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40-17-359
Section 40-17-359 Distribution and use of proceeds. (a) For the purpose of this section, the
following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below: (1) BASE ANNUAL COUNTY DISTRIBUTION.
Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000). (2) COST OF COLLECTION. The amounts from the
proceeds of the highway gasoline tax that may be appropriated by the Legislature to the department
for its operating expenses. (3) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (4) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal
year of the state. (5) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Department of Transportation of the
state. (6) HIGHWAY GASOLINE TAX. Both of the following: a. The excise tax levied under subdivision
(1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325, with the exception of those portions of the tax
levied on aviation fuel and marine gasoline. b. The excise tax levied by Sections 40-17-140
to 40-17-155, inclusive, except that portion of the tax imposed on diesel fuel. (7) LOCAL
SUBDIVISIONS' SHARES OF THE NET TAX PROCEEDS. The 55 percent...
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9-16-106
Section 9-16-106 Provisions cumulative; certain laws not repealed. This article is cumulative
and is intended to preempt local, municipal, county and state regulation of surface coal mining
operations and to supplement existing state law and no part hereof shall be construed to repeal
or supersede an existing state law specifically enacted for the control, abatement or prevention
of water or air pollution. The Alabama Surface Mining Act of 1969 (Act 399, Regular Session
1969) now appearing as Sections 9-16-1 through 9-16-15, is not repealed as to the regulation
of the surface mining of clay, sand, gravel, ores, limestone, marble, dolomite, and other
minerals. The Little River Canyon Preservation Acts, Act 227, H. 49 and Act 524, H. 1225 of
the 1976 Regular Session (Acts of Alabama pages 243 and 669 respectively) are not repealed.
All other laws or parts of laws which are inconsistent with this article are hereby repealed.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-435, p. 682, §38.)...
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25-9-270
Section 25-9-270 Applicability of provisions. All other provisions of this chapter, except
those obviously peculiar to underground operations and also those specifically provided for
in this article, are applicable to surface mining operations. All provisions contained in
this article applicable to surface operations of underground coal mines and not specifically
covered elsewhere in this chapter apply to all coal mines. (Acts 1949, No. 207, p. 242, §72;
Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 2866, §1.)...
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9-16-97
Section 9-16-97 Water rights. (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed as affecting in
any way the right of any person to enforce or protect, under applicable law, his interest
in water resources affected by a surface coal mining operation. (b) The operator of a surface
coal mine shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains
all or part of his supply of water for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate
use from an underground or surface source where such supply has been affected by contamination,
diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from such surface coal mine operation. (Acts
1981, No. 81-435, p. 682, §29.)...
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8-17-242
Section 8-17-242 Rules and regulations; orders; employment of personnel and purchasing of equipment.
(a) In addition to any other legal powers, the State Fire Marshal may adopt, amend, suspend,
repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations governing the use of explosives
in the blasting of stone, rock, or any other natural formation, or in any construction, quarry
work, or demolition of man-made structures. The rules and regulations adopted shall not be
more stringent than those promulgated by federal law, rule, or regulation to control surface
coal mining operations. The rules and regulations may apply to the state as a whole or may
vary from area to area in order to take into account varying local conditions. (b) The authority
granted to the State Fire Marshal shall not extend to surface coal mining operations, which
shall continue to be regulated by the Alabama Surface Mining Commission, pursuant to the Alabama
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act [Chapter 16...
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9-16-73
Section 9-16-73 Surface Mining Commission - Creation; composition; officers; compensation;
meetings; offices; funds; removal of members. (a) There is continued as previously established
the Alabama Surface Mining Reclamation Commission under the name of the Alabama Surface Mining
Commission for the purpose of transition in implementing and enforcing this article and carrying
out the intent and policy stated in Section 9-16-71. All members of the commission appointed
under authority of Section 9-16-33, shall continue their terms as created under that section
until all reappointments and filling of vacancies have been filled in the manner as provided
in this section. At the expiration of any term, that member shall continue in office until
an appointment occurs as provided in this section. After February 25, 1994, no member shall
serve more than two full consecutive terms of office. (b) The commission shall be composed
of seven members, who are fair and reasonable citizens of the state...
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9-16-103
Section 9-16-103 Alabama Surface Mining Fund. (a) All sums received through the payment of
fees, the forfeiture of bonds, the recovery of civil penalties or appropriations by the Legislature
shall be placed in the State Treasury and credited to an open account designated as the Alabama
Surface Mining Fund. This fund, which shall include the Alabama Surface Mining Reclamation
Fund established by Act No. 551, 1975 Regular Session, shall be available to the regulatory
authority for expenditure in the administration and enforcement of this article, and training,
reclamation and research programs; provided, that the proceeds from the forfeiture of any
bond shall be used to the extent required by law in completing reclamation and revegetation
of the area with respect to which the bond applies. Any unencumbered and any unexpended balance
of this fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not lapse, but shall be carried
forward for the purposes of this article until expended. (b) There...
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9-16-2
Section 9-16-2 Definitions. Unless clearly indicated otherwise by the context, as used in this
article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) AFFECTED LAND. The area of land
from which overburden has been removed or upon which overburden has been deposited after October
1, 1970. (2) CONTEMPORANEOUS. Occurring at the same time as a surface mining operation and
in conjunction with the grading activities at the site. (3) CONTIGUOUS. In actual contact,
touching, as contrasted with being near but not in contact. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Industrial Relations of the State of Alabama or any department, bureau, or commission as
may lawfully succeed to the powers and duties of the department relating to mining operations.
(5) DIRECT SEEDING. The planting of seeds by hand sowing, machine sowing, or aerial seeding.
(6) DIRECTOR. Director of the department or officer, bureau, or commission as may lawfully
succeed to the powers and duties of the director. (7) HIGHWALL. The...
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9-16-122
Section 9-16-122 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. (a) There is hereby created in the State
Treasury a special fund to be called the State Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund which shall
receive all state and federal appropriations, grants and donations, and all other moneys available
for the purposes of this article, and such funds are hereby appropriated and made exclusively
available to be used as provided by this article and for the purposes herein stated. All fund
sources shall be separately accounted for. (b) Moneys in the fund may be used for the following
purposes: (1) Reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by
past coal mining, including but not limited to reclamation and restoration of abandoned surface
mine areas, abandoned coal processing areas, and abandoned coal refuse disposal areas; sealing
and filling abandoned deep mine entries and voids, planting of land adversely affected by
past coal mining to prevent erosion and sedimentation;...
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5-13B-83
Section 5-13B-83 Application to establish and maintain a branch or agency - Manner of filing
and determination. (a) A foreign bank making an application under this article for a license
to establish and maintain an Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency shall deliver to
the superintendent: (1) At least two, or more as the superintendent may require by regulation,
duplicate originals of the foreign bank's application; and (2) At least two, or more as the
superintendent may require by regulation, copies of its charter or articles of incorporation
and all amendments thereto, duly authenticated by the proper officer of the country of such
foreign bank's organization. (b) The superintendent shall issue a license to a foreign bank
to establish and maintain an Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency if he or she finds
that: (1) The foreign bank is of good character and sound financial standing; (2) The management
of the foreign bank and the proposed management of the Alabama state...
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