41-9-249
Section 41-9-249 Powers and duties of commission generally. The commission shall have the following
duties and powers: (1) To promote and increase knowledge and understanding of the history
of this state from the earliest time to the present, including the archaeological, Indian,
Spanish, British, French, Colonial, Confederate and American eras, by adopting and executing
general plans, methods and policies for permanently preserving and marking objects, sites,
structures and ruins as defined in Section 41-9-242; (2) To promote and assist in the publicizing
of the historic resources of the state by preparing and furnishing information to public mass
media and to governmental agencies charged with publicity and to coordinate any of its objectives,
efforts or functions with any agency or agencies of the federal government, of the State of
Alabama and of other states or local governments having objectives similar or related to those
of the commission; (3) To accept for renovation,...
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45-36A-102
Section 45-36A-102 Historic preservation commission; architectural review board; review of
building plans. (a) The governing body of the City of Scottsboro in Jackson County may adopt
ordinances, pass resolutions, or take such appropriate action as necessary to promote the
general public welfare within the city, such ordinances to protect the historic character
of the city in the manner hereinafter described.. (b) The governing body of the city, upon
the recommendation of the historic preservation commission, as provided for below, may designate
as a historic district any area, site, building, or structure within the city having an overall
atmosphere of either historic or architectural distinction, or both (c) A historic preservation
commission with the following membership, duties, and powers may be created by the city governing
body: (1) The commission shall be composed of no less than seven members who shall be selected
by the city governing body in such a manner as to serve...
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45-17A-80.05
Section 45-17A-80.05 Recommendation for designation of historic properties and districts. (a)
On recommendation of the historic preservation commission, the City of Tuscumbia may designate
historic properties and historic districts within the territorial jurisdiction of Tuscumbia.
(b) The commission shall not recommend designation of an historic property or historic district
unless such recommendation is based on finding of a survey of such property or district conducted
by or for the commission in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Alabama Historical
Commission. (c) The commission shall not recommend designation of an historic property or
historic district unless it finds that the building, structures, site, or district is identified
with or represents a significant aspect of the cultural, political, economic, military, or
social history of the locality, region, state, or nation or has had significant relationship
with the life of an historic person or event,...
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11-68-6
Section 11-68-6 Designation of historic properties and historic districts by municipality on
recommendation of commission; criteria. (a) On recommendation of the historic preservation
commission, a municipality enacting an ordinance, pursuant to this chapter, may designate
historic properties and historic districts within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality.
(b) The commission shall not recommend designation of an historic property or historic district
unless such recommendation is based on a finding of a survey of such property or district
conducted by or for the commission in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Alabama
Historical Commission. (c) The commission shall not recommend designation of an historic property
or historic district unless it finds that the building, structure, site, or district is identified
with or represents a significant aspect of the cultural, political, economic, military, or
social history of the locality, region, state, or nation...
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41-9-252
Section 41-9-252 Cahawba Historical Site - Advisory committee. (a)(1) There is established
an advisory committee to be known as the Cahawba Advisory Committee, composed of 16 members,
15 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. The Judge of Probate of Dallas County shall
be the sixteenth member but shall be a member ex officio and shall not be entitled to a vote
on the advisory committee. The members shall serve for terms of seven years each, and the
judge of probate shall serve throughout his or her term of office. Members of the advisory
committee shall be appointed so that each congressional district is represented by one appointed
member on the advisory committee; except, that the congressional district in which Cahawba
is situated shall be represented by eight appointed members, five of whom shall be residents
of Dallas County and three of whom shall be from some other county in the congressional district.
The membership of the advisory committee shall reflect the racial,...
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9-16-96
Section 9-16-96 Designation of areas unsuitable for surface coal mining; right to petition;
review and public hearing; areas exempt from mining operations. (a)(1) The regulatory authority
shall establish a planning process enabling objective decisions based upon competent and scientifically
sound data and information as to which, if any, land areas of the state are unsuitable for
all or certain types of surface coal mining operations pursuant to the standards set forth
in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection but such designation shall not prevent the
mineral exploration pursuant to the article of any area so designated. (2) Upon petition pursuant
to subsection (c) of this section, the regulatory authority shall designate an area as unsuitable
for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations if the regulatory authority determines
that reclamation pursuant to the requirements of this article is not technologically and economically
feasible. (3) Upon petition pursuant to...
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41-9-261
Section 41-9-261 Designation of commission as agency responsible for restoration and preservation
of State Capitol; powers and duties. (a) The primary restoration, planning and preservation
responsibility for the State Capitol of Alabama and its contiguous historic grounds, designated
by the United States government as a national historic landmark, is hereby delegated to the
Alabama Historical Commission. (b) The Alabama Historical Commission is instructed to protect
the historic and architectural integrity of this historic Greek revival masterpiece which
served as the first Capitol of the Confederacy in 1861 and has served as the Capitol of Alabama
for more than 120 years. (c) The agencies of the State of Alabama charged with architectural,
engineering, maintenance and alteration responsibilities for the State Capitol shall submit
plans and specifications to the Alabama Historical Commission which shall review them for
the retention of the historic merit and architectural integrity of...
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11-68-9
Section 11-68-9 Certificate of appropriateness prerequisite to changes in historic property
or district; submission and consideration of application for certificate; rules, regulations,
and standards; expedited procedure; records. (a) No change in the exterior appearance of an
historic property or any building, structure, or site within an historic district may be made,
and no historic property may be demolished, and no building or structure in an historic district
may be erected or demolished unless and until a certificate of appropriateness for such change,
erection, or demolition is approved by the historic preservation commission created by the
municipality designating the historic property or the historic district. Signs shall be considered
as structures and no sign on an historic property or in an historic district shall be changed,
erected, or demolished unless and until a certificate of appropriateness is approved by the
commission. The requirement of a certificate of...
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11-68-4
Section 11-68-4 Status of commission as nonprofit agency exempt from taxation. An historic
preservation commission shall constitute a non-profit governmental agency whose funds shall
be used exclusively for public purposes. Such commission shall have tax exempt status, and
the properties of the commission and the income therefrom, together with all leases, agreements,
and contracts made by it, shall be forever exempt from any and all taxation by the State of
Alabama and any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, income, admission,
amusement, excise and ad valorem taxes. (Acts 1989, No. 89-536, p. 1116, §4.)...
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41-9-335
Section 41-9-335 Created; composition; powers and duties. (a) A board of trustees to be known
as the St. Stephens Historical Commission is hereby authorized to be appointed and established
for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, protecting, and promoting certain properties of
historical interest at St. Stephens, in Washington County, in the general vicinity of the
site of the first territorial capital of Alabama. The board shall be comprised of 11 members,
and the first five enumerated appointees designated herein shall serve for terms of two, three,
four, five, and six years, respectively, with subsequent appointees serving for terms of six
years. The four board members appointed by the legislative delegation representing Washington
County pursuant to subsection (b), including the initial appointees, shall serve terms of
six years. At least one of the four new members appointed by the Washington County Legislative
Delegation shall be African American. The ex officio board member...
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