9-16-83
Section 9-16-83 Permits - Contents of application; reclamation plan; copy of application filed for public inspection; insurance; blasting plan. (a) Each application for a surface coal mining reclamation permit under this article shall be accompanied by a fee as determined by the regulatory authority, but not to exceed the anticipated cost of reviewing, administering, and enforcing the permit. In no event shall the permit fee be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000). The regulatory authority shall develop procedures to enable the cost of the fee to be paid over the life of the mine. The life of the mine means the term of the permit and the time required to successfully complete all surface coal mining and reclamation activities and obtain a full release of the performance bond for each bonded area. (b) The permit application shall be submitted in a format prescribed by and satisfactory to the regulatory authority and shall contain, among other things, all of the following: (1) The...
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22-40A-3
Section 22-40A-3 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPROVED. Authorized, certified, permitted by, or meets standards of a regulatory authority. (2) AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL. For purposes of this chapter only, authorized disposal shall be the deposit of a tire in a landfill properly permitted to accept tires and tire materials for disposal. (3) CLEANUP. For purposes of this chapter, cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation, control, or removal of scrap tires from the environment. (4) CONSUMER. a. For purposes of this chapter a consumer is defined as either: 1. A retail purchaser. 2. A dealer who buys a tire to be installed on a vehicle for resale. b. A wholesale purchaser who buys tires for resale is not considered a consumer. (5) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) or its successor organization or organizations having similar responsibility. (6) ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An...
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9-16-81
Section 9-16-81 Licenses required; application; qualifications; fees. (a) All surface coal mining operations shall be subject to this article, except as excluded in Section 9-16-99. (b) No person shall engage in or carry out on lands within the state any surface coal mining operations unless such person is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government and has first obtained a license in accordance with this section. The term of a license shall be continuous and shall authorize the licensee, subject to the other provisions of this article, to engage in surface coal mining operations unless the license shall be suspended or revoked in accordance with this article. Suspension, revocation, or subcontracting shall in no way relieve the licensee of his or her obligation to comply with the reclamation requirement of this article. (c) An applicant for a...
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9-16-87
Section 9-16-87 Permits - Coal exploration. (a) Coal exploration operations including the removal of coal samples for testing, assaying or other associated non-commercial purposes which substantially disturb the natural land surface may be conducted after filing a notice of intention to explore, including a description of the exploration area, the period of proposed exploration and provisions for reclamation in accordance with Section 9-16-90. (b) Information submitted to the regulatory authority pursuant to this section as confidential concerning trade secrets or privileged commercial or financial information which relates to the competitive rights of the person or entity intended to explore the described area shall not be available for public examination. (c) Any person who conducts any coal exploration activities which substantially disturb the natural land surface in violation of this section or regulations issued pursuant thereto shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of...
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9-16-98
Section 9-16-98 Experimental practices. In order to encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices or to allow post-mining land use for industrial, commercial, residential, or public use (including recreational facilities), the regulatory authority with approval by the Secretary of Interior may authorize departures in individual cases on an experimental basis from the environmental protection performance standards promulgated under Sections 9-16-90 and 9-16-91 of this article. Such departures may be authorized if (i) the experimental practices are potentially more or at least as environmentally protective, during and after mining operations, as those required by promulgated standards; (ii) the mining operations approved for particular land use or other purposes are no larger or more numerous than necessary to determine the effectiveness and economic feasibility of the experimental practices; and (iii) the experimental practices do not reduce the protection afforded public...
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2-2-14
Section 2-2-14 Livestock theft investigator. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized to designate as "livestock theft investigator" any employee or employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries performing duties relating to the enforcement of the livestock laws of this state. Such employee or employees so designated shall, in addition to other duties of employment, perform work involving investigations and the enforcement of all laws of the State of Alabama enacted for the purpose of preventing theft and unlawful dealing in and handling of cattle and other livestock, including the enforcement of livestock sanitary and disease control laws to the end that persons who commit or who are charged with the commission of such unlawful offenses may be arrested and prosecuted therefor. Employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries designated and approved under the provisions of this section as "livestock...
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16-65-8
Section 16-65-8 Dedicated source of revenue as security for the repayment of equipment loans. In order to provide for the funding of an equipment loan by the authority to an educational institution, such educational institution shall establish a dedicated source of revenue to secure the repayment of moneys received from the authority. Such educational institution is hereby authorized and empowered, any existing statute to the contrary notwithstanding, to do and perform any one or more of the following: (1) To obligate itself to pay to the authority at periodic intervals a sum sufficient to provide for the payment of debt service with respect to the bonds of the authority issued to fund the equipment loan made to such educational institution and to pay over such debt service to the authority for the account of such educational institution. (2) To levy, collect, and pay over to the authority and to obligate itself to continue to levy, collect, and pay over to the authority the proceeds...
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9-16-82
Section 9-16-82 Permits - Required; term; successor in interest; termination; renewal; application. (a) No person shall engage in surface coal mining operations at a particular location except as a subcontractor of the permittee of that location until such person has been issued a permit by the regulatory authority for that location in accordance with the provisions of this section. The term of a permit shall not exceed five years and shall authorize the permittee to engage in surface coal mining operations within the permitted area, unless sooner suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of this article. However, if the applicant demonstrates that a specified longer term is reasonably needed to allow the applicant to obtain the necessary financing for equipment and the opening of the operation and that the application is full and complete for such specified longer term, the regulatory authority may grant a permit for such longer term. A successor in interest of a...
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22-25B-7
Section 22-25B-7 Fees and penalties. The costs of administering this chapter by the PSC, ADEM, and ADPH shall be funded from certification fees, permit fees, and regulatory fees paid by the wastewater management entities. All fees and revenue of any kind generated as a result of the operation of this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the PSC, ADEM, and ADPH as set forth below, and shall be continuously appropriated to the PSC, ADPH, and ADEM to implement and administer this chapter as follows: (1) The PSC is authorized to charge and collect from the wastewater management entity a fee for the processing and review of applications for and issuance of certifications as may be established by rules of the PSC. (2) The ADPH is authorized to charge and collect from any wastewater management entity applying for a permit a fee as established by rules of the State Board of Health. (3) The ADEM is authorized to charge and collect from any wastewater management entity applying for a...
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27-12A-40
Section 27-12A-40 Creation of Insurance Fraud Unit. (a) There is hereby established within the department the Insurance Fraud Unit. The commissioner shall appoint the necessary full-time supervisory and investigative personnel of the unit who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of their positions. The commissioner shall furnish offices, equipment, operating expenses, and necessary personnel to maintain and operate the unit. (b) The unit shall perform all of the following duties: (1) Initiate independent inquiries and conduct independent investigations when the unit has cause to believe that any insurance fraud may be, is being, or has been, committed. (2) Review reports or complaints of alleged insurance fraud from federal, state, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies, persons engaged in the business of insurance, and the public to determine whether the reports or complaints require further investigation and, if so, to conduct these...
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