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AL Code § 9-16-132 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 16 - Mineral Resources.|Article 4 - Abandoned Mine Reclamation.|Section 9-16-132 - Injunctions.

Section 9-16-132Injunctions. (a) The director may request the Attorney General, who is hereby authorized to initiate, in addition to any other remedies provided for in this article, in any court of competent jurisdiction, an action in equity for an injunction to restrain any interference with the exercise of the right to enter or to conduct any work provided in this article. (b) In any action brought pursuant to this section, the court may in its discretion award to the prevailing party the costs and expenses of litigation (including reasonable attorney fees). (Acts 1981, No. 81-210, p. 254, §13.)
AL Code § 9-16-133 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 16 - Mineral Resources.|Article 4 - Abandoned Mine Reclamation.|Section 9-16-133 - Powers of Director.

Section 9-16-133Powers of director. It shall be the duty of the director to administer the provisions of this article and he shall have the power and authority to: (1) Engage in all activities and to do all things necessary and expedient to the implementation and administration thereof; (2) Engage in cooperative agreements and projects provided for under this article with any agency of this state, the United States or any other state and their governmental agencies. (Acts 1981, No. 81-210, p. 254, §14.)
AL Code § 9-16-134 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 16 - Mineral Resources.|Article 4 - Abandoned Mine Reclamation.|Section 9-16-134 - Insurance.

Section 9-16-134Insurance. The department shall have workers' compensation on all employees operating under this article in the amount prescribed by the workers' compensation laws of Alabama and shall carry general liability insurance in an amount to assure adequate protection for lawful acts by the director, his agents and employees in administering this article. (Acts 1981, No. 81-210, p. 254, §15.)
AL Code § 9-16-135 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 16 - Mineral Resources.|Article 4 - Abandoned Mine Reclamation.|Section 9-16-135 - Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund; Deposit, Administration and Disbursal of Funds.

Section 9-16-135Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund; deposit, administration and disbursal of funds. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund to receive and retain up to 30 percent of the appropriated funds granted annually by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior for the reclamation of abandoned mine lands in Alabama. All moneys so deposited by the Secretary of the Department of Labor shall accrue interest, and together with all interest earned, shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Department of Labor after August 3, 1992, solely to accomplish the purposes set forth in Section 9-16-122(b). All moneys in this fund shall be deposited, administered and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as provided by law for other special trust funds in the State Treasury. Moneys in this special trust fund shall be separately accounted for and continuously available to the Secretary of the Department of Labor for expenditure as herein provided and shall not lapse at any time. (Acts 1989, No. 89-855, p. 1705, §1; Act 2021-6, §1.)
AL Code § 9-17-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-2 - Declaration of Public Policy; Purpose of Article.

Section 9-17-2Declaration of public policy; purpose of article. The prevention of waste of oil and gas and the protection of correlative rights are declared to be in the public interest. The purpose of this article is to prevent such waste and to protect correlative rights. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §1; Acts 1969, No. 1033, p. 1916, §1.)
AL Code § 9-17-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-3 - Oil and Gas Board - Created; Composition; Compensation and Members Emeritus.

Section 9-17-3Oil and Gas Board - Created; composition; compensation and members emeritus. (a) There is created and established a board, to be known as the State Oil and Gas Board, to be composed of three members to be appointed by the Governor for terms of the following duration: One member for a term of two years; one member for a term of four years; and one member for a term of six years. At the expiration of the term for which each of the original appointments is made, each successor member shall be appointed for a term of six years; and, in the event of a vacancy, the Governor shall by appointment fill such unexpired term. Each member shall be eligible for reappointment at the discretion of the Governor. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The board shall annually report to the Legislature by the second legislative day of each regular session the extent to which the board has complied with the diversity provisions of this subsection. Each member of the board shall be a resident and citizen of the State of Alabama and shall be a qualified voter therein. Each member shall qualify by taking an oath of office and shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The board shall elect from its number a chairman. The board shall meet or hold hearings at such times and places as may be found by the board to be necessary to carry out its duties. Each member of the board shall receive as compensation for his or her services an annual salary of three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) and, in addition thereto, each member shall be entitled to a travel and office expense allowance of five hundred dollars ($500) per month. The compensation and travel and office expense allowance as above set forth shall be paid from the Oil and Gas Fund. (b) Any person who has served 19 or more years continuously on the board shall be a nonvoting member emeritus of the board. A member emeritus shall receive no compensation, salary, or travel or expense allowance or reimbursement for his or her service on the board. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §3; Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82, p. 112, §1; Acts 1967, No. 219, p. 584, §1; Acts 1990, No. 90-104, p. 114, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-593, p. 1100, §3; Act 2010-276, p. 499, §3.)
AL Code § 9-17-3.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-3.1 - Oil and Gas Board — Exemption From Sunset Law.

Section 9-17-3.1THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  Commencing on February 8, 2018, the State Oil and Gas Board is not subject to review as an enumerated agency under the Alabama Sunset Law. (Act 2018-75, §3.)
AL Code § 9-17-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-4 - Oil and Gas Board - Quorum; Votes Required for Promulgation of Rules, Regulations or Orders.

Section 9-17-4Oil and Gas Board — Quorum; votes required for promulgation of rules, regulations or orders. Two members of the board shall constitute a quorum, but two affirmative votes shall be necessary for the adoption or promulgation of any rule, regulation or order of the board. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §6.)
AL Code § 9-17-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-5 - Oil and Gas Board - Representation in Litigation; Administration of Oaths.

Section 9-17-5Oil and Gas Board - Representation in litigation; administration of oaths. The Attorney General shall be attorney for the board; provided, that in cases of emergency the board may call upon the district attorney of the circuit where the action is to be brought or defended to represent the board until such time as the Attorney General may take charge of the litigation. Any member of the board, or the secretary thereof, shall have power to administer oaths to any witness in any hearing, investigation or proceeding contemplated by this article or by any other law of this state relating to the conservation of oil and gas. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §7.)
AL Code § 9-17-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-8 - Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to Witnesses; Enforcement of Subpoenas Issued by Board.

Section 9-17-8Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to witnesses; enforcement of subpoenas issued by board. (a) The board or any member thereof is hereby empowered to issue subpoenas for witnesses, to require their attendance and the giving of testimony before it and to require the production of such books, papers and records in any proceeding before the board as may be material upon questions lawfully before the board. Such subpoenas shall be served by the sheriff or any other officer authorized by law to serve process in this state. No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers and records before the board or a court or from obedience to the subpoena of the board or a court on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as requiring any person to produce any books, papers or records or to testify in response to any inquiry not pertinent to some question lawfully before such board or court for determination. No natural person shall be subjected to criminal prosecution or to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may be required to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the board or court or in obedience to its subpoena; provided, that no person testifying shall be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. (b) In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with any subpoena issued by the board or any member thereof or in case of the refusal of any witness to testify or answer to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, any circuit court in this state, on application of the board, may, in term time or vacation, issue an attachment for such person and compel him to comply with such subpoena and to attend before the board and produce such documents and give his testimony upon such matters as may be lawfully required, and such court have the power to punish for contempt as in case of disobedience of like subpoenas issued by or from such court or for a refusal to testify therein. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §11.)
AL Code § 9-17-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-9 - State Oil and Gas Supervisor.

Section 9-17-9State Oil and Gas Supervisor. The State Geologist shall be, ex officio, the State Oil and Gas Supervisor and shall perform all of the duties of and is hereby vested with all the powers imposed upon and vested in the State Oil and Gas Supervisor under and by the terms and provisions of this article. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor shall be charged with the duty of enforcing this article and all rules, regulations and orders promulgated by the board. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor shall be, ex officio, secretary of the board and shall keep all minutes and records of the board. He shall, as secretary, give bond in such sum as the board may direct with corporate surety to be approved by the board, conditioned that he will well and truly account for any funds coming into his hands. The State Geologist shall receive $3,600.00 per annum for the performance of his duty under this article. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §4; Acts 1949, No. 671, p. 1033, §1; Acts 1969, No. 1033, p. 1916, §2.)
AL Code § 9-17-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-10 - Employment of Personnel.

Section 9-17-10Employment of personnel. (a) The Oil and Gas Supervisor, with the concurrence of the board, shall have the authority and it shall be his duty to employ all personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. Such personnel shall be employed under and shall be subject to the provisions of the Merit System Act. (b) The State Oil and Gas Board is prohibited from discriminating against blacks in its employment practices. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §5; Act 2002-425, p. 1092, §3.)
AL Code § 9-17-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-11 - Waste Prohibited.

Section 9-17-11Waste prohibited. Waste of oil or gas as defined in this article is hereby prohibited. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §8.)
AL Code § 9-17-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-14 - Limitations Upon Rules, Regulations or Orders Establishing Limits on Production Allowable Within State or From Separate Pools; Production of More Than Established Allowable Production or Production in Unauthorized Manner.

Section 9-17-14Limitations upon rules, regulations or orders establishing limits on production allowable within state or from separate pools; production of more than established allowable production or production in unauthorized manner. (a) Whenever the board limits the total amount of oil or gas which may be produced in this state, the limit so fixed shall not be less than the aggregate of the allowables fixed for each separate pool in this state for the prevention of waste in accordance with the foregoing definition of waste, plus the production from unrestricted pools, and it shall allocate or distribute the allowable so fixed among the separate pools. Such allocation or distribution among the pools of the state shall be made on a reasonable basis, giving to each pool with small wells of settled production an allowable production which will not accelerate or encourage a general premature abandonment of the wells in the pool. (b) Whenever the board limits the total amount of oil or gas which may be produced in any pool in this state to an amount less than that amount which the pool could produce if no restriction were imposed (which limitation may be imposed either incidentally to or without a limitation of the total amount of oil or gas which may be produced in the state), the board shall prorate or distribute the allowable production among the producers in the pool on a reasonable basis so as to prevent or minimize reasonably avoidable drainage from each developed unit which is not equalized by counterdrainage and so that each producer will have the opportunity to produce or receive his just and equitable share, as set forth in this article, subject to the reasonable requirements for the prevention of waste. (c) After the effective date of any rule, regulation or order of the board fixing the allowable production of oil or gas or both for any pool, no person shall produce from any well, lease or property more than the allowable production which is applicable, nor shall such amount be produced in a different manner than that which may be authorized. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §14.)
AL Code § 9-17-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-15 - Judicial Review of Rules, Regulations or Orders.

Section 9-17-15Judicial review of rules, regulations or orders. Any interested person aggrieved by any rule, regulation or order made or promulgated by the board under this article and who may be dissatisfied therewith shall, within 30 days from the date said order, rule or regulation was promulgated, have the right, regardless of the amount involved, to institute a civil action by filing a complaint in the circuit court of the county in which all or part of the aggrieved person's property affected by any such rule, regulation or order is situated to test the validity of said rule, regulation or order promulgated by the board. Such civil action shall be advanced for trial and be determined as expeditiously as feasible, and no postponement or continuance thereof shall be granted except for reasons deemed imperative by the court. In such trials the validity of any rule, regulation or order made or promulgated under this article shall be deemed prima facie valid, and the court shall be limited in its consideration to a review of the record of the proceedings before the board, and no new or additional evidence shall be received. The reviewing court shall limit its consideration to the following: (1) Whether the rule, regulation or order is constitutional; (2) Whether the rule, regulation or order was without or in excess of jurisdiction; (3) Whether the rule, regulation or order was procured by fraud; (4) Whether the rule, regulation or order is reasonable; and (5) Whether the rule, regulation or order is unsupported by the evidence. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §15; Acts 1957, No. 575, p. 798; Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 81, p. 111.)
AL Code § 9-17-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-16 - Injunctions - Issuance Against Board, Etc.

Section 9-17-16Injunctions - Issuance against board, etc. (a) No temporary restraining order or injunction of any kind shall be granted against the board or the members thereof or against the Attorney General or any district attorney or against any agent, employee or representative of the board restraining the board or any of its members or any of its agents, employees or representatives or the Attorney General or any district attorney, from enforcing any of the provisions of this article or any rule, regulation or order made under this article, except after due notice to the members of the board and to all other defendants and after a hearing at which it shall be clearly shown to the court that the act done or threatened is without sanction of law and, if enforced against the complaining party, will cause an irreparable injury. The judgment or order of the court granting temporary injunctive relief shall state the nature and extent of the probable invalidity of any provision of this article or of any rule, regulation or order made under this article involved in such suit and shall also contain a clear statement of the probable damage relied upon by the court as justifying the temporary relief. (b) No temporary injunctive relief of any kind, including a temporary restraining order, against the board or the members thereof or its agents, employees or representatives or the Attorney General or any district attorney shall become effective until the plaintiff shall execute a bond to the state with sufficient surety in an amount to be fixed by the court, reasonably sufficient to indemnify all persons who may suffer damage by reason of the violation pendente lite by the complaining party of the provisions of this article or of any rule, regulation or order complained of. Such bond shall be approved by the judge of the court in which the civil action is pending, and the court may, from time to time on motion and with notice to the parties, increase or decrease the amount of the bond and may require new or additional sureties as the facts may warrant. Such bond shall be for the use and benefit of all persons who may suffer damage by reason of the violation pendente lite of this article or of any provision, rule, regulation or order complained of in such civil action, and any person so suffering damage may bring a civil action on such bond before the expiration of six months after any provision of this article or of any rule, regulation or order complained of shall be finally held to be valid in whole or in part or such civil action against the board or the members thereof shall be finally disposed of. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §16.)
AL Code § 9-17-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-17 - Injunctions - Issuance Against Persons Violating, etc., Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc.

Section 9-17-17Injunctions - Issuance against persons violating, etc., provisions of article, rules, etc. Whenever it shall appear that any person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of this article or any rule, regulation or order made under this article and unless the board without litigation can effectively prevent further violation or threat of violation, then the board, through the Attorney General, who may call to his assistance the district attorney of the circuit in which civil action is instituted, shall bring in the name of the State of Alabama against such person in the circuit court in the county of the residence of the defendant or, if there is more than one defendant, in the circuit court of the county of the residence of any of them or in the circuit court of the county in which such violation is alleged to have occurred, a civil action to restrain such person from continuing such violation or from carrying out the threat of violation. In such civil action the board, in the name of the State of Alabama, may obtain such injunctions, prohibitory and mandatory, including temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, as the facts may warrant, including, when appropriate, an injunction restraining any person from moving or disposing of illegal oil, illegal gas or illegal product, and any or all such commodities may be ordered to be impounded or placed under the control of an agent appointed by the court if, in the judgment of the court, such action is advisable. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §17.)
AL Code § 9-17-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.|Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.|Section 9-17-18 - Injunctions - Appeals.

Section 9-17-18Injunctions - Appeals. In any civil action where the board, in the name of the state, seeks enforcement of this article or of any rule, regulation or order issued under this article, as provided in Section 9-17-17 or in any civil action where an interested party seeks to test the validity of or enjoin the enforcement of this article or any rule, regulation or order issued under this article as provided in Section 9-17-16, either party shall have the right of an immediate appeal to the Supreme Court from any judgment or order therein granting or refusing an injunction, whether temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction, or other character of injunctive relief, or from any order granting or overruling a motion to dissolve such injunction. The manner of presenting any appeal as provided for in this section shall be governed by the provisions of the rules and laws of the State of Alabama regulating appeals in injunction proceedings. (Acts 1945, No. 1, p. 1, §18.)