35-4-380
Section 35-4-380 Lease of salt springs, etc. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources by and with the approval of the Governor may lease the salt springs and lands granted
to the state under the second clause of the sixth section of the act of Congress of March
2, 1819, to the best advantage, in conformity with the provisions of the grant or any amendment
thereto, and may sell the timber on said lands or any part thereof whenever he shall deem
it to the best interest of the state to do so. (b) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources, by and with the approval of the Governor, on behalf of the state, is hereby authorized
to lease upon such terms as he may approve, the lands granted to the state under the second
clause of the sixth section of the act of Congress of March 2, 1819, or any right or interest
therein for the purpose of exploring for and mining or producing therefrom oil, gas, or other
minerals. (c) If oil, gas, or other minerals or products are...
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9-15-36
Section 9-15-36 Leasing of school lands. With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to rent or lease school lands upon
such terms as he deems advisable, and he is also hereby authorized and empowered to rent or
lease school lands for the purposes of prospecting for oil or gas upon such lands and to execute
contracts for the sale of oil or gas from school lands, upon such terms and for such prices
or royalties as he may deem to be for the best interests of the state. The Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources, with the approval of the Governor, is also hereby authorized
to lease school lands for the purpose of mining or removing therefrom coal, iron and other
minerals, other than oil or gas, upon a royalty basis and may include rights-of-way therein
or easements over or upon such lands as may be deemed necessary or convenient to the operation
or conduct of any mine or mining operation under such lease. (Acts...
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9-11-4
Section 9-11-4 State game refuges or sanctuaries; shooting preserves, game refuges, etc., in
national forests, etc. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may on approval
of the Governor establish and maintain state game refuges or sanctuaries for the protection,
preservation or propagation of game birds, animals or fish on all or any portion of lands
or waters held in fee or trust under lease by the state, and game birds, animals or fish shall
not be hunted, pursued, disturbed or molested thereon at any time. The Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources may also, by and with the consent of the federal authorities, maintain,
develop and cause to be utilized for hunting state shooting preserves, game refuges and sanctuaries
in national forests or other federal owned lands. (Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §26; Code
1940, T. 8, §27.)...
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9-11-2
Section 9-11-2 Acquisition of lands for state game lands; erection, etc., of buildings for
propagation of game, birds or fish. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources
may with the consent and approval of the Governor by lease, gift or otherwise acquire title
to or control over lands within the state suitable for protection and propagation of game
and fish or for public hunting and fishing purposes or to be used otherwise as provided in
this chapter, to be known as state game lands. The director may purchase, erect and equip
such buildings as may be deemed necessary for propagating game, birds or fish; provided, however,
that all purchases made under the powers conferred in this section shall be subject to the
provisions of Chapters 4 and 5 of Title 41. (Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §24; Code 1940,
T. 8, §25.)...
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9-15-30
Section 9-15-30 Title to swamp and overflowed lands and swamp and overflowed indemnity lands
patented to state by federal government; utilization, disposition, etc., of same generally.
(a) Title to all lands of the swamp and overflowed category or swamp and overflowed indemnity
lands, which are, subsequent to September 5, 1951, patented to the State of Alabama by the
federal government and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, shall be vested in
the Division of Lands of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (b) The Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources shall utilize such lands for the purpose or purposes
which he deems to be most expedient and beneficial. He is hereby authorized to practice forestry
upon such lands and may lease such lands for the exploration or extraction of oil, gas or
other minerals. Said land shall be supervised and managed in the same manner as other lands
which are under the supervision of the Department of Conservation...
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9-15-14
Section 9-15-14 Duty to determine best use for which unused lands may be adapted; use of same
for purpose for which suited. It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources as to all unused lands owned by the State of Alabama or any institution or department
thereof to determine the best use to which said lands may be adapted and, thereafter, at the
request of the department or institution having title to or an interest in or charged by law
with the management of such lands and with the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources then shall have authority to use such lands for the
purpose for which they are suited, and said lands shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction,
management and control of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided,
that the lands donated to or purchased by the state to be used as the Fort Morgan Parkway
from Fort Morgan to Gulf Shores, now a part of the Dixie Graves Highway,...
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9-15-44
Section 9-15-44 Exchanges of school lands. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources
is hereby authorized to exchange school lands for other lands of equal value, with the approval
of the Governor and the State Superintendent of Education. The Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources shall have the title to the land to be received by the state examined;
and, if in his opinion said title is without defect, he shall so certify to the Governor and,
provided the Governor and the State Superintendent of Education approve, the Governor shall
cause patents to be issued to those exchanging said lands. Such patent shall vest a fee simple
title in the grantee named therein. The title to the land received in exchange for school
land shall be in the State of Alabama in trust for the use of schools and shall be classified
as school land as defined by law. (Acts 1939, No. 581, p. 949, §12; Code 1940, T. 8, §244.)...

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9-15-18
Section 9-15-18 Sale of timber, minerals, etc., from lands; lease, exchange or sale of lands,
etc. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered to sell or
cause to be sold timber or minerals or other natural resources from all lands managed or controlled
under authority of this article when in his opinion he deems such timber or minerals or other
natural resources to be merchantable quantity and quality. All lands or any interest therein
over which the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall exercise management
and control by virtue of this article may be leased, exchanged or sold by the Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources with the approval of the managing head of the department
or institution to which said lands belong and the approval of the Governor of Alabama. (Acts
1945, No. 341, p. 554, §11.)...
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9-15-41
Section 9-15-41 Sales of school lands - Authorized. School land, as defined by Section 16-20-1,
may be sold or exchanged for other lands by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources
with the approval of the Governor and the State Superintendent of Education under the terms
and conditions provided for in this article. (Acts 1939, No. 581, p. 949, §10; Code 1940,
T. 8, §242.)...
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40-10-138
Section 40-10-138 Conveyance to Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of land bid
in by state - Deed to department. When lands are required to be conveyed to the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources, as hereinabove provided, the Land Commissioner, in
behalf of the state, with the approval of the Governor, shall execute to the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, a deed, duly acknowledged, without warranty or covenant
of any kind on the part of the state, express or implied, conveying to the said Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources all the right, title, and interest of the state in and
to the lands so conveyed. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall thereafter
have all the right, title, and interest of the state in and to such lands and shall be held
and treated as the assignee of all the taxes due upon such lands or for which they were sold
and the penalties and all of the taxes that should have been under the law...
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