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9-16-71
Section 9-16-71 Declaration of public policy and legislative intent; all land surface mined
under this article shall be reclaimed. (a) The objective of this article is to provide for
the safe, responsible and reasonable reclamation of lands upon which surface disturbances
will be created by surface mining and the surface effects of underground mining so as to protect
the taxable value of property and preserve natural resources within the state and protect
and promote the health and safety of the people of this state, consistent with the protection
of property and with maximum employment and the economic and industrial well-being of the
state. The Legislature finds and declares that the extraction of coal by surface mining provides
a major present and future source of energy and is an essential and necessary activity which
contributes to the economic and material well-being of the state. (b) The Legislature finds
that the unregulated or irresponsible surface mining of coal may cause...
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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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9-10B-21
Section 9-10B-21 Critical use studies to determine if areas should be designated as capacity
stress areas. The division chief shall notify the commission of the designation of areas of
the state for which the Office of Water Resources, in coordination with, or with the assistance
of, other agencies of the state or federal government, shall conduct a critical use study
to determine if such areas should be designated as capacity stress areas. Each critical use
study shall include an analysis of reasonable alternatives to address the quantitative water
resources problems identified by the Office of Water Resources during the study. At a minimum,
the critical use study shall include an assessment of a no-action alternative, a conservation
alternative, a water resources development alternative, and a restrictive use alternative.
Within each area of the state for which a critical use study is proposed, the Office of Water
Resources shall consult with all persons holding a certificate of use...
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9-12-234
Section 9-12-234 Marine Resources Restoration Fund. (a) There is created in the State Treasury
the Marine Resources Restoration Fund which shall receive funds from the additional surcharge
on resident and nonresident saltwater fishing licenses levied pursuant to Section 9-12-233.
In addition, the fund shall receive any state, federal, local, or private funds that may be
legally applied toward economic relief of saltwater commercial gill net fishermen. (b) The
fund is continuously appropriated to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
for the purpose of implementing the programs established in Section 9-12-232 and as otherwise
provided in subsection (d). The department may not use any of the monies in the fund for administrative
expenses. (c) All interest and earnings derived from the monies in the fund shall remain in
the fund. Any unexpended monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall
remain in the fund and shall remain available for expenditure by...
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22-22A-5
Section 22-22A-5 Powers and functions of department; representation of department by Attorney
General in legal actions. In addition to any other powers and functions which may be conferred
upon it by law, the department is authorized beginning October 1, 1982 to: (1) Administer
appropriate portions of Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-20, which relate to permitting, regulatory
and enforcement functions; administer and enforce the provisions and execute the functions
of Chapter 28 of this title; Chapter 22 of this title; Article 2 of Chapter 23 of this title;
Chapter 30 of this title; appropriate portions of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of this title; Sections
22-24-1 through 22-24-11; Sections 22-25-1 through 22-25-15; and Sections 22-36-1 through
22-36-10. (2) Acting through the Environmental Management Commission, promulgate rules, regulations,
and standards in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this chapter; provided, however,
that prior to the promulgation of any state primary or...
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25-5-293
Section 25-5-293 Duties of secretary; continuing education, accounting; recovery of expenses;
advisory committees; legislative intent regarding reimbursements. (a) The Secretary of the
Department of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting continuing
education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims and collect
registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may adopt rules
and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation claims personnel
employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b) The secretary shall
file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature
a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed during
the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and reported in the time
provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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41-9-253
Section 41-9-253 Cahawba Historical Site - Powers of commission; payment of expenses. The Alabama
Historical Commission may acquire title, possession, or control of such properties and also
of objects of historic interest at the Cahawba Historical Site as it may deem necessary or
proper to be maintained, preserved, and protected on behalf of the State of Alabama and may
acquire, by purchase, construction, lease, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, lands and rights
in land, including leaseholds and easements, and water rights in the rivers and lands adjacent
to or in the immediate vicinity of Cahawba. The commission's power of eminent domain may be
exercised under Title 18 and any amendments thereto, or pursuant to any other general statutory
provision enacted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain. The commission may mark
in suitable manner the places or locations of historic interest at such point and prepare
and publish for distribution pamphlets or other printed matter with...
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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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12-2-20
Section 12-2-20 Purposes for which appropriations may be used. The Supreme Court is further
authorized and empowered to use moneys or funds appropriated to it, including, but not limited
to, the moneys appropriated for the administrative fund, advisory committee work and judicial
education, for any judicial purposes the Supreme Court may direct, including, but not limited
to, the preservation, acquisition, framing and repair of portraits, pictures, murals, photographs,
resolutions and orders of the court, historical documents and archives; the publishing of
books, pamphlets and other publications; the use of consultants; expenses of visiting jurists
and other judicial or legally related individuals who are performing services to the courts
of this state; ceremonies; and seminars and conferences pertaining to courts and the administration
of justice for justices, judges and court-related personnel within or outside the state, and
the clerk of said court is authorized to direct payment...
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15-1-3
Section 15-1-3 Foreign language interpreters. (a)(1) If at any stage of a criminal proceeding,
protection from abuse proceeding, or juvenile court proceeding or during the juvenile court
intake process conducted pursuant to Sections 12-15-118 and 12-15-120 and Rule 12 of the Alabama
Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the defendant, juvenile, complainant, petitioner, or a witness
informs the court that he or she does not speak or adequately understand the English language,
the court may appoint an interpreter. (2) The defendant, juvenile, complainant, petitioner,
or witness shall inform the appropriate court of his or her need for an interpreter immediately
upon receiving notice to appear in the court. (3) If the court determines that due process
considerations require an interpreter, the court shall appoint a qualified person to interpret
the proceedings for the defendant, juvenile, complainant, petitioner, or witness requesting
assistance. The interpreter shall also interpret the testimony...
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