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9-14C-2
Section 9-14C-2 Creation; purpose. There is created the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational
Area Commission to acquire, establish, operate, and maintain as a greenway, recreational and
educational area, alternative transportation route, and historic site the land and buildings
in Jefferson County along Red Mountain in Birmingham. The purpose of the commission shall
be to own, preserve, restore, maintain, and promote as a greenway, recreational area, or historic
site the land and relics of the property known as Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area,
and, in recognition of the important role played by the steel industry in the development
of this state, to exhibit this property as an example of the process of mining minerals necessary
for the production of steel in this state's early days. (Act 2006-542, p. 1256, §2.)...
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9-14C-9
Section 9-14C-9 Control of property; bonds. (a) The commission may take possession under a
lease or a deed of the land and other property in Jefferson County known as Red Mountain Greenway
and Recreational Area, which is now owned by USS Real Estate or other entities and located
along Red Mountain in Birmingham. The commission is further authorized to lease, accept as
a gift or loan, or otherwise acquire any other property, real or personal, including gifts
or bequests or other things of value to be used in fulfilling the purpose for which it is
established or for any auxiliary purpose incidental or appropriate thereto. (b) The commission
may borrow money and issue revenue bonds in evidence thereof, but the bonds shall not be general
obligations of the State of Alabama or any agency or any political subdivision thereof and
must be publicly bid. The commission may pledge property, real or personal, to the repayment
thereof and may pledge the proceeds derived from admission fees or...
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9-14C-1
Section 9-14C-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds that the land now known as
Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area, the principal iron ore mining location for the
Birmingham steel industry, contains a number of nationally significant historic mining sites,
is critical to connecting a 64-mile network of trails and greenways within Greater Birmingham,
and is suitable for the development of athletic complexes that could serve the entire region
and state. (b) It is further found that the preservation of the land known as Red Mountain
Greenway and Recreational Area would place Birmingham first in the nation in the total acreage
of green and open space per capita and would provide for alternative transportation routes
for the citizens of the region. (c) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to
promote open space for physical activity in order to promote better health and combat obesity,
including recreational space, and to preserve, restore, maintain, and...
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9-14C-8
Section 9-14C-8 Employees of state; insurance, retirement, or pension contributions. (a) Employees
of the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission shall not be employees of the
state, but shall be treated as state employees for the purpose of participating in any insurance
or retirement/pension programs provided for state employees. (b) The Red Mountain Greenway
and Recreational Area Commission may pay the employer's contributions to any insurance or
retirement/pension programs out of any funds appropriated or available to the commission for
any purpose whatsoever, and the commission may deduct the employee's contributions for the
programs by means of payroll deductions or otherwise from any salary or compensation paid
employees. (Act 2006-542, p. 1256, §8.)...
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9-14C-7
Section 9-14C-7 Designation as state agency; rules and regulations; law enforcement officers.
(a) The commission shall be a state agency and shall have exclusive control over the Red Mountain
Greenway and Recreational Area and the area appurtenant thereto, all improvements and exhibits
located thereon, and any additions constructed, created, leased, acquired, or erected in connection
therewith. (b) The commission shall have the power and authority to establish and promulgate
and from time to time alter, amend, or repeal rules concerning the preservation, protection,
and use of the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area and to maintain the peace therein.
Any person who violates any rule of the commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for not
more than one year, or both, and may be adjudged to pay all costs of the proceedings. (c)
The commission may designate any employee or employees...
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9-16-90
Section 9-16-90 Environmental protection performance standards. (a) Any permit issued pursuant
to this article to conduct surface mining operations shall require that such surface coal
mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards of this article, and such
other requirements as the regulatory authority shall promulgate. (b) General performance standards
shall be applicable to all surface coal mining and reclamation operations and shall require
the operation as a minimum to: (1) Conduct surface coal mining operations so as to maximize
the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so that reaffecting
the land in the future through surface coal mining can be minimized; (2) Restore the land
affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting
prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable likelihood, so
long as such use or uses do not present any actual or probable hazard to...
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9-14C-10
Section 9-14C-10 Operation of site. (a) The commission shall operate or provide for the operation
of the greenway, recreational area, or historic site hereby provided for, and any appurtenances
thereto, in a manner as to facilitate its use and exhibition to the public either with or
without a charge. If the commission decides that a charge is appropriate, then the commission
shall fix and provide for the collection of the charge or charges as it deems appropriate
for admission to the greenway, recreational area, or historic site and for the use, viewing
of, or other enjoyment of exhibits and other facilities appurtenant to the site. (b) The commission
may enter into agreements with any civic organization, lay group, business or industrial organization,
professional organization, nonprofit organization, or governmental organization relative to
the general management of the site. The commission may accept gratuitous services from individuals,
organizations, and governmental entities and...
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9-14C-5
Section 9-14C-5 Meetings; functions; officers; advisory board. (a) The commission shall hold
an annual meeting in Jefferson County. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at the times and places within
the state as may be necessary, desirable, or convenient upon call of the chair, or in the
case of his or her absence or incapacity, of the vice-chair, or on the call of any three members
of the commission. (b) The commission shall determine and establish its own organization and
procedure in accordance with this article and shall have an official seal. (c) The commission
shall have the right to rename the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area as it determines.
(d) The commission shall elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer, and such officers
shall hold office for a period of one year or until a successor is elected. Neither the secretary
nor the treasurer need be members of the commission. The...
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41-9-320
Section 41-9-320 Creation; purpose. (a) There is hereby created the Tannehill Furnace and Foundry
Commission to establish, operate and maintain as a state park or historic site the land and
buildings in the County of Tuscaloosa where one of the state's early ironworks, known as the
Tannehill Furnace and Foundry, was located. (b) The purpose of the commission shall be to
preserve, restore, maintain and promote as a state park or historic site the land and relics
of the Tannehill furnace and, in recognition of the important part played by the iron and
steel industry in the development of this state, to exhibit this old furnace as an example
of the process of making iron in this state's early days. (Acts 1969, No. 994, p. 1760, §1.)...
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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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