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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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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9-15-30
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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9-17-60
Section 9-17-60 Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development
and production - Lands of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources, on behalf of the state, is hereby authorized to lease
any lands or interest therein under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources for the exploration, development and production of oil, gas and other minerals
or any one or more of them, on, in and under such lands. (Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 158,
p. 224, §1.)...
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9-17-62
Section 9-17-62 Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development
and production - Lands under navigable streams, waters, etc. The Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources, on behalf of the state, is hereby authorized to lease, upon such terms
as he may approve, any lands or any right or any interest therein under any navigable streams
or navigable waters, bays, estuaries, lagoons, bayous or lakes and the shores along any navigable
waters to high tide mark and submerged lands in the Gulf of Mexico within the historic seaward
boundary of this state, which is hereby declared to extend seaward six leagues from the land
bordering the gulf, for the exploration, development and production of oil, gas and other
minerals or any one or more of them, on, in and under such lands, and such lands or interests
therein for such purposes shall be supervised and managed by the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. (Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 158, p....
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9-17-61
Section 9-17-61 Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development
and production - Lands of other state departments, institutions or agencies. The Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources, on behalf of the state, is hereby authorized, upon
the written request of the head of any state department, institution or agency, to lease any
land or interest therein owned by such department, institution or agency or in which such
department, institution or agency has the beneficial interest for the exploration, development
and production of oil, gas and other minerals or any one or more of them, on, in and under
such lands. (Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 158, p. 224, §2.)...
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9-17-64
Section 9-17-64 Execution of pooling or unitization agreements or amendments to leases to authorize
same. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to execute
upon such terms as he may approve: (1) Pooling or unitization agreements affecting oil, gas
and other minerals or any one or more of them, on, in or under lands within the jurisdiction
of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources so as to pool or unitize such interests
in oil, gas and other minerals or any one of them with similar interests in other lands; and
(2) Agreements with lessees amending existing leases so as to authorize lessees to pool or
unitize the leases, the lands or minerals covered thereby or any part thereof with other leases,
lands or mineral estates or parts thereof, and to add to or change any other provisions thereof
in order to make such existing lease(s) similar on those points with the lease form then being
used by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural...
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9-15-37
Section 9-15-37 Institution of civil actions to clear title to school lands, etc.; cruising
of timber, surveying of lands, investigation of claims to lands, etc. The Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized and empowered to present civil actions
in the name of the State of Alabama to clear title to school lands or for any other purposes
for the protection of such lands. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall
be further empowered to have the timber on school lands cruised, the land surveyed, claims
to said lands investigated, the title cleared in any legal manner which he may deem advisable
and to do such other things regarding school lands which in his opinion shall be for the best
interests of said lands in the supervision and management of them. (Acts 1939, No. 581, p.
949, §4; Code 1940, T. 8, §237.)...
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9-15-82
Section 9-15-82 Article not to apply to certain transfers, reversions, sales, etc. (a) This
article shall not apply to the transfers of real property between departments, boards, bureaus,
commissions, institutions, corporations, or agencies of the state. These transfers may be
made by mutual agreements between the chief executive officers of the respective departments
with the approval of the Governor. This article shall not apply to the leasing or sale of
timber from unused lands under Section 9-15-1 et seq.; to the leasing or sale of timber from
school lands and swamp and overflowed lands under Section 9-15-30 et seq.; to the leasing
of oil, gas, and other minerals under Section 9-17-60 et seq.; real property sold by the Department
of Revenue under tax sales and redemptions; to the sale of property by the Alabama Historical
Commission under Section 41-9-249(7); to reversions made under Section 31-4-18; to the sale
or conveyance of real property by the Alabama Housing Finance...
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9-17-13
Section 9-17-13 Integration of interests; cycling operations; orders of board; procedures.
(a) When any mineral or other related interests deriving from two or more separately owned
tracts of land are embraced within an established or a proposed drilling or production unit,
or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of an established or proposed
drilling or production unit, or any combination of such, the persons owning the interests
therein may validly agree to integrate or pool the interests and to develop the interests
and associated lands as a drilling or production unit. Where, however, the owners have not
agreed to so integrate or pool the interests, the board shall, for the prevention of waste
or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, require the persons owning such interests to
do so and to develop their interests and the associated lands as a drilling or production
unit. (b) The board, in order to prevent waste and avoid the drilling of unnecessary...
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