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AL Code § 9-2-106 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 5 - Division of Parks.|Section 9-2-106 - State Park Fund.

Section 9-2-106State Park Fund. There shall be a State Park Fund. All moneys received from gifts or bequests or from county, municipal or federal appropriations or moneys appropriated by the State of Alabama shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of said fund. The said fund hereby created shall be used and expended by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources in accordance with the terms of the gift, bequest, appropriation or donation from which said moneys are derived and, in the absence of any such terms or stipulations, shall be expended by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources in furtherance of any of the provisions of this chapter. All expenses of the Division of Parks of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources including its pro rata portion of administrative expenses of said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be payable from said fund on the requisition of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided, however, that no funds shall be withdrawn nor expended for any purpose whatsoever unless the same shall have been allotted and budgeted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of this code and only in the amounts and for the purposes provided by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill. (Acts 1939, No. 556, p. 877, §6; Code 1940, T. 8, §183; Acts 1945, No. 228, p. 351; Acts 1951, No. 831, p. 1462, §1; Acts 1967, No. 778, p. 1637, §1.)
AL Code § 9-2-107 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 5 - Division of Parks.|Section 9-2-107 - State Park Revolving Fund.

Section 9-2-107State Park Revolving Fund. In addition to the State Park Fund established by Section 9-2-106, there is also hereby created and established a fund to be known as the State Park Revolving Fund, which fund shall be constituted from all moneys received for admissions charged or rentals, sales of goods or services and such other miscellaneous charges collected by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in the operation of its state parks, monuments, historical sites and other facilities. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, with the approval of the state Department of Finance, is authorized and empowered to provide for and open an account or accounts at any state or federal bank whose deposits are insured within the State of Alabama for the purpose of providing a depository or depositories for said revolving fund. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is further authorized and empowered to draw on or make expenditures from said revolving fund for the purchase of goods for resale, equipment purchases, payment of utilities, salaries of employees and any other normal operating costs of park facilities, including normal maintenance costs. Said revolving fund shall be subject to examination and audit as other funds of the state are examined and audited. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, with the approval of the state Department of Finance and the Chief Examiner of Public Accounts, shall by regulation provide the procedure for making deposits and withdrawals from said revolving fund together with such other accounting procedures as may be needed, including the setting of bonds for persons empowered to handle said fund. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, with the approval of the Governor, may at the close of any state fiscal year transfer to the State Parks Fund from said revolving fund such moneys as may be deemed excess to the purpose or purposes of the revolving fund. (Acts 1967, No. 778, p. 1637, §1.)
AL Code § 9-2-108 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 5 - Division of Parks.|Section 9-2-108 - Disposition and Expenditure of Revenues From Sale of Timber, etc., and From Operation of Certain New Facilities Within State Park System.

Section 9-2-108Disposition and expenditure of revenues from sale of timber, etc., and from operation of certain new facilities within state park system. All the revenues derived from the sale of timber and timber products from lands owned by the Division of Parks of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the revenues produced from any new facility within the state park system which is opened or placed in operation during that period of time between the effective dates of the biennial general appropriation bills shall be covered into the state Treasury to the credit of the State Park Fund of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be expended only for the Division of Parks in such manner and such amounts as may be provided by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill and pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of this code. (Acts 1953, No. 792, p. 1085, §1; Acts 1959, No. 33, p. 438, §1.)
AL Code § 9-2-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 6 - Division of Lands.|Section 9-2-120 - Supervision and Development of Certain State-Owned Islands.

Section 9-2-120Supervision and development of certain state-owned islands. (a) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Division of Lands of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to protect, develop and supervise all state-owned islands now existing or which may appear in the future on the waters of this state which are not used by any department or agency of the state government. The Division of Lands is authorized and empowered to develop said islands in such manner as may be in the best interest of the state and is further empowered, with the approval of the Governor, to sell or cause to be sold timber, minerals, sand and gravel from said islands; provided, that such sales shall be only upon a competitive bid basis. (b) On September 12, 1969, title to all islands as defined in subsection (a) of this section shall be vested in the Division of Lands of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and all revenues derived therefrom shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Lands Fund. (Acts 1969, No. 754, p. 1333, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 9-2-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 6 - Division of Lands.|Section 9-2-122 - Deposits Into State Lands Fund Authorized; Use of Funds.

Section 9-2-122Deposits into State Lands Fund authorized; use of funds. All funds and fees accruing from the management of lands by the Lands Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources which are received or retained pursuant to Sections 9-15-15, 9-15-16, 9-15-39, 9-15-40, and 9-15-52, and Section 9-2-123, shall be deposited into the State Lands Fund, and shall be used only for the preservation, management, protection, and improvement of the lands. (Acts 1993, No. 93-631, p. 1077, §1.)
AL Code § 9-2-123 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 6 - Division of Lands.|Section 9-2-123 - Management Fee for Certain Lands.

Section 9-2-123Management fee for certain lands. For all other lands managed by the Lands Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, there shall be retained by the Lands Division a management fee of 10 percent of all gross receipts. (Acts 1993, No. 93-631, p. 1077, §3.)
AL Code § 9-2-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 7 - Office of Land Agent.|Section 9-2-130 - Created; Appointment and Duties of Agent.

Section 9-2-130Created; appointment and duties of agent. Within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and under the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, there is hereby created the office of Land Agent, whose duties will be to compile a record of all lands owned by the State of Alabama or any department or institution of the state. The said agent shall be selected by said Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources as other employees of his department are selected. (Acts 1945, No. 341, p. 554, §1.)
AL Code § 9-2-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 8 - Shellfish Aquaculture.|Section 9-2-151 - Rules for Licensing of State Lands for Oyster Aquaculture; Fees.

Section 9-2-151Rules for licensing of state lands for oyster aquaculture; fees. The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules for the licensing of state lands for oyster aquaculture in accordance with the recommendations of the board and to implement this article. The fees for leasing land pursuant to Section 9-2-150 shall be established by the State Lands Division in a manner that encourages the economic viability of oyster aquaculture in the state. (Act 2013-351, p. 1258, §2.)
AL Code § 9-8-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 1 - Water Resources Research Institute.|Section 9-8-1 - Declaration of Policy; Purpose of Article.

Section 9-8-1Declaration of policy; purpose of article. It is the policy and purpose of the Alabama Legislature to assure that the state at all times has an abundance of water, both as to its quantity and quality, necessary to meet the requirements of an expanding population and industrial community and, to help achieve this objective, to stimulate, sponsor and provide for the conduct of research, investigations and experiments in the field of water and resources as they affect water and to encourage the training of scientists in fields related to water by aiding in establishing and supporting an institute or center at Auburn University for the development of a water resources research program. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 149, p. 338, §1.)
AL Code § 9-8-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 1 - Water Resources Research Institute.|Section 9-8-2 - Establishment Authorized; Receipt of Federal Funds.

Section 9-8-2Establishment authorized; receipt of federal funds. The Board of Trustees of Auburn University may establish or provide for the establishment of a water resources research institute or center, which is hereby designated as the state agency to accept federal funds appropriated or allocated by Congress to the state for the use of water resources research centers established as envisioned by the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 (codified as 42 U.S.C.A. §1961 et seq.). (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 149, p. 338, §2.)
AL Code § 9-8-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 1 - Water Resources Research Institute.|Section 9-8-3 - Management and Control; Powers and Duties.

Section 9-8-3Management and control; powers and duties. The institute or center established under Section 9-8-1 shall be subject to the management and control of the trustees and President of Auburn University, and its programs shall be coordinated with the Geological Survey of Alabama. It shall be the duty of the institute or center to stimulate, plan and conduct original research, investigations or experiments of either a basic or practical nature, or both, in relation to water resources, including but not limited to aspects of the hydrological cycle; supply and demand for water; conservation and best use of available supply; methods of increasing such supply; and agricultural, biological, ecological, economic, engineering, geographic, industrial, legal, recreational, social and other aspects of water problems. The results of the research conducted by the institute or center shall be reported or published in such manner and at such times as the director of the institute may consider suitable and appropriate. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 149, p. 338, §3.)
AL Code § 9-8-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 1 - Water Resources Research Institute.|Section 9-8-4 - Article Supplementary.

Section 9-8-4Article supplementary. This article is intended to supplement and not to prejudice, restrict or duplicate programs of water resources or research conducted by the Geological Survey of Alabama or the University of Alabama, or to prejudice or restrict the receipt of other federal, state or other funds by either of these or other state agencies. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 149, p. 338, §4.)
AL Code § 9-8-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 2 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts.|Section 9-8-20 - Definitions.

Section 9-8-20Definitions. Wherever used or referred to in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) DISTRICT or SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. 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) SUPERVISOR. One of the members of the governing body of a district appointed in accordance with the provisions of this article. (3) COMMITTEE or STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. The agency created in Section 9-8-22. (4) PETITION. A petition filed under the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 9-8-23 for the creation of a district. (5) STATE. The State of Alabama. (6) AGENCY OF THIS STATE. Such term includes the government of this state and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the government of this state. (7) UNITED STATES or AGENCIES OF THE UNITED STATES. Such terms include the United States of America, the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America. (8) GOVERNMENT or GOVERNMENTAL. Such terms include the government of this state, the government of the United States and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them. (9) LANDOWNER or OWNER OF LAND. Such terms include any person, firm or corporation who shall hold legal or equitable title to any farm, forest or grazing lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this article. (10) DUE NOTICE. Notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least seven days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area or, if no such publication of general circulation is available, by posting in at least three public places in each county lying in whole or in part within the designated area. At any hearing held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in such notice, adjournment may be made from time to time without the necessity of renewing such notice for such adjourned dates. (11) LAND OCCUPIER or OCCUPIER OF LAND. Such terms include any person, firm or corporation who shall be in possession of any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this article, whether as lessee, renter, tenant or owner. (Acts 1939, No. 147, p. 202, § 3; Code 1940, T. 2, §659.)
AL Code § 9-8-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 2 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts.|Section 9-8-21 - Legislative Findings; Declaration of Policy.

Section 9-8-21Legislative 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 soil erosion, it is necessary that land-use practices contributing to soil wastage and soil erosion be discouraged and discontinued and appropriate soil-conserving land-use practices be adopted and carried out. (b) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature to provide for the conservation of the soil and soil resources of this state and for the control and prevention of soil erosion, thereby to preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, assist in maintaining the navigability of rivers and harbors, preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands and protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people of this state. (Acts 1939, No. 147, p. 202, §2; Code 1940, T. 2, §658.)
AL Code § 9-8-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 2 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts.|Section 9-8-27 - Land-Use Regulations - Access to Lands for Investigation as to Observance; Damage Remedy for Violations.

Section 9-8-27Land-use regulations - Access to lands for investigation as to observance; damage remedy for violations. The supervisors shall have authority to go upon any lands within the district to determine whether land-use regulations adopted under the provisions of Section 9-8-26 are being observed. The supervisors are further authorized to provide by ordinance that any landowner who shall sustain damages from any violation of such regulations by any other landowner may recover damages at law from such other landowner for such violation. (Acts 1939, No. 147, p. 202, § 9; Code 1940, T. 2, §665.)
AL Code § 9-8-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 2 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts.|Section 9-8-29 - Cooperation Between Districts.

Section 9-8-29Cooperation between districts. The supervisors of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this article may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this article. (Acts 1939, No. 147, p. 202, §11; Code 1940, T. 2, §667.)
AL Code § 9-8-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 2 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts.|Section 9-8-30 - Cooperation, etc., of State Agencies, Etc.

Section 9-8-30Cooperation, etc., of state agencies, etc. Agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over or be charged with the administration of any state-owned lands and of any county or other governmental subdivision of the state which shall have jurisdiction over or be charged with the administration of any county-owned or other publicly owned lands lying within the boundaries of any district organized under this article shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the supervisors of such districts in the effectuation of programs and operations undertaken by the supervisors under the provisions of this article. The supervisors of such districts shall be given free access to enter and perform work upon such publicly owned lands. The provisions of land-use regulations adopted pursuant to Section 9-8-26 shall have the force and effect of law over all such publicly owned lands and shall be in all respects observed by the agencies administering such lands. (Acts 1939, No. 147, p. 202, §12; Code 1940, T. 2, §668.)
AL Code § 9-8-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 2 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts.|Section 9-8-32 - Payment of Expenses.

Section 9-8-32Payment 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.)
AL Code § 9-8-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 8 - Soil and Water Conservation Generally.|Article 3 - Watershed Conservancy Districts.|Section 9-8-50 - Definitions.

Section 9-8-50Definitions. 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 the watershed conservancy district is situated in more than one soil and water conservation district, the joint governing bodies of such districts. (6) LANDOWNER or OWNER OF LAND. Any person, firm or corporation who shall hold legal or equitable title to any land lying within a watershed conservancy district organized or proposed to be organized under this article. (7) DUE NOTICE. Notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least seven days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area or, if no such publication of general circulation is available, by posting notice in at least three public places in each county lying in whole or in part within the designated area. At any hearing held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in such notice, adjournment may be made from time to time without the necessity of renewing such notice for such adjourned dates. (Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §1; Acts 1969, No. 421, p. 822, §1.)