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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9-8-21
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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9-10A-2
Section 9-10A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. A governmental subdivision of this state and a public body, corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions set forth in this chapter. (2) DIRECTOR. One of the members of the governing body of a watershed management authority. (3) AT LARGE DIRECTOR. A director of a watershed management authority who may reside within any county that lies within the boundaries of the watershed management authority. (4) RESIDENT DIRECTOR. A director of a watershed management authority who, pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, must reside in a particular county. (5) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The governing body of a watershed management authority. (6) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The...
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9-8-59
of the land involved in the watershed district shall be entitled to elect three additional directors. (c) The board of directors shall annually elect from its membership a chairman, secretary and treasurer. The treasurer shall execute an official bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his office to be approved by the board of directors, except that no bond shall be required until such time as the district possesses funds. Such bond shall be executed with at least three solvent personal sureties whose solvency must exceed the amount of the bond or by a surety company authorized to do business in this state and shall be in an amount determined by the board of directors. If the treasurer is required to execute a surety company bond, the premium on the bond shall be paid by the board of directors. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their authority shall be required for its determination. (d)...
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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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9-8A-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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11-89-1
any thereof. (17) PERSON. Unless limited to a natural person by the context in which it is used, such term includes a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county, a cooperative, or an agency, department or instrumentality of the state or of a county or municipality or cooperative. (18) PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The place at which the certificate of incorporation and amendments thereto, the bylaws and the minutes of proceedings of the board of a district are kept. (19) PROPERTY. Real and personal property and interests therein. (20) PUBLIC CORPORATION. Any public corporation organized under the laws of the state. (21) PUBLIC FIRE PROTECTION FACILITY. A fire protection facility which is owned or operated by the United States of America, the state, a county, a municipality, a public corporation, any combination of any thereof or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more thereof or in which any one or more thereof or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more thereof holds...
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11-99A-2
include gambling or gaming establishments. (7) MUNICIPALITY. An incorporated city or town in the state. (8) OWNER. The person or persons in whose name property within a district is assessed for ad valorem property tax purposes. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of a trust, the owner of the property is the trustee; in the case of an estate, the owner of the property is the executor or administrator; in the case of a minor, the owner of the property is the guardian, or other personal representative. "Owner" only includes the holders of present interests, and not the holders of future interests in property. In the case of land with respect to which a person owns an option to purchase or a contract to purchase, the holder of the option or purchase contract shall be considered the owner, rather than the person holding legal title to the real estate, provided that the person owning an option or real estate contract certifies under oath that the person will purchase real...
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9-16-122
Section 9-16-122 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be called the State Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund which shall receive all state and federal appropriations, grants and donations, and all other moneys available for the purposes of this article, and such funds are hereby appropriated and made exclusively available to be used as provided by this article and for the purposes herein stated. All fund sources shall be separately accounted for. (b) Moneys in the fund may be used for the following purposes: (1) Reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past coal mining, including but not limited to reclamation and restoration of abandoned surface mine areas, abandoned coal processing areas, and abandoned coal refuse disposal areas; sealing and filling abandoned deep mine entries and voids, planting of land adversely affected by past coal mining to prevent erosion and sedimentation;...
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9-8-61
Section 9-8-61 Board of directors - Powers and duties generally. Subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, the board of directors of a watershed conservancy district shall have power to: (1) Acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, bequest or devise, or through condemnation proceedings held in the manner provided by Chapter 1 of Title 18 of this code, such lands or rights-of-way as are necessary for the exercise of any authorized function of the district; (2) Construct, improve, operate and maintain such structures as may be necessary for the exercise of any authorized function of the district; (3) Borrow such money as is necessary for the purpose of acquiring rights-of-way and establishing, constructing, reconstructing, repairing, enlarging and maintaining such structures and improvements as are required by the district in the performance of its functions, and issue, negotiate and sell its bonds as provided in Section 9-8-62; provided, that all contracts made and all bonds issued...
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