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33-7-30
Section 33-7-30 Easement and right to construct dams across navigable rivers. Any person, firm
or corporation organized for the purpose of improving the navigation upon a navigable river
in the State of Alabama, and of developing in connection therewith a water power thereof by
a dam and lock, or a system of dams and locks, and electrically transmitting and distributing
such power for the use of the public, which shall have acquired the necessary lands upon both
sides of said river to the extent of at least one more than half of the necessary abutment
sites for the said dam or system of dams, and lock or system of locks and shall have been
organized or incorporated for the specific and particular purpose of improving the navigation
of and developing water power in connection with a particular and specified river, and has
prepared plans for the construction of a dam or system of dams and a lock or system of locks
appertaining thereto, and filed a copy of said plans in the office of the...
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33-7-31
Section 33-7-31 Eminent domain; improvement of navigation. Any such person, firm or corporation
may exercise the power of eminent domain, for the purpose of acquiring such lands as it may
be necessary or convenient to flood or otherwise utilize in order to improve navigation as
provided in this article, such lands to include as well as all the area submerged a strip
of land 50 feet in width bordering upon the margins of the slack water pool or pools as the
same may be defined at the highest stage of the river at any time after the completion of
the improvements herein provided for; and the right hereby conferred to exercise such power
of eminent domain is cumulative. No person, firm or corporation shall acquire the rights granted
by this article, unless the dam or system of dams, and lock or system of locks, to be constructed
by such person, firm or corporation are so planned as, when constructed, will by the operation
thereof improve the navigation of the river in which the dam or...
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10A-20-15.01
Section 10A-20-15.01 Rights, powers, and authority. All corporations organized under the general
laws of this state, or heretofore under a special act of the Legislature, and all corporations
organized under the laws of any other of the United States which have complied with the Constitution
and laws of the State of Alabama as to foreign corporations and which by their charter have
the right to manufacture, supply, and sell to the public power produced by water as a motive
force, shall, after acquiring by purchase, or otherwise than by condemnation, a dam site or
power site comprising not less than one acre of land upon each and opposite sides of any watercourse
or after acquiring by purchase, or otherwise than by condemnation, a dam site comprising not
less than one acre of land upon one side of any watercourse and, where the dam site on the
other side of the watercourse is owned or controlled by the United States, shall have acquired
the permission of the United States to attach to...
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33-1-12
Section 33-1-12 Power to acquire, operate, etc., structures, facilities, etc. The port authority,
in engaging in the work of internal improvement, or promoting, developing, constructing, maintaining
and operating harbors, seaports, and riverports within the state and its jurisdiction, may
acquire, purchase, install, lease, construct, own, hold, maintain, equip, use, control, and
operate, at seaports, or at any ports located on any river or stream which is navigable for
commercial traffic, or which may be made so navigable at any time in the future, wharves,
piers, docks, quays, grain elevators, cotton compresses, warehouses, and other water and rail
terminals and other structures, and facilities needed for the convenient use of the port authority
in the aid of commerce, including the dredging of approaches thereto. (Acts 1955, No. 367,
p. 887, §3; Act 2000-598, p. 1199, §2.)...
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33-2-16
Section 33-2-16 Revocation and suspension of licenses to occupy state property. Any license
heretofore granted by the State of Alabama, either expressly or by implication permitting
the upland owner to occupy any part of the space between the high-water mark and the low-water
mark of any navigable waterway of this state or along the banks of any river, stream or waterway
now or hereafter along the waterway of this state, may be revoked by the State Docks Department
whenever the department shall determine to make use of such property for purposes contemplated
by this article or may be suspended pending investigation and decision as to whether such
use shall be made; provided, that when such property has been or shall have been already improved
by the upland owner, his license to maintain the improvement and to exercise such control
thereover as may be conferred upon him by a license from the state shall not be revoked or
suspended otherwise than by exercise of eminent domain as long as...
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10A-21-2.07
Section 10A-21-2.07 Condemnation of water sources, riparian rights and necessary lands by waterworks
corporation. (a) Corporations authorized to construct and operate waterworks for the supplying
of municipalities and their inhabitants, or others living or doing business in the vicinity
of them, with water shall have the power, in order to obtain a supply of water for their storage
ponds, reservoirs, pipes, and canals, to take over and use, after condemning the same, water
of any river, stream, spring, or other water source which may be necessary for them to use
for that purpose. They may also acquire by condemnation riparian rights and all lands adjacent
to such streams or water sources as shall be necessary to protect and preserve the purity
of such supply; and they shall also have the power to condemn rights-of-way and sites of any
necessary area for pipelines, ditches, canals, dams, storage ponds, reservoirs, and other
necessary purposes for the operation of their waterworks and...
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41-23-121
Section 41-23-121 Powers of office. The office shall have the following powers to: (1) Ensure
that assets and needs of water transportation and intermodal infrastructure are properly considered
and reflected in the state's comprehensive transportation and strategic planning policies.
(2) Assist and coordinate with public and private entities in the development of the state's
rivers, ports, harbors, and intermodal facilities. (3) Coordinate with the Coalition of Alabama
Waterway Associations and other interests to formulate recommendations on annual budget requirements
for federal waterway projects, infrastructure development, and related needs. (4) Coordinate
with each of Alabama's individual waterway associations to promote the continued development,
maintenance, and multiple use benefits of federally maintained navigation channels within
the state and to market the benefits of improved water transportation. (5) Coordinate with
local and state development agencies to ensure a better...
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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees
to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact:
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United
States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon
enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress
of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa
River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT
Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States
of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes
of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably
apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama
hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama,
Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact
which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state
legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and
may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall
be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact."
Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and
the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate
comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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33-16-2
Section 33-16-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the
findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction
of a navigable waterway between Montgomery and Gadsden and to the Alabama-Georgia boundary,
utilizing the channel of the Coosa River, would provide a new transportation route of great
importance and would stimulate the development of commerce, agriculture and industry in many
sections of the state. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to implement the provisions of Amendment No. 287 of the Constitution of Alabama. In order
to further the developments herein found to be beneficial, it is the intention of the Legislature
to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the following purposes: (1) To cooperate
with the United States, the State of Alabama, other participating states, counties and municipalities,
with all agencies, departments and...
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