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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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9-13-193
Section 9-13-193 Referendum; amount of assessment; payment and remission of assessment; notice
of referendum. (a) The commission shall authorize a referendum among owners or lessees of
forest land to determine whether an assessment shall be levied upon said owners or lessees
to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of forestry and forest fire protection programs.
(b) The assessment levied against each owner or lessee under this article shall be ten cents
per acre of forest land owned. (c) All affected owners or lessees of forest land shall be
entitled to vote in any such referendum. The commission shall determine any questions of eligibility
to vote and shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to the vote. (d) If a majority
of those voting at the referendum vote in favor of the assessment, then the charge, fee or
assessment shall be collected from the owners or lessees of forest land. The finance charge,
fee or assessment levied by this article shall not be effective until a...
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45-42-160
Section 45-42-160 Participation in acreage protection program. (a) The County Commission of
Limestone County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection for the forestlands
and other acreage protected by the Alabama Forestry Commission in Limestone County by participating
in the Alabama Forestry Commission's acreage protection program in the manner hereinafter
specified. (b)(1) After the Limestone County Commission has determined that such a need does
exist in Limestone County, the county commission may, in the manner hereinafter specified,
provide for a financial charge to be paid by the owners of forestlands and other acreage protected
by the Alabama Forestry Commission in Limestone County for the use of the land for timber
growing purposes and the protected acreage therein, amounting to the whole or any part of
the cost of such forest protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre,
provided such financial charge is not greater than the benefit...
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9-13-191
Section 9-13-191 Finance charge, fee or assessment on forest land; disposition of proceeds.
There is hereby levied in this state a finance charge, fee or assessment on forest land owned
or leased by any person. Proceeds generated in each county shall be earmarked for use in the
respective county where raised to provide for forest fire protection and similar forestry
services within the county. (Acts 1989, No. 89-652, p. 1292, ยง4.)...
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45-31-141.11
Section 45-31-141.11 Fire protection fee levied on dwellings and commercial buildings. (a)
The expenses of establishing and maintaining a district shall be paid for by the proceeds
of a fire protection fee which shall be levied and collected in an amount sufficient to pay
the expense. One percent of the fee shall be appropriated to fund the Geneva County office
of the Alabama Forestry Commission. One percent of the fee shall be appropriated to the Geneva
County Volunteer Firefighters Association. The fee shall be levied at a uniform rate upon
each dwelling and commercial building served by the system. The term commercial building shall
not apply to any utility distribution or transmission poles or towers or utility substations.
The fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same time, in the same manner,
and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. The property
owner would be provided the same rights in this situation as he or she...
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45-14-140.01
Section 45-14-140.01 Finance charge or tax assessed on forest lands. (a) After the Clay County
Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Clay County, the county commission
may, in the manner hereinafter specified, provide for a finance charge or tax to be paid by
the owners of forest lands located in Clay 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 finance charge or tax is not greater
than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due to availability of such fire protection.
(b) "Forest lands" as used in this article shall mean any land which supports a
forest growth, or which under prevailing natural and economic conditions may be expected to
support such a growth in the future, or which is being used or reserved for any forest purpose.
"Forest lands" as used in this article shall not include any lands primarily...
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36-30-50
Section 36-30-50 Supplemental insurance coverage for firefighters with cancer. (a) For the
purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CANCER.
Includes bladder, blood, brain, breast, cervical, esophageal, intestinal, kidney, lymphatic,
lung, prostate, rectum, respiratory tract, skin, testicular, and thyroid cancer, leukemia,
multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (2) CAREER FIREFIGHTER.
Any person employed with the state, a county or municipal government, an airport authority,
or a fire district who has obtained certification as a firefighter through and as defined
by the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, or a firefighter
employed by the Alabama Forestry Commission who has been certified by the State Forester as
having met the wild land firefighter training standard of the National Wildfire Coordinating
Group, and is offered typical employment benefits, including health insurance...
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45-49-141.01
Section 45-49-141.01 Financial charge or tax. (a) After the Mobile County Commission has determined
that such a need does exist in Mobile County, the county commission, in the manner hereinafter
specified, may provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands
located in Mobile 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 availability of such fire protection. (b) Forest lands
as used in this part, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth, or which is being
used or reserved for such purpose. Forest lands as used in this part, shall not include any
lands primarily used for residential purposes nor shall it include any publicly owned lands.
(c) The finance charge or tax fixed as provided in this section...
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45-41-141
Section 45-41-141 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases used in this part, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise,
shall be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) AMENDMENT 392. That certain
amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, proposed by Act 80-313 enacted
at the 1980 Regular Session of the Legislature. (2) AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT. That certain amendment
to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, proposed by Act 88-479 enacted at the
1988 Regular Session of the Legislature. (3) CODE. The Code of Alabama 1975, as amended. (4)
COMMERCIAL BUILDING. Any building, structure, or other improvement to real property, excluding,
however, any dwelling that: a. Is subject to ad valorem taxation and has a fair market value,
according to the records of the tax assessor pertaining to state and county ad valorem taxation
for the fiscal or ad valorem tax year of the...
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