunction with row crop
production to reduce sediment damage and soil depletion caused by wind or water, including
planting of seasonal noncash cover crops. (2) NO-TILL SYSTEMS. A form of noninversion tillage
that retains protective amounts of residue on the surface throughout the year. (3) CRITICAL
AREA PLANTINGS. stablishment of vegetative planting to control sediment movement from severely
eroding areas by stabilizing the soil. These plantings would include vegetation such as trees,
shrubs, vines, grasses or legumes. (4) DIVERSIONS. A channel with a supporting ridge on the
lower side constructed across the slope to conduct excess runoff water to a suitable outlet.
(5) FIELD WINDBREAKS. A strip or belt of trees or shrubs established within or...
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9-10B-25
Section 9-10B-25 Considerations when designating capacity stress areas; authority of
local organizations to implement proposed actions. During the designation of a capacity stress
area, the commission shall give due consideration to any hydrologic boundaries or other geographical
considerations in designating an area of the state as a capacity stress area. In addition,
the commission shall determine whether any local organization, including, but not limited
to, watershed management authorities, conservancy districts, or soil and water conservation
districts, are duly organized and authorized to implement the proposed actions in a capacity
stress area other than those actions delegated to the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management pursuant to Section 9-10B-23. In the absence of local organizations or in
the event any such local organizations do not have the authority or are not authorized to
take the action proposed within the capacity stress area, the Office of Water Resources...
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9-2-20.1
Section 9-2-20.1 Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund created as
special account; administration; restrictions; use of income. (a) There is hereby created
within the Game and Fish Fund a special account to be known as the Alabama Game and Fish Endowment
Fund. The assets of said fund shall consist of the following: (1) The proceeds from the sale
of the lifetime hunting, lifetime fishing, and combination lifetime hunting and fishing licenses
provided in subsections (a) through (c) of Section 9-11-65; (2) The proceeds of any
gifts, grants and contributions to the state which are specifically designated for inclusion
in said fund; and (3) Such other sources as may be specified by law. (b) The Alabama Game
and Fish Endowment Fund shall be administered by a board of trustees consisting of the Director
of Finance, the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Employees' Retirement System and the Commissioner
of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Said board of...
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9-2-20.2
Section 9-2-20.2 Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment. (a) There
is hereby created within the Game and Fish Fund a special account to be known as the Alabama
Nongame Wildlife Endowment. The assets of said account shall consist of the following: (1)
The proceeds from the sale of reproductions of the said print and/or stamp; (2) The proceeds
of any gifts, grants and contributions to the state which are specifically designated for
inclusion in said account; and (3) Such other sources as may be specified by law. (b) The
Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment shall be administered by a board of trustees consisting
of the Director of Finance, the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Employees' Retirement System
and the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Said board of
trustees shall have the power and authority to invest and reinvest the assets of the account
within the guidelines, limitations and restrictions that govern investment of the State...
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41-4-92
Section 41-4-92 Disposition of departmental and institutional fees, receipts, etc. All
fees, receipts and income collected or received by any department, board, bureau, commission,
agency or office or institution of the state shall be paid into the State Treasury or deposited
in an approved state depository to the credit of the General Fund of the State of Alabama
or to the credit of a special fund if the latter is required by law. No such payment or deposit
shall be subject to withdrawal by any such department, board, bureau, commission, agency,
office or institution, and all appropriations made to any such department, board, bureau,
commission, agency, office or institution shall be specified amounts and shall be subject
to allotment as provided in this article. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
however, this article shall not apply to the fees, receipts and income (other than appropriations)
of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of...
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9-11-23
Section 9-11-23 Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund. (a) There is created within
the Marine Resources Fund, a special account to be known as the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment
Fund. The assets of the fund shall consist of all of the following: (1) The proceeds from
the sale of the lifetime resident saltwater fishing license and two hundred fifty dollars
($250) of the proceeds from the sale of the combination lifetime freshwater and saltwater
fishing, combination lifetime saltwater fishing and hunting, and combination lifetime freshwater
and saltwater fishing and hunting licenses, provided in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d)
of Section 9-11-65.2. (2) The proceeds of any gifts, grants, and contributions to the
state which are specifically designated for inclusion in the fund. (3) Any other sources as
may be specified by law. (b) The fund shall be administered by the Alabama Marine Resources
Endowment Fund Board of Trustees, which shall consist of the Director of Finance, the...
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9-10B-2
Section 9-10B-2 Legislative findings; exemptions. The Legislature of the State of Alabama
hereby finds and declares that: (1) All waters of the state, whether found on the surface
of the ground or underneath the surface of the ground, are among the basic resources of the
State of Alabama; (2) The use of waters of the state for human consumption is recognized as
a priority use of the state and it is the intent of this chapter that no limitation upon the
use of water for human consumption shall be imposed except in emergency situations after the
Office of Water Resources has considered all feasible alternatives to such limitations; (3)
The use of such waters should be conserved and managed to enable the people of this state
to realize the full beneficial use thereof and to maintain such water resources for use in
the future; (4) The general welfare of the people of this state is dependent upon the dedication
of the water resources of the State of Alabama to beneficial use to the fullest...
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11-19-16
Section 11-19-16 Grant of zoning powers; scope of powers. For the purpose of promoting
the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the state
and counties, any county commission is hereby empowered to divide the portion of the county
within the flood-prone area of the county into districts of such number, shape, and area as
may be found best suited to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to provide within such
districts for standards relating to the location, bulk, height, minimum elevation, number
of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be
occupied, the sizes of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density and distribution of
population, the uses of buildings and structures and of land for trade, residence, recreation,
agriculture, forestry, conservation, water supply, sanitation, floodways, public activities,
and other purposes. Such provisions shall be made in accordance with a...
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