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9-7-10
Section 9-7-10 Definitions. The following terms, whenever used in this chapter shall have the
following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) COASTAL
AREA. The coastal waters, including the lands therein and thereunder, and the adjacent shorelands,
including the waters therein and thereunder, strongly influenced by each and in proximity
to the shorelines of Alabama and including transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes,
wetlands, and beaches. The area extends seaward to the outer limit of the United States territorial
sea and extends inland from the shorelines only to the extent necessary to control shorelands,
the uses of which have a direct and significant impact on the coastal waters. (2) COASTAL
WATERS. Those waters, adjacent to the shoreline, which contain a measurable quantity or percentage
of sea water, including but not limited to, sounds, bays, lagoons, bayous, ponds and estuaries.
(3) ESTUARY. That part of a river or stream or other...
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9-10B-3
Section 9-10B-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases,
unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings:
(1) AREA OF THE STATE. Any municipality or county, including portions thereof, or other geographical
area of the state as may be designated by the commission pursuant to this chapter. (2) BENEFICIAL
USE. The diversion, withdrawal, or consumption of the waters of the state in such quantity
as is necessary for economic and efficient utilization consistent with the interests of this
state. (3) CAPACITY STRESS AREA. An area of the state designated by the commission pursuant
to this chapter where the commission determines that the use of the waters of the state, whether
ground water, surface water, or both, requires coordination, management, and regulation for
the protection of the interests and rights of the people of the state. (4) CERTIFICATE OF
USE. A certificate which shall be issued by the...
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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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9-12-150
Section 9-12-150 Artificial reef construction permit; transportation, inspection, etc., of
reef materials; bond; penalties. (a) Before any person, firm, corporation, or association
constructs or attempts to construct an artificial fishing reef in the coastal waters of the
State of Alabama as defined by Section 9-7-10, or waters approved by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers adjacent to or which may affect the coastal area of Alabama as defined by Section
9-7-10, and transports or attempts to transport material from which artificial reefs may be
constructed through the waters of this state, the person, firm, corporation, or association
shall have the material inspected and approved by and shall obtain a permit from the Alabama
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division, or any agency
designated in the future by the division, the cost of which shall be twenty-five dollars ($25)
per reef and shall be credited to the Marine Resources Fund. Materials are...
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11-47-250
Section 11-47-250 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) BEACH. A sandy shoreline area abutting to the Gulf of Mexico,
characterized by low relief, generally of gentle slope, and some vegetation, extending into
the abutting waters to a distance 1,000 feet seaward of the mean high tide line. (2) BEACH
PROJECT. The placement and maintenance of sand and associated sand stabilization structures,
vegetation, vegetation irrigation systems, and access structures on a coastal beach for the
purposes of maintaining or restoring the beach and providing storm protection for upland properties.
(3) COASTAL BEACH. Any beach that is located wholly or partially within the corporate limits
of a coastal municipality and that abuts the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. (4) COASTAL MUNICIPALITY.
A municipal corporation whose corporate limits include or abut the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
(5) GOVERNING BODY. The body in which the general...
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9-7-15
Section 9-7-15 Coastal Area Board - Development of coastal area management program. The board
shall provide for the development of a comprehensive coastal area management program. The
program shall be prepared in cooperation with local, regional, state and federal interests.
The inland boundaries of the coastal area subject to the management program are described
as follows: begin at the southernmost point on the Mississippi-Alabama state line where the
land surface elevation reaches 10 feet above mean sea level and continue in a general easterly
direction along the 10-foot contour to the proximity of Mobile Bay; continue in a northerly
direction on the 10-foot contour along the western shore of Mobile Bay and the Mobile River
delta to the north line of Mobile County; thence southeastward along the north line of Mobile
County to the intersection with the Baldwin County lines in the Mobile River; thence along
the west and north lines of Baldwin County in the Mobile and Alabama Rivers to...
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33-5-3
Section 33-5-3 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly requires a different
meaning: (1) VESSEL. Every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane, capable of being
used as a means of transportation on the water, but such term shall not include vessels 12
feet in length or less when used solely on farm ponds of less than 50 acres in size. (2) WATERS
OF THIS STATE. Any waters within the territorial limits of this state and the marginal sea
adjacent to this state and the high seas when navigated as a part of a journey or ride to
and from the shore of this state; provided, however, that "waters of this state"
shall not be interpreted to mean any private pond which is not used for boat rentals or the
charging of fees for fishing therein. (3) OWNER. A person, other than a lienholder, having
the property in or title to a vessel. The term includes a person entitled to the...
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9-15-56
Section 9-15-56 Application for beach project; issuance of permit. (a) Upon application by
a coastal municipality, the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources,
acting through the Lands Division of the department, shall issue a permit for the construction
and maintenance of a beach project by the coastal municipality under the authority of Article
11 of Chapter 47 of Title 11, provided all of the requirements of this section shall have
been satisfied. (b) The application for a beach project shall contain, at a minimum, all of
the following: (1) A detailed description of the location, dimensions, and design features
of the proposed beach project. (2) A copy of the survey, map, metes and bounds description,
or plane coordinate references adopted by the governing body of the coastal municipality as
identifying the location of the mean high tide line and the locations of the limits of the
landward and seaward extensions of the proposed beach project relative to...
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11-19-4
Section 11-19-4 Land-use and control measures. Land-use and control measures shall provide
land-use restrictions based on probable exposure to flooding. Measures specified in this section
shall: (1) Prohibit inappropriate new construction or substantial improvements in the flood-prone
areas; (2) Control land uses and elevations of all new construction within the flood-prone
area; (3) For coastal flood-prone areas prescribed land uses and minimum elevations of the
first floors of buildings and include consideration of the need for bulkheads, seawalls, and
pilings; (4) Be based on competent evaluation of the flood hazard as revealed by current authoritative
flood-prone information; (5) Be consistent with existing flood-prone management programs affecting
adjacent areas and applicable to appropriate state standards; and (6) Prescribe such additional
standards as may be necessary to comply with federal requirements for making flood insurance
coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act...
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22-36-2
Section 22-36-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Environmental Management Commission. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama
Department of Environmental Management. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department
of Environmental Management. (4) OPERATOR. Any person in control of, or having responsibility
for, the daily operation of an underground storage tank. (5) OWNER OF AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANK: a. In the case of an underground storage tank in use on November 8, 1984 or brought
into use after that date, any person who owns an underground storage tank used for the storage,
use, or dispensing of regulated substances, and b. In the case of any underground storage
tank in use before November 8, 1984 but no longer in use on that date, the present owner of
the tank and any person who owned such tank immediately before the...
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