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9-10B-12
Section 9-10B-12 Water Resources Commission created; membership. There is hereby created the
Alabama Water Resources Commission. The commission shall consist of 19 members who are citizens
of this state as follows: (1) Seven of the members of the commission shall be appointed by
the Governor with one member being a resident of each congressional district and with at least
one member being a resident of each surface water region; provided, however, that no more
than two residents from each surface water region may be appointed by the Governor to serve
on the commission at the same time. (2) The Governor shall also appoint one member of the
commission from a list of five candidates submitted by an organization representing a majority
of the rural water systems in the state, and one member from a list of five candidates submitted
by a statewide organization representing soil and water conservation districts in the state.
(3) Five of the members of the commission shall be appointed by the...
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9-8-25
Section 9-8-25 Powers and duties of districts; performance of work on private lands; acquisition,
etc., of land by public bodies; exemption from taxation. (a) A soil and water conservation
district organized under this article shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this
state and a public body, corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and such district
and the supervisors thereof shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted
in other sections of this article: (1) To carry out preventive and control measures within
the district including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation,
the growing of vegetation, changes in use of land, and other erosion control measures on lands
owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies with the consent and cooperation
of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof and on any other lands within
the district upon obtaining the consent of the owner of such lands or the...
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9-8A-7
Section 9-8A-7 Eligible soil and water conservation practices. The following soil and water
conservation practices shall be eligible for cost-share grants of the allocated funds: (1)
REDUCED TILLAGE SYSTEMS. Reduced tillage practices, used in conjunction with row crop production
to reduce sediment damage and soil depletion caused by wind or water, including planting of
seasonal noncash cover crops. (2) NO-TILL SYSTEMS. A form of noninversion tillage that retains
protective amounts of residue on the surface throughout the year. (3) CRITICAL AREA PLANTINGS.
stablishment of vegetative planting to control sediment movement from severely eroding areas
by stabilizing the soil. These plantings would include vegetation such as trees, shrubs, vines,
grasses or legumes. (4) DIVERSIONS. A channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed
across the slope to conduct excess runoff water to a suitable outlet. (5) FIELD WINDBREAKS.
A strip or belt of trees or shrubs established within or...
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9-10B-25
Section 9-10B-25 Considerations when designating capacity stress areas; authority of local
organizations to implement proposed actions. During the designation of a capacity stress area,
the commission shall give due consideration to any hydrologic boundaries or other geographical
considerations in designating an area of the state as a capacity stress area. In addition,
the commission shall determine whether any local organization, including, but not limited
to, watershed management authorities, conservancy districts, or soil and water conservation
districts, are duly organized and authorized to implement the proposed actions in a capacity
stress area other than those actions delegated to the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management pursuant to Section 9-10B-23. In the absence of local organizations or in the event
any such local organizations do not have the authority or are not authorized to take the action
proposed within the capacity stress area, the Office of Water Resources...
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9-2-20.1
Section 9-2-20.1 Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund created as special
account; administration; restrictions; use of income. (a) There is hereby created within the
Game and Fish Fund a special account to be known as the Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund.
The assets of said fund shall consist of the following: (1) The proceeds from the sale of
the lifetime hunting, lifetime fishing, and combination lifetime hunting and fishing licenses
provided in subsections (a) through (c) of Section 9-11-65; (2) The proceeds of any gifts,
grants and contributions to the state which are specifically designated for inclusion in said
fund; and (3) Such other sources as may be specified by law. (b) The Alabama Game and Fish
Endowment Fund shall be administered by a board of trustees consisting of the Director of
Finance, the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Employees' Retirement System and the Commissioner
of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Said board of...
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9-2-20.2
Section 9-2-20.2 Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment. (a) There is hereby
created within the Game and Fish Fund a special account to be known as the Alabama Nongame
Wildlife Endowment. The assets of said account shall consist of the following: (1) The proceeds
from the sale of reproductions of the said print and/or stamp; (2) The proceeds of any gifts,
grants and contributions to the state which are specifically designated for inclusion in said
account; and (3) Such other sources as may be specified by law. (b) The Alabama Nongame Wildlife
Endowment shall be administered by a board of trustees consisting of the Director of Finance,
the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Employees' Retirement System and the Commissioner of
the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Said board of trustees shall have the
power and authority to invest and reinvest the assets of the account within the guidelines,
limitations and restrictions that govern investment of the State...
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41-4-92
Section 41-4-92 Disposition of departmental and institutional fees, receipts, etc. All fees,
receipts and income collected or received by any department, board, bureau, commission, agency
or office or institution of the state shall be paid into the State Treasury or deposited in
an approved state depository to the credit of the General Fund of the State of Alabama or
to the credit of a special fund if the latter is required by law. No such payment or deposit
shall be subject to withdrawal by any such department, board, bureau, commission, agency,
office or institution, and all appropriations made to any such department, board, bureau,
commission, agency, office or institution shall be specified amounts and shall be subject
to allotment as provided in this article. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
however, this article shall not apply to the fees, receipts and income (other than appropriations)
of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of...
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9-11-23
Section 9-11-23 Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund. (a) There is created within the Marine
Resources Fund, a special account to be known as the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund.
The assets of the fund shall consist of all of the following: (1) The proceeds from the sale
of the lifetime resident saltwater fishing license and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of
the proceeds from the sale of the combination lifetime freshwater and saltwater fishing, combination
lifetime saltwater fishing and hunting, and combination lifetime freshwater and saltwater
fishing and hunting licenses, provided in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 9-11-65.2.
(2) The proceeds of any gifts, grants, and contributions to the state which are specifically
designated for inclusion in the fund. (3) Any other sources as may be specified by law. (b)
The fund shall be administered by the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund Board of Trustees,
which shall consist of the Director of Finance, the...
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9-10B-2
Section 9-10B-2 Legislative findings; exemptions. The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby
finds and declares that: (1) All waters of the state, whether found on the surface of the
ground or underneath the surface of the ground, are among the basic resources of the State
of Alabama; (2) The use of waters of the state for human consumption is recognized as a priority
use of the state and it is the intent of this chapter that no limitation upon the use of water
for human consumption shall be imposed except in emergency situations after the Office of
Water Resources has considered all feasible alternatives to such limitations; (3) The use
of such waters should be conserved and managed to enable the people of this state to realize
the full beneficial use thereof and to maintain such water resources for use in the future;
(4) The general welfare of the people of this state is dependent upon the dedication of the
water resources of the State of Alabama to beneficial use to the fullest...
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11-19-16
Section 11-19-16 Grant of zoning powers; scope of powers. For the purpose of promoting the
health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the state and
counties, any county commission is hereby empowered to divide the portion of the county within
the flood-prone area of the county into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be
found best suited to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to provide within such districts
for standards relating to the location, bulk, height, minimum elevation, number of stories,
and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the
sizes of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population,
the uses of buildings and structures and of land for trade, residence, recreation, agriculture,
forestry, conservation, water supply, sanitation, floodways, public activities, and other
purposes. Such provisions shall be made in accordance with a...
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