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AL Code § 9-14E-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 14E - Gulf State Park Projects.|Section 9-14E-4 - Proposals.

Section 9-14E-4Proposals.  (a) The Governor may issue requests for proposals, in part or in whole, for the construction, development, improvement, lease, and beneficial use of a project to persons whom the Governor shall have determined are qualified. (b) After the opening of the proposals, the proposals shall be immediately placed on file and available for public inspection and shall become matters of public record. (c) The Governor shall deliver written notice to each person who submitted a proposal of the decision of the Governor to accept or reject the proposal of the person within 60 days of the date on which the proposals were opened. (Act 2013-222, p. 523, §4.)
AL Code § 9-14E-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 14E - Gulf State Park Projects.|Section 9-14E-6 - Competitive Bidding.

Section 9-14E-6Competitive bidding. Any contract for the acquisition, construction, or installation of any part of the project that shall be paid for or financed with public funds shall be subject to the laws of the state now or hereafter in effect that require competitive bids for the contract, including, without limitation, Chapter 2 of Title 39 and Chapter 16 of Title 41. Any contract for the acquisition, construction, or installation of any part of the project that shall not be paid for or financed with public funds shall be exempt from the laws of the state at any time in effect that required competitive bids for the contracts. (Act 2013-222, p. 523, §6.)
AL Code § 9-14E-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 14E - Gulf State Park Projects.|Section 9-14E-7 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 9-14E-7Disposition of funds. (a) Any part of the project revenues which, by the terms of the project agreement, are subject to a claim in favor of the department or the state, or are payable or paid to the department or the state, shall be public funds and distributed in accordance with subsection (c).  (b) Any part of the project revenues which, by the terms of the project agreement, are to be retained, applied, or used by the user thereunder, whether with respect to the project or otherwise, shall not be public funds and shall not be funds of the state.  (c) All project revenues which are public funds as provided for in subsection (a), shall be distributed to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Act 2013-222, p. 523, §7.)
AL Code § 9-14E-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 14E - Gulf State Park Projects.|Section 9-14E-8 - Powers for Funding, Etc.

Section 9-14E-8Powers for funding, etc. Subject to compliance with applicable provisions of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the state or any political subdivision of the state, upon approval by the governing body thereof in accordance with law and upon such terms and with or without consideration as it determines, may do all of the following: (1) Lend or donate money for, or perform services for the benefit of, the project. (2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant any property of any kind to, or for the use or benefit of, the project. (3) Grant abatements of taxes for the benefit of the project, provided however, that there shall be no abatement of taxes of which the proceeds are designated for the benefit of public education. (4) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid the planning, undertaking, acquisition, construction, financing, maintenance, management, operation, repair, or capital improvement of the project. (5) Incur indebtedness in order to provide moneys to make any loan, donation, or payment authorized in this section. (Act 2013-222, p. 523, §8.)
AL Code § 9-14E-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 14E - Gulf State Park Projects.|Section 9-14E-9 - Source of Funds.

Section 9-14E-9Source of funds. Other than project revenues, only National Resource Damage Assessment funds or Restore Act funds may be expended to implement this chapter. If the State of Alabama does not receive or has not been awarded any National Resource Damage Assessment funds or Restore Act funds for the purposes of this chapter by December 31, 2015, this chapter is repealed on January 1, 2016. (Act 2013-222, p. 523, §9.)
AL Code § 9-14E-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 14E - Gulf State Park Projects.|Section 9-14E-10 - Construction and Application of Chapter.

Section 9-14E-10Construction and application of chapter. (a) This chapter shall constitute complete and comprehensive authority for the taking of all actions necessary and desirable to put into effect the policy and purposes of this chapter. This chapter shall only apply to the property defined herein, and shall not be construed to apply to any other state lands, including any other state park lands. Insofar as this chapter may be in conflict or inconsistent with any provisions of any other law concerning actions authorized by this chapter, this chapter shall control and govern, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Subject to the foregoing, this chapter does and shall be construed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to other laws. (b) The following provisions of law shall not apply to a project agreement, or any part thereof, executed pursuant to this chapter and the state and any party to an executed project agreement shall not be required to comply with any of these provisions of law in the execution, delivery, or performance of a project agreement, or any part thereof: (1) Article 2, Chapter 14 of this title. (2) Article 3, Chapter 15 of this title. (Act 2013-222, p. 523, §10.)
AL Code § 9-18-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 18 - Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact.|Section 9-18-2 - Member of Southern Interstate Nuclear Board.

Section 9-18-2Member of Southern Interstate Nuclear Board. The Governor shall appoint one member of the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board as established by Article II of the compact. Said member shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. If said member is the head of a regularly constituted department or agency of this state, he may designate a subordinate officer or employee of his department or agency to serve in his stead as permitted by Article II (a) of the compact and in conformity with any applicable bylaws of the board. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 52, p. 1909, §2.)
AL Code § 9-18-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 18 - Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact.|Section 9-18-3 - Contracts of Board of Control of Employees' Retirement System With Board.

Section 9-18-3Contracts of Board of Control of Employees' Retirement System with board. The Board of Control of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama may make one or more contracts with the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board in order to further or facilitate the activities of the board pursuant to Article II (f) of the compact. No such contract shall take effect prior to its approval by the Director of Finance. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 52, p. 1909, §3.)
AL Code § 9-18-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 18 - Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact.|Section 9-18-4 - Submission of Budget by Board.

Section 9-18-4Submission of budget by board. Pursuant to Article III (a) of the compact, the board shall submit its budget of estimated expenditures to the Governor for presentation to the Legislature. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 52, p. 1909, §4.)
AL Code § 9-18-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 18 - Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact.|Section 9-18-5 - When Supplementary Agreements Requiring Expenditure of Funds, etc., Become Effective.

Section 9-18-5When supplementary agreements requiring expenditure of funds, etc., become effective. Any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant to Article VI of the compact requiring the expenditure of funds or the assumption of an obligation to expend funds in addition to those already appropriated shall not become effective as to this state prior to the making of an appropriation by the Legislature therefor. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 52, p. 1909, §5.)
AL Code § 9-18-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 18 - Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact.|Section 9-18-6 - Cooperation of Departments, Agencies, State Officers, etc., With Board.

Section 9-18-6Cooperation of departments, agencies, state officers, etc., with board. The departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions are hereby authorized to cooperate with the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 52, p. 1909, §6.)
AL Code § 9-18A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 18A - Southern States Energy Compact.|Section 9-18A-2 - Members of Compact Board; Appointment, Terms, etc.; Designation of Deputy or Assistant.

Section 9-18A-2Members of compact board; appointment, terms, etc.; designation of deputy or assistant. (a) The Governor shall serve as one member of the Southern States Energy Board or may appoint another person to serve as his representative. Either the Governor or the person appointed by the Governor may designate another person as a deputy or assistant to such member. (b) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member of the Southern States Energy Board from among the membership of the Senate. The president or the member may designate another person as a deputy or assistant to such member. (c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member of the Southern States Energy Board from among the membership of the House. The speaker or the member may designate another person as a deputy or assistant to such member. (d) Pursuant to Article II of the compact, members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointive authority for a term of four years. If any such member be the head of a department or agency of this state, he may designate a subordinate officer or employee of his department or agency to serve in his stead as permitted by Article II(a) of the compact and in conformity with any applicable bylaws of the board. (Acts 1980, No. 80-702, p. 1413, §3.)
AL Code § 9-18A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 18A - Southern States Energy Compact.|Section 9-18A-3 - Supplementary Agreements Requiring Expenditure of Funds on Assumption of Obligations Not Effective.

Section 9-18A-3Supplementary agreements requiring expenditure of funds on assumption of obligations not effective. No supplementary agreement entered into pursuant to Article VI of the compact and requiring the expenditure of funds or the assumption of an obligation to expend funds in addition to those already appropriated shall become effective as to this state unless funds therefor are or have been appropriated therefor as provided by law. (Acts 1980, No. 80-702, p. 1413, §4.)
AL Code § 9-18A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 18A - Southern States Energy Compact.|Section 9-18A-4 - State Departments, Officers, etc., to Cooperate With Board.

Section 9-18A-4State departments, officers, etc., to cooperate with board. All departments, agencies and officers of this state and its political subdivisions are hereby authorized to cooperate with the Southern States Energy Board in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact. (Acts 1980, No. 80-702, p. 1413, §5.)
AL Code § 9-19-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 19 - Caves.|Section 9-19-1 - Definitions.

Section 9-19-1Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall for the purpose of this chapter have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) CAVE. Any natural subterranean cavity that is at least 50 feet in length or depth, or any combination of length and depth or that contains obligatory cavernicolous fauna (animals obliged to live underground). The word "cave" includes but is not limited to cavern, pit, pothole, well (natural), sinkhole, and/or grotto. (2) SPELEOTHEM. A natural secondary mineral deposit or formation in a cave. This includes but is not limited to deposits called stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, anthodites, gypsum flowers, needles, or angels hair, soda straws, draperies, bacon, cave pearls, popcorn, rimstone dams, columns, pallettes and flowstone. Speleothems are commonly composed of calcite, aragonite, epsomite, gypsum, celestite, and other similar minerals. (3) COMMERCIAL CAVE. Any cave or portion of a cave that is improved with trails and lighting utilized by the owner or lessee for the purpose of exhibition to the public as a profit or nonprofit enterprise. (4) WILD CAVE. Any cave or portion of a cave that is not a commercial cave. (Acts 1988, No. 88-582, p. 909, §1.)
AL Code § 9-19-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 19 - Caves.|Section 9-19-2 - Liability for Injury While Engaged in Cave Related Activity; Liability for Equipment Failure.

Section 9-19-2Liability for injury while engaged in cave related activity; liability for equipment failure. (a) While engaged in cave related activities, no person or organization, or formal or informal group of persons in the company of other persons whether he or they be leading, accompanying, or in the area with the other person, shall be held liable for injuries or the results of actions by said other person, unless said other person acted as a result of an act or order issued by the first person intended to inflict injury. (b) Each person in a group engaged in cave related activities is individually responsible for evaluating the safety of group equipment which that person intends to use, such as ropes, rigging, anchor devices, climbing gear and similar equipment. The club, organization, group, leader, organizer, or person owning or emplacing such gear or equipment shall not be held liable for failure of any such equipment or gear or its emplacement, except, if the rigging or equipment is altered after the person injured has had an opportunity to inspect it. (Acts 1988, No. 88-582, p. 909, §2.)
AL Code § 9-19-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 19 - Caves.|Section 9-19-3 - Penalty for Damage, Litter, Etc.

Section 9-19-3Penalty for damage, litter, etc. It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor for any person, organization, firm or corporation, including an officer, agent or employee of any town or municipality to: (1) Maliciously break, break off, crack, carve upon, write, burn, damage, or otherwise mar or mark on, remove, or in any other manner destroy, disturb, deface, mar or harm the walls or any speleothem in any cave, except for recognized scientific purposes. (2) Discard litter or refuse to any degree in any cave. (3) Break, force, tamper with, remove, or otherwise disturb a lock, gate, door, or other structure or obstruction designed to control or prevent access to any cave, unless such act is specifically ordered by the owner. (4) Offer for sale any speleothem or export from the State of Alabama speleothems for sale elsewhere. (5) Remove, kill, harm or disturb any plant or animal life found within any wild cave, except for recognized scientific purposes. (6) The provisions of subdivisions (1) through (6) of this section shall not apply to a recognized rescue unit operating in response to an emergency or believed emergency. (Acts 1988, No. 88-582, p. 909, §3.)
AL Code § 9-19-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 19 - Caves.|Section 9-19-4 - Penalty for Risk of Pollution of Underground Water Resources.

Section 9-19-4Penalty for risk of pollution of underground water resources. It shall be unlawful and constitute a misdemeanor for any person, organization, firm, corporation, including any officer, employee or agent of any town or municipality to risk the pollution of the underground water resources of the state by storing, dumping, disposing, or otherwise placing in caves, sinkholes or natural wells: chemicals, refuse, dead animals, garbage or other materials which are potentially injurious or hazardous to the quality of the aquifer, water and/or water table. (Acts 1988, No. 88-582, p. 909, §4.)
AL Code § 9-19-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 19 - Caves.|Section 9-19-5 - Penalties for Violations of Chapter.

Section 9-19-5Penalties for violations of chapter. Violations of the misdemeanor provisions of this chapter shall incur the following penalties: (1) First offense: A Class C misdemeanor. (2) Second offense: A Class B misdemeanor. (3) Subsequent offenses: A Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1988, No. 88-582, p. 909, §5.)
AL Code § 9-20-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 20 - Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act.|Section 9-20-1 - Short Title.

Section 9-20-1Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Alabama Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act." (Acts 1995, No. 95-767, p. 1813, §1.)
AL Code § 9-20-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 20 - Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act.|Section 9-20-2 - Definitions.

Section 9-20-2Definitions. The following terms and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AQUATIC PLANT. Any plant growing in, or closely associated with, the aquatic environment including, without limitation, floating, emersed, submersed, ditchbank and wetland plant species. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (3) NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC PLANT. Any aquatic plant which is not an indigenous or native aquatic plant species of the State of Alabama. (4) PERSON. Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including, without limitation, any individual, partnership, association, society, joint stock company, firm, company, corporation, institution, trust, estate, or other legal or other business organization or any governmental entity, and any successor, representative, agent or agency of the foregoing. (5) PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE. Those waters which are defined as public waters in Section 9-11-80. (Acts 1995, No. 95-767, p. 1813, §2.)
AL Code § 9-20-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 20 - Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act.|Section 9-20-3 - Introduction of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants in Public Waters Prohibited.

Section 9-20-3Introduction of nonindigenous aquatic plants in public waters prohibited. Any person who introduces, places, or causes to be introduced or placed, any nonindigenous aquatic plant into any public waters of the state shall be in violation of this chapter. For purposes of this section, the unintentional adherence to a boat or boat trailer of a nonindigenous aquatic plant, and its subsequent unintentional transportation or dispersal in the course of common and ordinary boating activities and practices, does not constitute a violation of this chapter. (Acts 1995, No. 95-767, p. 1813, §3.)
AL Code § 9-20-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 20 - Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act.|Section 9-20-4 - Exemption for Possession of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants.

Section 9-20-4Exemption for possession of nonindigenous aquatic plants. Any person who possesses, through natural dispersion, an aquatic plant which is prohibited from being introduced or placed in a public water of the state pursuant to Section 9-20-3, and the possession poses neither danger or intent to further disperse the aquatic plant by means of transportation or other action, shall not be guilty of a violation of this chapter. (Acts 1995, No. 95-767, p. 1813, §4.)
AL Code § 9-20-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 20 - Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act.|Section 9-20-5 - Rules, Regulations, or Standards.

Section 9-20-5Rules, regulations, or standards. The department shall establish, adopt, promulgate, modify, repeal, or suspend any rules, regulations, or standards as necessary for the proper administration, implementation and enforcement of this chapter. The rules, regulations, or standards shall include, without limitation, a list of all nonindigenous aquatic plants which are prohibited from being placed or introduced into public waters of the state pursuant to Section 9-20-3. (Acts 1995, No. 95-767, p. 1813, §5.)
AL Code § 9-20-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 20 - Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act.|Section 9-20-6 - Penalties.

Section 9-20-6Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter, or any rule, regulation, or standard adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance with Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12. (Acts 1995, No. 95-767, p. 1813, §6.)
AL Code § 9-20-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 20 - Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act.|Section 9-20-7 - Construction With Other Law.

Section 9-20-7Construction with other law. No section of this chapter shall be construed as repealing any other laws of the state but shall be held and construed as ancillary and supplemental thereto. (Acts 1995, No. 95-767, p. 1813, §8.)
AL Code § 9-21-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 21 - Alabama Aquatic Plant Management Act.|Section 9-21-1 - Short Title.

Section 9-21-1Short title.  This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Aquatic Plant Management Act. (Act 2013-384, p. 1442, §1.)
AL Code § 9-21-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 21 - Alabama Aquatic Plant Management Act.|Section 9-21-2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 9-21-2Legislative findings.  The Legislature finds that the management and stewardship of aquatic plants is important to the State of Alabama. It is the intent of the Legislature that the management of aquatic plants in the waters of the Tennessee River be carried out under the general supervision and stewardship of a board, as preventing the spread of and managing the infestation of invasive aquatic plants in public waters of the Tennessee River and its tributaries is best accomplished through coordinated educational and management activities. (Act 2013-384, p. 1442, §2.)