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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, ยง29.)...
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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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9-16-96
Section 9-16-96 Designation of areas unsuitable for surface coal mining; right to petition;
review and public hearing; areas exempt from mining operations. (a)(1) The regulatory authority
shall establish a planning process enabling objective decisions based upon competent and scientifically
sound data and information as to which, if any, land areas of the state are unsuitable for
all or certain types of surface coal mining operations pursuant to the standards set forth
in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection but such designation shall not prevent the
mineral exploration pursuant to the article of any area so designated. (2) Upon petition pursuant
to subsection (c) of this section, the regulatory authority shall designate an area as unsuitable
for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations if the regulatory authority determines
that reclamation pursuant to the requirements of this article is not technologically and economically
feasible. (3) Upon petition pursuant to...
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9-16-88
Section 9-16-88 Permits - Review and appeal of applications. (a) At the time of submission
of an application for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit, or revision of an existing
permit, pursuant to the provisions of this article, the applicant shall submit to the regulatory
authority a copy of his advertisement of the ownership, precise location, and boundaries of
the land to be affected. At the time of submission such advertisement shall be placed by the
applicant in a local newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed surface
mine at least once a week for four consecutive weeks. The regulatory authority shall notify
various local governmental bodies, planning agencies, and sewage and water treatment authorities
or water companies in the locality in which the proposed surface mining will take place, notifying
them of the operator's intention to surface mine a particularly described tract of land and
indicating the application's permit number and where a...
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9-16-91
Section 9-16-91 Surface effects of underground coal mining; requirements; remedies. (a) The
regulatory authority shall promulgate rules and regulations directed toward the surface effects
of underground coal mining operations, and embodying the following requirements. In adopting
any rules and regulations, the regulatory authority shall consider all distinct differences
between surface coal mining and underground coal mining. (b) Each permit issued pursuant to
this article and relating to underground coal mining shall require the operator to: (1) Adopt
measures consistent with available technology in order to prevent subsidence causing material
damage to the extent technologically and economically feasible, maximize mine stability, and
maintain the value and reasonably foreseeable use of such surface lands, except in those instances
where the mining methods used requires planned subsidence in a predictable and controlled
manner. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit...
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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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9-16-89
Section 9-16-89 Performance bonds and bond releases. (a) After a surface coal mining and reclamation
permit application has been approved but before such a permit is issued, the applicant shall
file with the regulatory authority, on a form prescribed and furnished by the regulatory authority,
a bond for performance payable to the state and conditioned upon faithful performance of all
the requirements of this article and the permit. The bond shall cover all lands disturbed
by the surface coal mining operation and the amount of the initial bond shall be such to cover
that area of land within the permit area upon which the operator will initiate and conduct
surface coal mining and reclamation operations within the initial term of the permit. As succeeding
increments of surface coal mining and reclamation operations are to be initiated and conducted
within the permit area, the permittee shall file with the regulatory authority an additional
bond or bonds to cover such increments in...
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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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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees
to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact:
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United
States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon
enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress
of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa
River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT
Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States
of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes
of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably
apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama
hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama,
Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact
which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state
legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and
may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall
be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact."
Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and
the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate
comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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