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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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9-10A-5
Section 9-10A-5 Land which may be included in authority. The land area embraced in any watershed
management authority must encompass at least 50 square miles, must be contiguous and must
lie within a defined watershed. The area may include lands within any soil and water conservation
district. Such authorities may embrace lands lying in one or more soil and water conservation
districts. Two or more watersheds may be included in a watershed management authority. Provided,
however, no land may be included in more than one watershed management authority and provided
further, that no lands or facilities which are subject to the licensing jurisdiction of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission
to issue certificates of convenience and necessity shall be subject to the exercise of any
powers or authorities granted herein. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §5.)...
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9-8-52
Section 9-8-52 Lands which may be embraced in districts. The land area embraced in any watershed
conservancy district must be contiguous and must lie within a well-defined watershed. The
area shall not include lands not included within a soil and water conservation district or
lands embraced within another watershed conservancy district. Such districts may embrace lands
lying in one or more soil and water conservation districts. (Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §2.)...
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9-9-3
Section 9-9-3 Declaration of benefits of drainage, etc.; duty of Soil and Water Conservation
Committee. The establishing of proper works of improvement for the drainage of wet, swamp
and overflowed lands of the state and for flood prevention or the conservation, development,
utilization and disposal of water within the state is declared to promote the public health,
to aid agriculture and to be in the interest of the public welfare and convenience. The State
Soil and Water Conservation Committee is hereby charged with the duty of cooperating with
persons desiring to form water management districts and of aiding and advising in such development.
(Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §2.)...
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9-8-53
Section 9-8-53 Petition for formation of district - Generally. When 25 or more landowners within
a proposed watershed conservancy district or, if less than 50 landowners are involved, a majority
of the landowners in such proposed district desire to form a watershed conservancy district,
they shall file a petition with the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation
district. Such petition shall define the boundaries of the proposed watershed conservancy
district, the number of acres of land involved, reasons for requesting creation of such district,
the proposed name for such watershed conservancy district and other information pertinent
to such proposal. (Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §3.)...
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9-8A-1
Section 9-8A-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein
otherwise, have the following respective meanings: (1) ALLOCATED FUNDS. That portion of the
funds appropriated to the commission that are allocated by the commission to the soil and
water conservation district in each county of the state. (2) AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. Bonds
or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America or the state, or interest
bearing bank and savings and loan association deposits or obligations, obligations of any
agency of the United States of America, any obligations in which a state chartered savings
and loan association may invest its funds, any agreement to repurchase any of the foregoing,
or any thereof. (3) COMMISSION. The Alabama Agricultural and Conservation Development Commission
organized pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of Alabama...
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9-10A-6
Section 9-10A-6 Petition to form authority. When 25 or more residents, who are 18 years of
age or older, within each county located on a defined watershed desire to form a watershed
management authority, said residents shall file a petition with the board of supervisors of
the soil and water conservation district in which said proposed authority lies. Such petition
shall define the boundaries of the proposed watershed management authority, the number of
acres of land involved, reasons for requesting creation of such authority, the proposed name
for such watershed management authority and other information pertinent to such proposal.
The proposed name of a proposed watershed management authority shall not be the same as, or
deceptively similar to, the name of any other watershed management authority. The proposed
name shall include references to the geographic features of the area encompassing the watershed
management authority. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §6.)...
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9-8A-12
Section 9-8A-12 Reporting and accounting by soil and water conservation districts. Since appropriations
made by the Legislature to the commission are anticipated to be made to the commission with
respect to each fiscal year, each soil and water conservation district committee will maintain
separate control ledgers and prepare separate reports of work accomplished with allocated
funds for each fiscal year. The district supervisor will submit a monthly report to the State
Soil and Water Conservation Committee indicating the unobligated balance of allocated funds
as shown on each ledger at the close of the last day of each month. Quarterly compilation
of the reports shall be submitted by the state to the commission. The districts will also
submit through the state committee an annual progress report to the commission. These reports
will reflect accomplishments "to date" by program year funds. Annual reports shall
be submitted to the commission on or before November 4 each year. Each...
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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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33-15-2
Section 33-15-2 Authorization and establishment; purpose; public corporation and political
subdivision. In the interest of the unified development of Bear Creek and its tributaries
and watershed, for the purposes of navigation, water conservation and supply, flood control,
irrigation, industrial development, public recreation and related purposes, there is hereby
authorized, and shall be established as hereinafter provided, a development authority for
the Alabama portion of the Bear Creek Watershed. The authority, when incorporated in accordance
herewith, shall be a public corporation and a political subdivision of the State of Alabama,
composed of a board of directors selected and empowered as hereinafter provided. (Acts 1965,
No. 584, p. 1080, §2.)...
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