9-9-51
Section 9-9-51 Organization of district over lands of watershed conservancy district. A water management district may be organized over the whole or any part of the lands covered by an existing watershed conservancy district organized under Sections 9-8-50 through 9-8-67; provided that: (1) The soil and water conservation district supervisors and the directors of the watershed conservancy district concerned file no objection to the organization; and (2) The water management district assumes any outstanding obligations and responsibilities of the watershed conservancy district. When such water management district is established, it will supersede the watershed conservancy district, and the watershed conservancy district or that portion of the watershed conservancy district involved shall be dissolved and shall no longer be in effect over the area covered by the water management district. (Acts 1965, No. 685, p. 1246, §46.)...
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9-8-50
Section 9-8-50 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT or WATERSHED DISTRICT. A subdistrict of a soil and water conservation district which constitutes a governmental subdivision of this state and a public body, corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this article for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions set forth in this article. (2) DIRECTOR. One of the members of the governing body of a watershed conservancy district. (3) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of a watershed conservancy district. (4) SUPERVISOR. A supervisor of a soil and water conservation district in which a watershed conservancy district is situated. (5) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The governing body of the soil and water conservation district in which a watershed conservancy district is situated or, if...
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36-29-14.1
Section 36-29-14.1 Election by soil and water conservation districts to receive coverage for officers and employees. (a) The governing body of any county soil and water conservation district may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to rules prescribed by the State Employees' Insurance Board, elect to have its officers and employees who are full-time employees working at least a 40-hour work week and its retiring employees who worked full time at least a 40-hour work week during their active employment become eligible to participate in the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan. The term "officers" and "employees" as used in this section shall include those persons appointed or employed by the individual officers and performing their duties in public offices, but shall not include members of soil and water conservation district boards, known as district supervisors who are expressly prohibited from participating in said health insurance plan. (b) Each employee who is covered by the...
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9-8-32
Section 9-8-32 Payment of expenses. To meet the administrative and other expenses of the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee and the soil and water conservation districts which may be organized under the provisions of this article, the Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the Treasurer, as provided by law, upon the order of the Chairman of the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, at such times and in such amounts, not exceeding the appropriation therefor, as may be needed. (Acts 1939, No. 147, p. 202, §14; Code 1940, T. 2, §670.)...
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9-10A-7
Section 9-10A-7 Joint board of supervisors to hear petition when authority lies in multiple conservation districts. If the proposed watershed management authority lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of all such soil and water conservation districts, and the supervisors of all such districts shall act as a joint board of supervisors in the formation of the watershed management authority. Pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whenever it is necessary for a joint board of supervisors to convene, said meeting may be called by a majority of the members of the several boards of supervisors comprising the joint board of supervisors. A majority of the joint board of supervisors shall constitute a quorum. All actions taken by the joint board of supervisors shall require a majority vote of all members comprising the joint board of supervisors who are voting on said action. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119,...
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9-10-2
Section 9-10-2 County resolutions declaring need for incorporation of State Water Conservation and Irrigation Agency, etc.; membership of corporation; composition of board of directors; qualifications, election and terms of office of board members. The organization and establishment of the agency shall be as follows: (1) The county commission of any county or counties lying within the State of Alabama which may elect to come within the provisions of this article shall indicate its desire to participate therein by the adoption of an appropriate resolution declaring the need for the incorporation of a water conservation and irrigation agency, stating its intention to give financial assistance to projects of such agency and stating its desire to become a part thereof. (2) Membership of the corporation shall consist of title holders to the land irrigated or proposed to be irrigated within the boundaries of the irrigation district or districts to be established, and such member water users...
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9-2-3
Section 9-2-3 Powers and duties as to state parks and parkways, etc. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, for the purpose of establishing, developing and maintaining state parks and parkways, may acquire land by donation, purchase, condemnation or lease and for these purposes may use such funds as may be available to it and not otherwise obligated and may enter into agreements with the federal government or other agencies for acquiring by lease, purchase or otherwise such lands as in its judgment are desirable for state parks or parkways. As to the purchase of lands, such agreements may provide for a division of the payments over a period of years, in which case the payments may be secured by mortgage; provided, that no liability shall attach to the State of Alabama or any of its departments, boards, bureaus or commissions or any member or official thereof if the security specifically given in any such mortgage is insufficient to pay said mortgage at a forced sale or...
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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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40-18-344
Section 40-18-344 Rules and regulations. The Department of Revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of the credit authorized in this article and shall coordinate with the Alabama State Soil and Water Conservation Committee (ASWC) for technical service for the eligible applicants. (Act 2012-391, p. 1049, §5.)...
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9-10A-5
Section 9-10A-5 Land which may be included in authority. The land area embraced in any watershed management authority must encompass at least 50 square miles, must be contiguous and must lie within a defined watershed. The area may include lands within any soil and water conservation district. Such authorities may embrace lands lying in one or more soil and water conservation districts. Two or more watersheds may be included in a watershed management authority. Provided, however, no land may be included in more than one watershed management authority and provided further, that no lands or facilities which are subject to the licensing jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission to issue certificates of convenience and necessity shall be subject to the exercise of any powers or authorities granted herein. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §5.)...
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