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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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9-16-74
Section 9-16-74 Surface Mining Commission - Powers. In addition to any other powers conferred
on it by law, the commission shall have the power to do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend,
suspend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations, provided such rules
and regulations shall not be more stringent than those promulgated by federal law, or rule
or regulation, to control surface coal mining operations consistent with this article including
the declaration of public policy and legislative intent contained in Section 9-16-71. Such
rules and regulations may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may
be appropriate to accomplish the policy and intent of this article and in order to take into
account varying local conditions. (2) Hold public hearings as may be specified by law relating
to any aspect or matter in the administration of this article and, in connection therewith,
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the...
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9-16-72
Section 9-16-72 Definitions. The following words and phrases, unless a different meaning is
plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any person
or legal entity who or which applied for a license or a permit to engage in surface coal mining
operations. (2) APPROXIMATE ORIGINAL CONTOUR. That surface configuration achieved by filling
and grading of the mined area so that the reclaimed area, including any terracing or access
roads, closely resembles the general surface configuration of the land prior to mining and
blends into and complements the drainage pattern of the surrounding terrain, with all high
walls and spoil piles eliminated; water impoundments may be permitted where the commission
determines that they are in compliance with this article. (3) COAL BROKER and COAL SALES AGENCY.
Those persons whose principal business is the buying and reselling of coal, or the negotiation
or soliciting of coal sales between operators and purchasers; where...
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9-16-93
Section 9-16-93 Violations; inspection by authority; remedial actions; hearing; action by Attorney
General. (a) Whenever, on the basis of any information available to it, including receipt
of information from any person, the regulatory authority has reason to believe that any person
is in violation of any requirement of this article or any permit condition required by this
article, the regulatory authority shall immediately order an inspection of the surface coal
mining operation at which the alleged violation is occurring unless the same information is
available to the regulatory authority as a result of a previous inspection. When the inspection
results from information provided to the regulatory authority by any person, the regulatory
authority shall notify such person when the inspection is proposed to be carried out and such
person shall be allowed to accompany the inspector during the inspection. The regulatory authority
shall consult with all state and federal agencies charged...
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10A-21-2.07
Section 10A-21-2.07 Condemnation of water sources, riparian rights and necessary lands by waterworks
corporation. (a) Corporations authorized to construct and operate waterworks for the supplying
of municipalities and their inhabitants, or others living or doing business in the vicinity
of them, with water shall have the power, in order to obtain a supply of water for their storage
ponds, reservoirs, pipes, and canals, to take over and use, after condemning the same, water
of any river, stream, spring, or other water source which may be necessary for them to use
for that purpose. They may also acquire by condemnation riparian rights and all lands adjacent
to such streams or water sources as shall be necessary to protect and preserve the purity
of such supply; and they shall also have the power to condemn rights-of-way and sites of any
necessary area for pipelines, ditches, canals, dams, storage ponds, reservoirs, and other
necessary purposes for the operation of their waterworks and...
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11-3A-2
Section 11-3A-2 Powers for public welfare, health, and safety; authorization; scope. (a) Except
where otherwise specifically prohibited or provided for either heretofore or hereafter by
general law or the constitution of this state and subject to the procedures and limitations
set out in this chapter, the county commission of a county may provide for its property and
affairs; and for the public welfare, health, and safety of the citizens throughout the unincorporated
areas of the county by exercising certain powers for the protection of the county and public
property under its control. The powers granted herein to provide for the public welfare, health,
and safety of its citizens shall only include the following: (1) Abatement of weeds as a public
nuisance as defined in Section 11-67-60. (2) Subject to the provisions of Section 6-5-127,
control of animals and animal nuisances. (3) Control of litter as defined in subsection (b)
of Section 13A-7-29, or rubbish as defined in subdivision...
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22-30E-3
Section 22-30E-3 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this chapter, the definition of all
terms included in Section 22-30-3 shall be applicable to this chapter. Other definitions as
necessary may be promulgated as regulations by the department for further implementation of
this chapter. Also, as used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following
meanings: (1) ALABAMA LAND RECYCLING AND ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. That commission
which is created in Section 22-30E-12. (2) APPLICANT. An owner or operator or prospective
purchaser of a qualifying property seeking to participate in the voluntary cleanup program
established pursuant to this chapter. (3) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. A statement prepared
by a professional engineer or geologist licensed to practice in the State of Alabama which
certifies compliance with a voluntary cleanup plan required by Section 22-30E-9. (4) CLEANUP.
For purposes of this chapter, cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation,...
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22-30E-4
Section 22-30E-4 Authority of the department to establish rules and regulations. (a) The department,
acting through the commission, may adopt, promulgate, modify, amend, and repeal rules and
regulations to implement and enforce this chapter as necessary to provide for the voluntary
assessment, cleanup, reuse, and redevelopment of qualifying properties. All rules and regulations
established pursuant to this chapter shall comply with applicable provisions of the Alabama
Administrative Procedure Act, Section 41-22-11. (b) The department's rules and regulations
shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) Rules and regulations establishing cleanup
standards. (2) Rules and regulations governing procedures for placement of properties on and
removal of properties from the Voluntary Cleanup Properties Inventory required under the provisions
of Section 22-30E-11. (3) Rules and regulations governing procedures for the filing in the
deed records of the probate courts of appropriate notice upon...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency,
public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health
department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection
or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other
than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved
by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States
Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal
to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood,
coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes,
or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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9-16-5
Section 9-16-5 Permit for engaging in surface mining operations - Application; issuance. (a)
Any operator desiring a permit shall file an application with the department upon a form furnished
by the department containing all of the following: (1) A brief description of the tract or
tracts of land and the estimated number of acres to be affected by the applicant's surface
mining thereon during the permit period. The description shall include the section, township,
range, and county in which the land is located and shall otherwise describe the land with
sufficient clarity so it may be located and distinguished from other lands. The description
shall also include a description of access to the area from the nearest public highway (2)
A statement by the applicant that the applicant has the right and power by legal estate owned
to mine by surface mining the land so described. The statement shall set forth by reference
the source of the applicant's right and power to so mine. (3) A statement...
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