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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9-17-63
Section 9-17-63 Leases may authorize pooling or unitization. Any lease executed under the provisions
of this division may authorize the lessee to pool or unitize the lease, the lands or minerals
covered thereby or any part thereof with other lands, leases or mineral estates or parts thereof
upon such terms as the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may approve. (Acts
1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 158, p. 224, §3.)...
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9-15-18
Section 9-15-18 Sale of timber, minerals, etc., from lands; lease, exchange or sale of lands,
etc. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered to sell or
cause to be sold timber or minerals or other natural resources from all lands managed or controlled
under authority of this article when in his opinion he deems such timber or minerals or other
natural resources to be merchantable quantity and quality. All lands or any interest therein
over which the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall exercise management
and control by virtue of this article may be leased, exchanged or sold by the Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources with the approval of the managing head of the department
or institution to which said lands belong and the approval of the Governor of Alabama. (Acts
1945, No. 341, p. 554, §11.)...
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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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9-15-36
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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9-15-39
Section 9-15-39 Disposition of revenues from sales of timber or minerals or from rentals or
leases - School lands. The revenue derived from any sale of timber or minerals from, or rental
or lease of, any school lands shall be paid by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources to the Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the proper township or townships
as provided for by the constitution and laws of Alabama, except that there shall be retained
by the Lands Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources a management
fee of 10 percent of any and all revenue. An itemized statement of the revenue derived from
the sale or lease shall be immediately forwarded by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources to the State Superintendent of Education, and the statement shall show the items
of sale, the amount of revenue derived therefrom, and a description of the land from which
the sale or lease was made. The Superintendent of Education, upon receipt...
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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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9-2-9
Section 9-2-9 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources - Powers and duties as to
state parks, etc., generally. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, acting
through the Division of Parks, shall have the following powers and authorities: (1) To acquire
in the name of the State of Alabama by purchase, lease, agreement, license, condemnation or
otherwise land deemed necessary or desirable to be preserved, improved, protected and maintained
as a part of the state park system and to accept in his discretion, in fee or otherwise, land
donated, entrusted, conveyed or devised to the state for like purposes and with like discretion
to accept gifts, contributions or bequests of money or other personal property of value to
be used or expended for the benefit of the state park system; (2) To contract and make cooperative
agreements with the federal government and with states, counties, municipalities, corporations,
associations or individuals for the purpose of...
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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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9-15-30
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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