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9-14-1
Section 9-14-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) PARK. Any area of land primarily valuable for recreational purposes because of its scenic,
historic, prehistoric, archaeologic, scientific or other distinctive characteristics or nature
features. (2) MONUMENT and HISTORIC SITE. Any area of land, with or without buildings, structures
or other objects thereon, wholly or primarily of historic, prehistoric, archaeologic, scientific
or commemorative interest or value. (3) PARKWAY. Any elongated strip of land suitable for
recreation and a pleasure vehicle road to which the owners or lessees of abutting property
shall have no right of direct access. (4) LAND. Upland, land under water and every estate,
interest and right, legal or equitable, in land or water. (Acts 1939, No. 556, p. 877, §1;
Code 1940, T. 8, §172.)...
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23-1-294
Section 23-1-294 Advisory Council. (a) The Advisory Council shall consist of a member of the
Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, a member of the Alabama
Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, one member appointed by each member of the Designating
Committee, three persons appointed from the state at-large by the Governor, and one representative
appointed by the Governor from each of the following groups or organizations: (1) Scenic Alabama.
(2) Alabama Environmental Council. (3) The outdoor advertising industry. (4) The Alabama Wildlife
Federation. (5) A business, industry, or trade association or professional organization having
its principal programs extending generally throughout the state, and having a demonstrated
concern for balancing economic growth with protection for the environment and increased recreational
opportunities. (6) Public utilities. (7) Tourism associations. (8) Real estate associations.
(9) Regional planning commissions....
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23-1-271
Section 23-1-271 Definitions. For the purposes of this division, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) ADJACENT AREA. An area which is adjacent to and within 660 feet of the nearest edge of
the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, which 660 feet distance shall be measured
horizontally along a line normal or perpendicular to the centerline of the highway. (2) BUSINESS
AREA. Any part of an adjacent area which is zoned for business, industrial, or commercial
activities under the authority of any law of this state or not zoned, but which constitutes
an unzoned commercial or industrial area as defined in this section. (3) CENTERLINE OF THE
HIGHWAY. A line equidistant from the edges of the median separating the main-traveled ways
of a divided highway or the centerline of the main-traveled way of a nondivided highway. (4)
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES OF UNZONED INDUSTRIAL AND...
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9-10B-3
Section 9-10B-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases,
unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings:
(1) AREA OF THE STATE. Any municipality or county, including portions thereof, or other geographical
area of the state as may be designated by the commission pursuant to this chapter. (2) BENEFICIAL
USE. The diversion, withdrawal, or consumption of the waters of the state in such quantity
as is necessary for economic and efficient utilization consistent with the interests of this
state. (3) CAPACITY STRESS AREA. An area of the state designated by the commission pursuant
to this chapter where the commission determines that the use of the waters of the state, whether
ground water, surface water, or both, requires coordination, management, and regulation for
the protection of the interests and rights of the people of the state. (4) CERTIFICATE OF
USE. A certificate which shall be issued by the...
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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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9-16-123
Section 9-16-123 Reclamation priorities. Expenditures of moneys from the fund on eligible lands
and water shall reflect the following priorities in the order stated: (1) The protection of
public health, safety, general welfare, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects
of coal mining practices; (2) The protection of public health, safety and general welfare
from adverse effects of coal mining practices; (3) The restoration of land and water resources
and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of coal mining practices including
measures for the conservation and development of soil, water (excluding channelization), woodland,
fish and wildlife, recreation resources, and agricultural productivity. (4) Research and demonstration
projects relating to the development of surface mining reclamation and water quality control
program methods and techniques; (5) The protection, repair, replacement, construction, or
enhancement of public facilities such as utilities,...
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15-20A-11
Section 15-20A-11 Adult sex offender - Prohibited residence locations, etc. (a) No adult sex
offender shall establish a residence or maintain a residence after release or conviction within
2,000 feet of the property on which any school, childcare facility, or resident camp facility
is located unless otherwise exempted pursuant to Sections 15-20A-23 and 15-20A-24. For the
purposes of this section, a resident camp facility includes any place, area, parcel, or tract
of land which contains permanent or semi-permanent facilities for sleeping owned by a business,
church, or nonprofit organization used primarily for educational, recreational, or religious
purposes for minors and the location of the resident camp has been provided to local law enforcement.
Resident camp does not include a private residence, farm, or hunting or fishing camp. (b)
No adult sex offender shall establish a residence or maintain a residence after release or
conviction within 2,000 feet of the property on which his or...
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45-18-90.01
Section 45-18-90.01 Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority - Creation; board of
directors. (a) The Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority is created, and may
incorporate under the general laws of this state as a public corporation and political subdivision
of the State of Alabama for the purpose of developing that part of Murder Creek and its tributaries
and watershed area located in Conecuh County and the area managed by the authority for purposes
of water conservation, flood management, industrial development, recreation, irrigation, and
related purposes. (b) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors which shall
consist of one member appointed by each of the county commission members, to serve at the
pleasure of the appointing members of the county commission. A board member is not required
to be a resident of Conecuh County. The board shall elect at its first meeting of each year
a chair to preside over meetings of the board. Meetings shall be...
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41-9-291
Section 41-9-291 Definitions. As used in this division, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Historical Commission, acting as the custodian
of cultural resources for the State of Alabama. (2) CONTRACTOR. Any individual, company, corporation,
or private or public institution determined by the commission to be appropriately qualified
that has applied for and received a permit or contract from the commission to begin exploration
or excavation activities in state-owned waters. (3) CULTURAL RESOURCES. All abandoned shipwrecks
or remains of those ships and all underwater archaeological treasures, artifacts, treasure
troves, or other cultural articles and materials, whether or not associated with any shipwreck,
that are contained in or on submerged lands belonging to the State of Alabama and the sea
within the jurisdiction of the state, and that have remained unclaimed for more than 50 years,
excluding therefrom sunken logs, cants, and timber...
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45-9-91.20
Section 45-9-91.20 Establishment and designation; services; regulation of industrial parks.
(a) Subject to the written approval of the owners of 100 percent in interest based on assessed
value for ad valorem tax purposes of each 10 acres, or the part thereof to be included in
the proposed industrial park, the County Commission of Chambers County in the State of Alabama
may establish industrial parks composed of territory wholly within the county boundaries and
without the boundaries of any municipality. Any person, firm, or corporation who desires to
obtain a designation of an area as an industrial park shall file a petition with the county
commission of the county wherein the property is located requesting that the county commission
designate the area proposed as an industrial park, and include with such petition the consent
of the land owners as above required. The consent of each consenting owner shall be acknowledged
before a notary public or other person authorized to take...
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