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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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9-16-90
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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9-16-7
Section 9-16-7 Duties of operators. (a) Every operator to whom a permit is issued pursuant
to this article and who engages in surface mining on lands described in the permit shall:
(1) Submit to the department, no later than 90 days after expiration of the permit period,
a map or aerial photograph showing the location of the surface mining operation conducted
during the permit period by section, township, range, and county with other description to
identify the land upon which the operator has conducted surface mining during the permit period.
The map or aerial photograph shall include a legend showing the number of acres of affected
land and the reclamation to be made in accordance with this section. (2) Commence contemporaneous
reclamation of mined areas as set out in the comprehensive reclamation plan approved by the
department. Reclamation bonds shall be adjusted annually to reflect unreclaimed disturbed
acreage as well as reclaimed acreage released by the department. Failure to...
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9-9-74
Section 9-9-74 Establishment of subdistricts - Jurisdiction, authority, etc.; purposes. The
county commission of any county, as a drainage district, shall have jurisdiction, power and
authority to establish drainage subdistricts as provided in this article, to promote, aid
and assist the purposes of drainage districts organized under Title 2, Sections 208 through
262 of the 1940 Alabama Code or water management districts organized under Sections 9-9-1
through 9-9-72 of this code by the development of systems for the prevention of soil erosion
and surface waters control upon lands in and contiguous to and affecting the drainage of said
district and to aid and assist land owners in providing for the prevention, elimination or
control of overflow waters and wet, swamp and overflow lands by the proper distribution of
surface waters or holding such waters upon the land from which it flows to or upon wet, swamp
and overflow lands and to prevent and deter the filling of natural or artificial...
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9-16-71
Section 9-16-71 Declaration of public policy and legislative intent; all land surface mined
under this article shall be reclaimed. (a) The objective of this article is to provide for
the safe, responsible and reasonable reclamation of lands upon which surface disturbances
will be created by surface mining and the surface effects of underground mining so as to protect
the taxable value of property and preserve natural resources within the state and protect
and promote the health and safety of the people of this state, consistent with the protection
of property and with maximum employment and the economic and industrial well-being of the
state. The Legislature finds and declares that the extraction of coal by surface mining provides
a major present and future source of energy and is an essential and necessary activity which
contributes to the economic and material well-being of the state. (b) The Legislature finds
that the unregulated or irresponsible surface mining of coal may cause...
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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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9-8A-2
Section 9-8A-2 Legislative findings and declaration of purpose. It is hereby found and declared
to be the policy of the state to provide for the restoration and conservation of the soil
resources of this state, to provide for the improvement of water used in agriculture, and
for the control and prevention of soil erosion and for the prevention of floodwater and sediment
damages, and for the establishment or improvement of stands of forest trees, all of which
will preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs,
preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands and promote the health, safety
and public welfare of the citizens of the state. It is further declared that at the present
time, due to cutbacks in federal soil conservation and reforestation programs there exists
an inadequate supply of funds in the state to enable the financing of much needed soil conservation,
agricultural water quality and forestry improvement programs; that...
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9-8-51
Section 9-8-51 Creation authorized. Subdistricts of a soil and water conservation district,
as defined by the laws of this state, may be formed in any watershed area in such soil and
water conservation district for the purpose of developing and executing plans and programs
relating to any phase of conservation of water, water usage, flood prevention, flood control,
erosion prevention and control of erosion, floodwater and sediment damages. Such subdistricts
shall be known as watershed conservancy districts. (Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §1; Acts
1969, No. 421, p. 822, §1.)...
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9-16-123
Section 9-16-123 Reclamation priorities. Expenditures of moneys from the fund on eligible lands
and water shall reflect the following priorities in the order stated: (1) The protection of
public health, safety, general welfare, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects
of coal mining practices; (2) The protection of public health, safety and general welfare
from adverse effects of coal mining practices; (3) The restoration of land and water resources
and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of coal mining practices including
measures for the conservation and development of soil, water (excluding channelization), woodland,
fish and wildlife, recreation resources, and agricultural productivity. (4) Research and demonstration
projects relating to the development of surface mining reclamation and water quality control
program methods and techniques; (5) The protection, repair, replacement, construction, or
enhancement of public facilities such as utilities,...
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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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