32-6-411
Section 32-6-411 Establishment of Forest Stewardship Education Fund; distribution of proceeds.
(a) There is hereby established a separate special revenue trust fund in the State Treasury
to be known as the "Forest Stewardship Education Fund," whose purpose is to promote
the professional management of trees and related resources and to educate the general public
regarding the contribution that trees and related resources make to the economy and environmental
quality of this state. (b) Proceeds from the additional revenues generated by the fifty dollars
($50) for the "Alabama Forests" tags or plates, less administrative costs, shall
be submitted monthly by the Alabama state Comptroller to the Forest Stewardship Education
Fund. Receipts collected under the provisions of this division are to be deposited in this
fund and used only to carry out the provisions of this division. Such receipts shall be disbursed
only by warrant of the state Comptroller upon the State Treasurer, upon itemized...
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9-13-84
Section 9-13-84 Payment and disposition of taxes generally; Special State Forestry Fund; appropriation
of tax receipts for use of State Forestry Commission. (a) The taxes imposed by this article,
and any other taxes imposed on the severance of forest products, shall be due and payable
quarterly to the department and, when collected, shall be paid by the department into the
State Treasury. When so paid into the State Treasury, all such taxes shall be credited by
the Treasurer to a special fund which is hereby created and which shall be known as the Special
State Forestry Fund of the State of Alabama, which fund shall be disbursed under the supervision
of the State Forester, subject to the restrictions embodied in this article, for the purpose
of carrying out the statewide forestry program as provided by law and for no other or different
purposes. Not less than 85 percent of the taxes collected under and by virtue of this article
shall be expended for forest protection. No portion of the...
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45-11-140
Section 45-11-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The County Commission of Chilton County is authorized,
when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Chilton County by participating
in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
(b)(1) After the Chilton County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Chilton
County, the county commission may, in the manner hereinafter specified, provide for a financial
charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Chilton County for the use
of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of
such fire protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such
financial charge or tax is not greater than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due
to the availability of such fire protection. (2) "Forest lands" as used in this
section, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth, or...
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32-6-413
Section 32-6-413 Alabama Forest Stewardship Education Committee to administer fund. (a) The
Alabama Forest Stewardship Education Fund shall be administered by the Alabama Forest Stewardship
Education Committee. The committee shall be appointed by the Alabama Forestry Commission and
composed of the following members: (1) One member of the Alabama Association of Consulting
Foresters. (2) One member of the Alabama Treasure Forest Landowners Association. (3) One member
of the Urban Forestry Association. (4) One member of the Society of American Foresters. (5)
One member of the Alabama Farmer's Federation. (6) One member of the Alabama Forest Owners
Association. (7) The chair of the Board of Registration for Foresters, or his or her designee.
(8) The Dean of the Auburn University School of Forestry, or his or her designee. (9) The
Executive Director of the Alabama Forestry Association, or his or her designee. (10) The State
Forester, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair of the...
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9-13-4
Section 9-13-4 Alabama Forestry Commission Fund. There shall be a fund known as the Alabama
Forestry Commission Fund. This fund shall consist of all occupational licenses and privilege
taxes imposed by the state for engaging in any business dealing with timber or timber products
and all fines and forfeitures arising under the provisions of this chapter, and all appropriations
made by the State of Alabama from its General Funds in furtherance of the purposes of this
chapter shall be paid into said Alabama Forestry Commission Fund. There shall also be paid
into said Alabama Forestry Commission Fund all sums accruing to the State Forestry Commission
from whatsoever source. This fund shall be used and expended by the State Forestry Commission
in accordance with the terms of the gift, bequest, appropriation or donation from which said
moneys are derived and, in absence of any such terms, shall be expended by the State Forestry
Commission in furtherance of any of the provisions of this...
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45-19-140
Section 45-19-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The County Commission of Coosa County is authorized,
when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Coosa County by participating
in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
(b)(l) After the Coosa County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Coosa
County, the county commission may, in the manner hereinafter specified, provide for a financial
charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Coosa County for the use
of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of
such fire protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($0.10) per acre, provided such
financial charge or tax is not greater than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due
to the availability of such fire protection. (2) "Forest lands" as used in this
section, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth, or which...
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45-23-140
Section 45-23-140 Fire protection program. (a) The County Commission of Dale County is authorized,
when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Dale County by participating
in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
(b)(l) After the Dale County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Dale
County, the county commission may, in the manner hereinafter specified, provide for a financial
charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Dale County for use of the
land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such fire
protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($0.10) per acre, provided such financial
charge or tax is not greater than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due to availability
of such fire protection. (2) "Forest lands" as used in this section, shall mean
any land which supports a forest growth, or which under...
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45-22-140
Section 45-22-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The county governing body of Cullman County is
authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Cullman County
by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner
hereinafter specified. (b)(l) After the Cullman County governing body has determined that
such a need does exist in Cullman County, the governing body may, in the manner hereinafter
specified, provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest land located
in Cullman County for the use of land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or
any part of the cost of such fire protection program, but not in excess of fifteen cents ($0.15)
per acre, provided such financial charge or tax is not greater than the benefit accruing to
such forest land due to the availability of such fire protection. (2) "Forest lands"
as used in this section, shall mean any land which supports a forest...
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45-6-140
Section 45-6-140 Participation in Forestry Commission's fire protection program. (a) The county
governing body of Bullock County is authorized, when the need exists to provide protection
against forest fires in Bullock County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's
fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After the Bullock County
governing body has determined that such a need does exist in Bullock County, the county governing
body may, in the manner hereinafter specified, provide for a financial charge or tax to be
paid by the owners of forestlands located in Bullock County for the use of land for timber
growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such fire protection program,
but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such financial charge or tax is not
greater than the benefit accruing to such forestlands due to the availability of such fire
protection. (2) "Forestlands" as used in this section, shall mean...
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9-13-43
Section 9-13-43 Designation of lands as auxiliary state forests - Inspection of lands; drafting
and execution of contracts. Upon the filing of such application, the State Forestry Commission
shall, as soon as practicable, inspect the said land or cause the same to be inspected by
the State Forester or some other competent and suitable person; and, if the State Forestry
Commission shall find said lands to be suited for forest culture, it shall certify that fact,
together with a copy of said application to the Governor, who shall, if he deems it advisable
to do so, thereupon cause the contract provided for in this article to be drawn by the Attorney
General, and, upon the execution of the same, by the owner of the land, the Governor shall
execute the same for and on behalf of and in the name of the State of Alabama. Said contract
shall be executed in quadruplicate. One copy shall be filed with the State Forestry Commission
and one with the Department of Revenue or body exercising its...
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