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AL Code § 22-27-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 1 - Solid Wastes Disposal Act.|Section 22-27-18 - Solid Waste Fund; Alabama Recycling Fund.

Section 22-27-18Solid Waste Fund; Alabama Recycling Fund. (a) There are established separate special revenue trust funds in the State Treasury to be known as the Solid Waste Fund (SWF) and the Alabama Recycling Fund (ARF). These funds shall be used for the purposes set forth in this article and for no other governmental purposes, nor shall any portion hereof ever be available to borrow from by any branch of government, it being the intent of the Legislature that these funds and their increments shall remain intact and inviolate for the purposes set out in this article. Any interest or earnings on the funds shall be credited only to the funds. (b) The funds shall be audited annually by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. (c) No funds shall be withdrawn or expended from the funds created in subdivision (a) except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, and 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations act or other appropriation acts. (Act 2008-151, p. 244, §2.)
AL Code § 22-27-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 2 - Financing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Facilities.|Section 22-27-20 - Definitions.

Section 22-27-20Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (2) MUNICIPALITY. A municipal corporation in the state. (3) STATE. The State of Alabama. (4) SOLID WASTES DISPOSAL ACT. Article 1 of this chapter. (5) SOLID WASTES COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES. All real and personal property, including land, structures, trucks and other motor vehicles, incinerators, sanitary landfills, compost plants and other property of any kind used or useful for collection and disposal, or either, of solid wastes, as that term is defined in the Solid Wastes Disposal Act. Wherever any term defined in Section 22-27-2 of the Solid Wastes Disposal Act is used in this article, the said term shall be deemed to have the same meaning as that ascribed to it in Section 22-27-2 of the Solid Wastes Disposal Act. (Acts 1971, No. 1197, p. 2068, §2.)
AL Code § 22-27-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 2 - Financing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Facilities.|Section 22-27-21 - Purpose and Construction of Article.

Section 22-27-21Purpose and construction of article. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize each county in the state to finance the acquisition by such county of facilities for the collection and disposal of solid wastes by the sale and issuance of interest-bearing warrants of such county and to refund any warrants issued under this article. This article shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1971, No. 1197, p. 2068, §1.)
AL Code § 22-27-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 2 - Financing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Facilities.|Section 22-27-22 - Authority of Counties to Issue and Sell Warrants; Full Faith and Credit of County Pledged to Payment; Restrictions on Use of Proceeds.

Section 22-27-22Authority of counties to issue and sell warrants; full faith and credit of county pledged to payment; restrictions on use of proceeds. Each county shall have the power from time to time to sell and issue interest-bearing warrants of such county for the purpose of paying costs to that county of acquiring and providing solid wastes collection and disposal facilities. Such warrants may be in such denomination or denominations, may have such maturity or maturities not exceeding 30 years from their date, may bear interest from their date at such rate or rates payable at such times, may be payable at such place or places within or without the state, may be sold at such time or times and in such manner, whether publicly or privately, may be executed in such manner and may contain such terms not in conflict with the provisions of this article, all as the county commission of such county may provide in the proceedings wherein the warrants are authorized to be issued. All such warrants shall evidence general obligation indebtedness of the county by which they are issued, and the full faith and credit of the county shall be irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon. The proceeds derived from the sale of any such warrants shall be used solely for the purpose for which they are authorized to be issued, including the payment of any expenses incurred in connection with the issuance thereof. (Acts 1971, No. 1197, p. 2068, §3.)
AL Code § 22-27-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 2 - Financing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Facilities.|Section 22-27-24 - Refunding Warrants.

Section 22-27-24Refunding warrants. Each such county may, in like manner, from time to time, issue refunding warrants, either by sale or by exchange, for the purpose of refunding a like or greater principal amount of warrants then outstanding which were issued under the provisions of this article and the interest thereon and paying any premium necessary to be paid to retire the outstanding warrants refunded thereby. The provisions of this article applicable to the warrants so refunded shall likewise be applicable to such refunding warrants. (Acts 1971, No. 1197, p. 2068, §5.)
AL Code § 22-27-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 2 - Financing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Facilities.|Section 22-27-25 - Investment of Trust Funds in Warrants.

Section 22-27-25Investment of trust funds in warrants. Unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof or by the document that is the source of authority, a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or one acting in any other fiduciary capacity may, in addition to any other investment powers, invest trust funds in warrants issued under the provisions of this article. (Acts 1971, No. 1197, p. 2068, §6.)
AL Code § 22-27-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 2 - Financing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Facilities.|Section 22-27-26 - Warrants and Interest Coupons as Claims Against County.

Section 22-27-26Warrants and interest coupons as claims against county. The issuance of warrants and any interest coupons applicable thereto, pursuant to the provisions of this article and in accordance with the authorization of the county commission issuing such warrants, shall be deemed to constitute an audit and allowance by such county commission of a claim, in the aggregate principal amount of such warrants and interest coupons, against the county and against any tax proceeds and any revenues, or either thereof, pledged for payment of such warrants pursuant to the provisions of this article. No proof of registration or other audit or allowance of such claim shall be required, and such warrants and interest coupons shall, from and after the date of their lawful issuance, be deemed to be allowed claims against the county by which they were issued and against any tax proceeds and revenues, or either, so pledged therefor. (Acts 1971, No. 1197, p. 2068, §7.)
AL Code § 22-27-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 2 - Financing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Facilities.|Section 22-27-27 - Conflicts With Other Laws; Section 11-8-10 Not Applicable to Warrants Issued Under This Article.

Section 22-27-27Conflicts with other laws; Section 11-8-10 not applicable to warrants issued under this article. Insofar as the provisions of this article may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this article shall control. It is specifically declared that the provisions of Section 11-8-10 shall not be applicable to the warrants issued under the provisions of this article. (Acts 1971, No. 1197, p. 2068, §8.)
AL Code § 22-27-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 3 - Solid Waste Management Plan.|Section 22-27-41 - Legislative Purpose.

Section 22-27-41Legislative purpose. The purpose of this article is to protect the public health and the state's environmental quality and to serve the public by recognizing the responsibilities of units of local government for the orderly management of solid wastes generated within their jurisdictions, and to require that decisions about the management of solid wastes shall be based on comprehensive local, regional and state planning. The terms and obligations of this article shall be liberally construed to achieve remedies intended. (Acts 1989, No. 89-824, p. 1638, §2.)
AL Code § 22-27-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 3 - Solid Waste Management Plan.|Section 22-27-42 - Legislative Intent.

Section 22-27-42Legislative intent. In furtherance of the policies and purposes set forth herein, it is the intent of this legislation: (1) To develop an integrated system of planning for solid waste management in the state by local governments, regional planning commissions and the department; (2) To put in place the necessary procedures so that an effective and integrated statewide network of solid waste management facilities may be planned, developed and operated for the benefit of the people of the state; (3) To assure that solid waste management planning and implementation activities should, to the extent economically feasible, encourage: a. Reduction of the amount of source waste generated; b. Source separation and recycling; and c. Waste processing such as the utilization of a waste-to-energy technology to reduce the volume of waste necessary for land disposal. (4) To facilitate the siting of solid waste management facilities as required to meet present and projected state and local needs; (5) To facilitate the reduction of solid waste volumes within the state; (6) To foster and encourage recycling of solid wastes as an alternative to disposal; (7) To assure public involvement in the development and implementation of plans for the management of solid wastes; (8) To encourage private industry to continue to play a key role in the state's solid waste management programs; (9) To assure that solid waste management facilities and services are provided to state residents in a manner which assures their availability at reasonable costs; and (10) To assure that the creation, licensing, and operation of landfill solid waste disposal facilities should be limited to what is reasonably required to service the needs of the inhabitants and businesses of this state, having regard for alternative technologies for waste reduction, management and disposal. (Acts 1989, No. 89-824, p. 1638, §3.)
AL Code § 22-27-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 3 - Solid Waste Management Plan.|Section 22-27-43 - Definitions.

Section 22-27-43Definitions. All terms used in this article shall be defined as such terms are defined in Section 22-27-2. (Acts 1989, No. 89-824, p. 1638, §4.)
AL Code § 22-27-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 3 - Solid Waste Management Plan.|Section 22-27-44 - Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee.

Section 22-27-44Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee. There is hereby created a twelve member Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee to advise on the development of the Solid Waste Management Plan. The committee members shall be named as follows: two representatives designated by the Governor who shall be private citizens and who shall have been residents of the state for at least two years; two representatives designated by the State Health Officer; two representatives designated by the board of directors of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama; two representatives designated by the board of directors of the Alabama League of Municipalities; one member of the Alabama Environmental Management Commission selected by the commission; one representative from the Alabama Chapter of the Government Refuse Collection and Disposal Association selected from its membership by its board of directors; president of the Alabama Conservancy; and the chairman of the committee who shall be the chief of the Solid Waste Branch of the Department of Environmental Management. Said committee shall meet as necessary and shall advise the director of the Department of Environmental Management regarding the general development of the Solid Waste Management Plan and about such other specific matters as he shall bring to the committee's attention. Committee members shall serve without pay, but shall be reimbursed by the department for their actual expenses. (Acts 1989, No. 89-824, p. 1638, §5.)
AL Code § 22-27-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 3 - Solid Waste Management Plan.|Section 22-27-46 - Regional Planning and Development Commissions.

Section 22-27-46Regional planning and development commissions. (a) Not later than six months from May 16, 1989, each regional planning and development commission in the state shall prepare and adopt a regional needs assessment evaluating solid waste management needs in their respective regions. This regional needs assessment shall be submitted to the department for information and review and shall be considered by units of local government within the region in the development of their individual plans as required herein. Thereafter, the assessment shall be revised and submitted to the department and local governments in the region annually. The regional needs assessment shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) An evaluation of the amount of solid waste generated within the region and the amount of remaining disposal capacity, expressed in years, at each solid waste disposal facility within the region; (2) An evaluation of the needs of all localities within the district as to the adequacy or inadequacy of solid waste collection, transportation and disposal within those localities; (3) A projection of the expected population and business growth in the region, including specific estimates of the types of businesses which may be entering and leaving the region and the resulting impact such changes will likely have on waste volumes generated in the region; (4) An evaluation of the environmental, economic and other relevant factors which would be implicated by acceptance of solid waste from beyond the boundaries of the region. (b) In addition to the development of and periodic revision of an assessment of the region's solid waste management needs, each regional planning commission shall: (1) Evaluate, as necessary, the solid waste management needs of all local governments within their regions; (2) Formulate, as requested, recommendations to local governments on solid waste management issues including the feasibility of joint efforts within the region acting to develop and operate a solid waste management or disposal facility and foster cooperation on such matters; (3) Provide, upon request, assistance to local governments within the region to formulate their own plans for evaluating needs and providing adequate solid waste management within their jurisdictions; and (4) Serve as a clearinghouse for local governments in the region regarding solid waste management information. (Acts 1989, No. 89-824, p. 1638, §7.)
AL Code § 22-27-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 3 - Solid Waste Management Plan.|Section 22-27-49 - Moratorium on Issuance of Permits.

Section 22-27-49Moratorium on issuance of permits. (a) For the purpose of evaluating solid waste management problems facing the state and to allow for the development of comprehensive plans to identify and provide for the state's solid waste management needs, there is hereby imposed a moratorium on the issuance by the Department of Environmental Management of any new or modified permits or transfers of existing permits for solid waste management facilities which receive or are intended to receive wastes not generated by the permittee. Said moratorium shall not apply to industrial landfills receiving waste generated in state only by the permittee. Modifications for the limited purposes of changing liner and leachate collection design, changes in waste streams from within the facility's designated service area, changes in sequence of fill, and changes to incorporate new technology, or changes intended to bring a facility into compliance with statutes and regulations are specifically excluded from this moratorium. Said moratorium shall continue for a period of 24 months from May 16, 1989, or until the completion and adoption of the comprehensive state and local solid waste management plans required herein, whichever occurs first. The director is hereby authorized to waive the limitation imposed by this moratorium for a particular facility upon a finding based upon a recommendation by the State Health Officer and accompanied by a resolution from the host government. The request for waiver shall be initiated by resolution of the governing body of the jurisdiction which recognizes a potential crisis in solid waste management in the jurisdiction unless a permit application or modification for a facility intended to serve the area is approved. Said resolution shall be adopted at a public meeting of the governing body following publication of at least one notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Said resolution shall request the State Health Officer to determine if the situation poses a threat to human health or the environment within the jurisdiction based upon substantive criteria to be established by rule of the State Board of Health. In the event the State Health Officer so certifies, the moratorium may be waived and the director may issue a permit or modification for the limited purpose of serving the jurisdiction or jurisdictions identified in the State Health Officer's certification. (b) Any application approved by A.D.E.M. during the moratorium period pursuant to solid waste siting shall encourage recycling of said solid waste. (Acts 1989, No. 89-824, p. 1638, §§10, 11.)
AL Code § 22-27-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 4 - Disposal of Waste Cooking Grease and Animal Byproducts.|Section 22-27-70 - Definitions.

Section 22-27-70Definitions. When used herein the following words and terms shall have meaning ascribed below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT. Any food service establishment, retail food store, public or private school, food processing establishment, or other establishment where food is sold or offered for sale; or any establishment that slaughters, fabricates, bones, or processes animals, poultry, or fish, whether or not required by law to be licensed or permitted by an agency of the State of Alabama. (2) DISPOSE. To discard or carry away, whether personally or by and through a contractor, and whether for the purposes of recycling, reuse, or reprocessing or for ultimate elimination. (3) INEDIBLE ANIMAL BY-PRODUCT. Any bone, fat, offal, carcass, blood, skin, hide, tallow, lard, feather, horn, hoof, or any other solid by-product derived from any animal, poultry, or fish, as part of the operation of a commercial establishment; but not to include post-consumer waste from retail food service establishments or commercial kitchens. (4) WASTE COOKING GREASE. Grease, fat, or oil, whether derived from plant or animal or any combination thereof, previously used in the cooking or preparation of food for animal or human consumption and is no longer suitable for such use. (Act 2001-661, p. 1383, §1.)
AL Code § 22-27-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 4 - Disposal of Waste Cooking Grease and Animal Byproducts.|Section 22-27-71 - Disposal in Approved Manners.

Section 22-27-71Disposal in approved manners.  All commercial establishments, except nonlicensed or permitted family farms, which produce waste cooking grease or any inedible animal by-product in the course of doing business shall dispose of such grease or by-product only in a manner approved by the agency granting a license or permit to operate the establishment, if applicable, or in any case in a manner approved by the Department of Agriculture and Industries, Department of Environmental Management, Department of Public Health, or local water and wastewater utilities, as appropriate. (Act 2001-661, p. 1383, §2.)
AL Code § 22-27-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 4 - Disposal of Waste Cooking Grease and Animal Byproducts.|Section 22-27-72 - Compliance With Section 22-27-71.

Section 22-27-72Compliance with Section 22-27-71.  Failure to comply with the provisions of Section 22-27-71 are grounds for the refusal of or suspension of a license or permit otherwise required by law. (Act 2001-661, p. 1383, §3.)
AL Code § 22-27-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 27 - Solid Waste.|Article 4 - Disposal of Waste Cooking Grease and Animal Byproducts.|Section 22-27-73 - Violations of Article.

Section 22-27-73Violations of article. Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Act 2001-661, p. 1383, §4.)