9-9-50
Section 9-9-50 Annexation of land to district. Any body of land, however large, contiguous
or adjacent to a water management district organized under this article may be annexed thereto
and made a part thereof, the same as if originally included therein, upon petition of one
third or more of the landowners owning 50 percent or more in acreage of the real property
to be annexed or upon the petition of one half or more of the owners of the real property
to be annexed owning more than one third of the area to be annexed. Such petition and all
the proceedings relative thereto shall conform as nearly as may be with the provisions of
this article for the filing of the petition for the organization of a water management district
and shall be filed with the court of probate having jurisdiction over the district to which
annexation is sought. Upon filing of such petition, the court shall direct the board of water
management commissioners of said district to cause surveys and a report to be made...
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9-10-1
Section 9-10-1 Establishment of state agency authorized and directed. In the interest of water
conservation and land irrigation in that portion of Alabama known as the State of Alabama
and for purposes of cooperation with any water authority or agency or any river area development
authority or agency heretofore or hereafter created, there is hereby authorized and shall
be established as provided in this article a state development agency constituting an irrigation
district or districts for the State of Alabama. The agency, when incorporated in accordance
with this article, shall be an instrumentality of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1965, No. 827,
p. 1549, §1.)...
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9-8-55
Section 9-8-55 Hearing upon petition; denial or approval of petition. (a) Within 30 days after
such petition has been filed with the board of supervisors, it shall cause due notice to be
given of a proposed hearing upon the practicability and feasibility of creating such water
conservancy district. All interested parties shall have the right to attend such hearing and
be heard. If it shall appear at the hearing that other lands should be included or that lands
included in the petition should be excluded, the board of supervisors may permit such inclusion
or exclusion, provided the land area involved still meets the requirements of Section 9-8-52.
(b) If it appears upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include within the proposed
district territory outside of the area within which due notice of the hearing has been given,
the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of a further hearing shall be given throughout
the entire area considered for inclusion in the district and a...
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9-8-56
Section 9-8-56 Referendum upon creation of district - Notice of referendum; appointment of
polling superintendent, etc. After the board of supervisors has made and recorded a determination
that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for creation of
the proposed watershed conservancy district, it shall consider the question whether the operation
of a district within the proposed boundaries with the powers conferred upon such districts
in Section 9-8-61 is administratively practicable and feasible. To assist the board of supervisors
in this determination the board shall, within a reasonable time after entry of the finding
that there is need for the organization of the district and the determination of the boundaries
of the district, hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the
creation of the district and to cause due notice of such referendum to be given. Such notice
shall state the date of holding the referendum, the hours...
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9-9-9
Section 9-9-9 Establishment of district - Notice of filing of petition and of hearing. Immediately
upon the filing of the report of the engineer or other plans submitted by petitioner, it shall
be the duty of the court of probate to forthwith give notice thereof by personal service or
by causing publication to be made as hereinafter defined; and, in the event notice is given
by publication, the following form shall suffice: "Notice of Petition for the Organization
of a Water Management District. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the following
described lands in _____ County, State of Alabama (here describe the lands as set out in the
preliminary survey or other plans on file with this court) that a petition has been filed
with this court signed by a majority of the persons owning at least one third of the land
or by at least one third of the persons owning more than one half of the aforementioned land,
asking that the aforementioned and described lands be organized...
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2-8-278
Section 2-8-278 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on. Any referendum
conducted under the provisions of this article may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to
rules and regulations adopted for the holding of such referendum. All producers of catfish
who shall be subject to any assessments levied under the provisions of this article shall
be entitled to vote in the referendum; provided, that only catfish producers who purchase
catfish feed in this state in the year immediately preceding and not less than 30 days prior
to this referendum shall be eligible to participate in this referendum. However, the certified
association may request of the catfish producer such additional information as may be required
to verify the eligibility of the producer to vote. Such data or information may include a
certification from the county extension agent's office or the United States Soil Conservation
Service office. In such referendum, individuals so eligible for participation...
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9-6-7
Section 9-6-7 Advisory committee. Whenever the described area of operation shall include three
or more counties or portions thereof, there shall be created an advisory committee to consult
with and assist the authority. The advisory committee shall consist of one member from each
affected county who shall be a person of good moral character and a duly qualified elector
of the county he represents on the advisory committee, together with the Governor, the State
Health Officer, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, the State Geologist,
the Director of the State Industrial Development Board, the Chairman of the Alabama Water
Improvement Commission, the President of the Alabama Wildlife Federation and the head of any
air pollution regulating body which might be created by the Legislature of this state, who
shall be members ex officio of the advisory committee. The Governor shall be the chairman
of the advisory committee, and he shall designate one of the appointive...
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9-8-21
Section 9-8-21 Legislative findings; declaration of policy. (a) It is hereby declared as a
matter of legislative determination: (1) That the farm, forest and grazing lands of the State
of Alabama are among the basic assets of the state and that the preservation of these lands
is necessary to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of its people;
(2) That improper land-use practices have caused and have contributed to, and are now causing
and contributing to, a progressively more serious erosion of the farm, forest and grazing
lands of this state by wind and water; (3) That the consequences of such soil erosion are
the silting and sedimentation of stream channels, reservoirs, dams, ditches and harbors, the
loss of fertile soil material, the reduction in productivity or outright ruin of rich bottom
lands by overwash of poor subsoil material, sand and gravel and the deterioration of soil
and its fertility; and (4) That to conserve soil resources and control and prevent...
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9-9-14
Section 9-9-14 Board of water management commissioners - Composition; qualifications, appointment,
terms of office, oath and bond of commissioners; seal; officers and employees generally; meetings;
vacancies; quorum. Upon the organization of the district, the court of probate shall appoint
three water management commissioners to be designated "Board of Water Management Commissioners,"
who shall have control of the affairs of the district, and each commissioner shall be an owner
of real property within the district and shall be over 19 years of age, and at least one of
them shall be a resident of the county in which the proceedings are held. Whenever the owners
of a majority in acres of the land comprising a district petition the court for appointment
of a person qualified under this article to act as a water management commissioner, it shall
be the duty of the court to appoint such person or persons, but in the absence of such petition
it shall be the duty of the court to appoint such...
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9-9-5
Section 9-9-5 Establishment of district - Jurisdiction generally; purposes. (a) The court of
probate of any county of the State of Alabama shall have jurisdiction, power and authority
to establish water management districts, as provided in this article for the following purposes:
(1) To locate and establish levees, drains or canals and to cause to be constructed, straightened,
widened or deepened any ditch, drain or watercourse; (2) To construct for the purposes of
flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization or disposal of water works
of improvement, including levees, embankments, floodwater retarding structures, water storage
structures, outlets and tide gates, flood gates and pumping plants for preventing floods,
providing drainage, reducing sediment and reclaiming wet, swamp or overflowed lands and other
related works of improvement that will carry out the purposes of this article; and (3) To
provide maintenance for such installations. (b) It is hereby declared...
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