22-30-2
Section 22-30-2 Legislative findings; purpose and intent of chapter. The Legislature finds that the generation and management of hazardous waste is a continuing problem. Further, that without adequate safeguards, the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of such wastes can create conditions which threaten human health or the environment. The Legislature, therefore, declares that in order to minimize and control any such hazardous conditions, it is in the public interest to establish and to maintain a statewide program, administered by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, to provide for the safe management of hazardous wastes. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management seek and retain authorization to operate the State Hazardous Waste Management Program. It is also the intent of the Legislature that the rules, regulations, guidelines and criteria promulgated under authority of this chapter encourage...
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45-43-170.05
Section 45-43-170.05 Solid waste disposal - Management and enforcement. With regard to the collection of solid wastes, the health department shall exercise such supervision over equipment, methodology, and personnel in the management of solid wastes as may be necessary to enforce sanitary requirements, and the state and county boards of health may adopt such rules and regulations as may be needed to specify methodology and procedures to meet the requirements of this article. With regard to the disposal of solid wastes, the department shall exercise such regulatory control over the management of solid wastes as may be necessary to enforce the requirements of the department, and the department may adopt such rules and regulations as may be needed to meet the requirements of this article. Any person violating this article or any rule or regulation made pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction, shall be fined as provided by state law and not less than...
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22-30-9
Section 22-30-9 General responsibilities of State Department. The responsibilities of the department include the following: (1) The department may adopt procedures for granting variances and is empowered to grant such variances. (2) The department, acting through the commission, may promulgate, and may revise when appropriate, rules and regulations and may enter into agreements to ensure that information obtained by the department regarding facilities and sites for the treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste is available to the public in substantially the same manner, and to the same degree, as would be the case under the Federal Hazardous Waste Management Program administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under authority of the RCRA and shall establish procedures to ensure that trade secrets used by any person regarding methods of hazardous wastes handling and disposal are utilized by the department, or any authorized representative of the department,...
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22-27-48
Section 22-27-48 Implementation of plans. (a) In addition to any regulatory bodies, the governing body of a county or municipality has a responsibility for and the authority to assure the proper management of solid wastes generated within its jurisdiction in accord with its solid waste management plan. A governing body may assign territories and approve or disapprove disposal sites in its jurisdiction in accord with the plan approved for its jurisdiction. Such approval or disapproval of services or activities described in the local plan shall be in addition to any other approvals required from other regulatory authorities and shall be made prior to any other approvals necessary for the provision of such services, the development of a proposed facility or the modification of permits for existing facilities. (b) The department may not consider an application for a new facility unless the application has received approval pursuant to Section 22-27-48.1 by the affected local governing...
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35-19-2
Section 35-19-2 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACTIVITY AND USE LIMITATIONS. Restrictions or obligations created under this chapter with respect to real property. (2) AGENCY or DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (3) COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY. A condominium, cooperative, or other real property with respect to which a person, by virtue of the person's ownership of a parcel of real property, is obligated to pay property taxes or insurance premiums, or for maintenance, or improvement of other real property described in a recorded covenant that creates the common interest community. (4) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management or his or her designated representative. (5) ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT. A servitude arising under an environmental response project that imposes activity and use limitations. (6) ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE PROJECT. A plan or work performed for environmental remediation...
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45-49-252
Section 45-49-252 Definitions. The following words, phases, or terms as used in this part, unless the context indicates otherwise, shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONED PROPERTY. Wrecked or derelict property having no value other than nominal salvage value, if any, which has been left abandoned and unprotected from the elements and shall include wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled motor vehicles, trailers, boats, machinery, refrigerators, washing machines, plumbing fixtures, and other similar articles which have no value other than nominal salvage value, if any; and is in a condition violative of Alabama statutes. (2) ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT. The department charged by the Mobile County Commission with the administrative management of this part. (3) COMMISSION. The Mobile County Commission of Mobile County, Alabama. (4) BULKY WASTE. Items whose large size precludes or complicates their handling by normal collection, processing, or disposal methods. (5) BUNDLE. A...
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22-30-5.1
Section 22-30-5.1 Restriction on number of commercial hazardous waste treatment facilities or disposal sites per county; legislative approval of sites. (a) The term "hazardous waste" shall mean the same as defined by Section 22-30-3(5). (b) Committee shall mean the continuing Select Joint Nuclear Energy Activities and Hazardous Chemical Toxic Waste Oversight Committee as created by Act No. 81-307, H.J.R. 254 (p. 392), as amended by Act No. 84-329, S.J.R. 214 (pp. 754-755). (c) There shall be no more than one commercial hazardous waste treatment facility or disposal site as defined by subdivisions (4) and (14) of Section 22-30-3 situated within any one county of the state. Provided, however, no commercial hazardous waste treatment or disposal site not in existence on or before December 31, 1988, shall be situated until: (1) a written proposal or application addressing the items found in subdivisions (d)(1) through (d)(7) of this section is submitted by the applicant wishing to construct...
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22-30E-7
Section 22-30E-7 Criteria for applicant participation in voluntary cleanup program. (a) To qualify for participation in the voluntary cleanup program as provided in this chapter, an applicant shall not, unless granted a variance under subsection (b), be in violation of any order, judgment, statute, rule, or regulation subject to the enforcement authority of the department with respect to the qualifying property. (b) The department may promulgate rules and regulations to implement this section, including rules granting a variance from the eligibility requirements contained in subsection (a) pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of Section 22-30E-4. (Act 2001-635, p. 1225, ยง1.)...
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34-24-293
Section 34-24-293 Powers and duties of board. (a) The Board of Medical Examiners shall have and exercise all powers and duties previously granted to it. The board may make specific rules and regulations pertaining to the licensure approval, registration, and regulation of assistants to physicians. The board may also make specific rules and regulations pertaining to approvals, disapprovals, and withdrawing approvals from physicians to utilize assistants to physicians. (b) The board may recognize, approve, and disapprove new categories and specialties of assistants to physicians as they develop in the delivery of health care. (c) The board shall issue certificates of approval for programs for the education and training of assistants to physicians which meet board standards. (d) In developing criteria for program approval, the board shall give consideration to and encourage the utilization of equivalency and proficiency testing and other mechanisms whereby full credit is given to trainees...
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22-30E-3
Section 22-30E-3 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this chapter, the definition of all terms included in Section 22-30-3 shall be applicable to this chapter. Other definitions as necessary may be promulgated as regulations by the department for further implementation of this chapter. Also, as used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings: (1) ALABAMA LAND RECYCLING AND ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. That commission which is created in Section 22-30E-12. (2) APPLICANT. An owner or operator or prospective purchaser of a qualifying property seeking to participate in the voluntary cleanup program established pursuant to this chapter. (3) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. A statement prepared by a professional engineer or geologist licensed to practice in the State of Alabama which certifies compliance with a voluntary cleanup plan required by Section 22-30E-9. (4) CLEANUP. For purposes of this chapter, cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation,...
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