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9-16-74
Section 9-16-74 Surface Mining Commission - Powers. In addition to any other powers conferred
on it by law, the commission shall have the power to do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend,
suspend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations, provided such rules
and regulations shall not be more stringent than those promulgated by federal law, or rule
or regulation, to control surface coal mining operations consistent with this article including
the declaration of public policy and legislative intent contained in Section 9-16-71. Such
rules and regulations may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may
be appropriate to accomplish the policy and intent of this article and in order to take into
account varying local conditions. (2) Hold public hearings as may be specified by law relating
to any aspect or matter in the administration of this article and, in connection therewith,
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the...
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9-8-21
Section 9-8-21 Legislative findings; declaration of policy. (a) It is hereby declared as a
matter of legislative determination: (1) That the farm, forest and grazing lands of the State
of Alabama are among the basic assets of the state and that the preservation of these lands
is necessary to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of its people;
(2) That improper land-use practices have caused and have contributed to, and are now causing
and contributing to, a progressively more serious erosion of the farm, forest and grazing
lands of this state by wind and water; (3) That the consequences of such soil erosion are
the silting and sedimentation of stream channels, reservoirs, dams, ditches and harbors, the
loss of fertile soil material, the reduction in productivity or outright ruin of rich bottom
lands by overwash of poor subsoil material, sand and gravel and the deterioration of soil
and its fertility; and (4) That to conserve soil resources and control and prevent...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations.
(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state,
and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems
concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct,
independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare,
or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain
to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal
of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs
shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according
to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout
the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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44-2-10
Section 44-2-10 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is enacted into law and
entered into with all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially
as follows: THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES Article I. Purpose. The compacting states
to this interstate compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision
or return of juveniles, delinquents and status offenders who are on probation or parole and
who have absconded, escaped or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have
endangered their own safety and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize
that each state is responsible for the safe return of juveniles who have run away from home
and in doing so have left their state of residence. The compacting states also recognize that
Congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 112 (1965), has authorized and
encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the...
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9-13-3
Section 9-13-3 Assistance, etc., of private landowners; suppression of forest fires, etc.;
promotion and development of forestry, etc.; acquisition, management and disposition of land;
officers, assistants and employees. (a) The commission shall give such advice, assistance
and cooperation as may be practicable to private landowners and promote, so far as it may
be able, a proper appreciation in this state among all classes of the population of the benefits
to be derived from forest culture, preservation and use. (b) The commission may take such
measures as may be reasonable and practicable to prevent and suppress forest fires and other
influences harmful to forest growth and may apply such parts of the forestry fund and other
funds accruing to it as may be necessary to such purposes and to providing such systems of
control as it may establish, either independently or in cooperation with the federal government
and other agencies, public or private. (c) The commission shall be the sole...
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44-2-20
Section 44-2-20 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby
enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in
form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy. It is the purpose and policy
of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to
the end that: (a) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to
be placed in a suitable environment and with persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications
and facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of care. (b) The appropriate
authorities in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain
the circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full compliance with applicable
requirements for the protection of the child. (c) The proper authorities of the state from
which the placement is made may obtain the most complete...
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33-12-5
Section 33-12-5 Powers, duties and functions. The powers, duties and functions of the agency
shall be as follows: (1) GENERALLY. The agency a. Shall have perpetual succession in its corporate
name. b. May sue and be sued in its corporate name. c. May adopt, use and alter a corporate
seal, which shall be judicially noticed. d. May enter into such contracts and cooperative
agreements with the federal, state and local governments, with agencies of such governments,
with private individuals, corporations, associations, trusts and other organizations as the
board may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter,
including the planned, orderly residential development of the area. e. May adopt, amend and
repeal bylaws. f. May appoint such managers, officers, employees, attorneys and agents as
the board deems necessary for the transaction of its business, fix their compensation, define
their duties, require bonds of such of them as the board may...
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33-15-6
Section 33-15-6 Powers, duties and functions generally. The general powers, duties and functions
of the authority shall be as follows: (1) GENERAL. The authority: a. Shall have perpetual
succession in its corporate name; b. May bring civil actions and have civil actions brought
against it in its corporate name; c. May adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal, which shall
be judicially noticed; d. May enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with federal,
state and local governments, with agencies of such governments and with private individuals,
corporations, associations and other organizations, including the Bear Creek Watershed Association,
Inc., whether organized under the laws of Alabama or of another state, as the board may deem
necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of this article, which authorization
shall include without limitation contracts and cooperative arrangements with any of the several
states and with counties and municipalities in...
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9-10B-3
Section 9-10B-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases,
unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings:
(1) AREA OF THE STATE. Any municipality or county, including portions thereof, or other geographical
area of the state as may be designated by the commission pursuant to this chapter. (2) BENEFICIAL
USE. The diversion, withdrawal, or consumption of the waters of the state in such quantity
as is necessary for economic and efficient utilization consistent with the interests of this
state. (3) CAPACITY STRESS AREA. An area of the state designated by the commission pursuant
to this chapter where the commission determines that the use of the waters of the state, whether
ground water, surface water, or both, requires coordination, management, and regulation for
the protection of the interests and rights of the people of the state. (4) CERTIFICATE OF
USE. A certificate which shall be issued by the...
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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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