Title 9

In the event that a state agency other than the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may hereafter be charged with such responsibility as is in this article charged to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the term “Commissioner of Conserva…

This article shall be considered supplemental and additional to Sections 9-10-30 through 9-10-47 and to any and all other laws and confers sufficient authority in and of itself for the purposes set forth herein. It shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes of provid…

The organization and establishment of the agency shall be as follows: (1) The county commission of any county or counties lying within the State of Alabama which may elect to come within the provisions of this article shall indicate its desire to participate therein by the adopti…

To become a corporation, members of the board of directors of the agency shall present to the Secretary of State an application signed by them which shall state: (Acts 1965, No. 827, p. 1549, §3.)

Upon completion of the membership of the board of directors and incorporation as provided in this article, the board members shall meet in an organizational session at the place of its main office and elect a chairman, vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer, but the office of…

The corporation organized and established under this article shall have the following powers, subject only to the limitations described hereinafter: (1) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) To adopt, use and alter a corporate seal…

(a) Before any construction work on any project may be undertaken by any corporation created under the terms of this article, said corporation shall apply to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources for a permit authorizing the proposed development. The corporation …

All contracts for construction work and purchases of materials shall be awarded on the basis of competitive bids. Before construction is started on any project, the corporation shall advertise for sealed bids once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general ci…

The corporation is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for issuance of its bonds from time to time in an amount not to exceed $____ for any of its corporate purposes, including the refunding of its bonds. Such bonds may be used for paying in whole or in part the cost of th…

The counties and municipalities located within the boundaries of the irrigation district or districts to be established by the provisions of this article are hereby authorized and empowered to contribute to the work of the agency any amount or amounts of money that their respecti…

The county commission of any county of this state is hereby authorized to declare by the adoption of an appropriate resolution the need for the formation of a county water conservation and irrigation corporation or other such corporation as provided for in this article. Upon the …

(a) The certificate of incorporation of the corporation shall state: (b) The certificate of incorporation shall be signed and acknowledged by the incorporators before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgments of deeds, and the certificate of incorpora…

The certificate of incorporation with the documents attached shall be filed with the judge of probate of the county and the Secretary of State, who shall forthwith receive and record the same. When such certificate is so filed the corporation referred to therein shall come into e…

All powers of the corporation shall be exercised by the board of directors or pursuant to its authority. The directors shall be elected by the county commission for staggered terms of office as follows: two years, three years, four years, five years and six years. Thereafter the …

A corporation organized and established under the provisions of this article shall have the following powers, subject only to the limitations described in Section 9-10-35 following: (1) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) To adop…

(a) Before any construction work on any project may be undertaken by any corporation created under the terms of this article, said corporation shall apply to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources for a permit authorizing the proposed development. The corporation …

(a) Any such corporation is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of bonds of the corporation for any of its corporate purposes, including the refunding of its bonds. The principal of and the interest on any issue of such bonds shall be payable solely from, …

(a) The corporation may provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this article, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest ac…

(a) At the discretion of the corporation, any bonds issued under the provisions of this article may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the corporation and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or withou…

Bonds issued by the corporation under the provisions of this article are hereby made securities in which the state and all political subdivisions of this state, their officers, boards, commissions, departments or other agencies, all banks, bankers, savings banks, trust companies,…

No bond or other obligation of such a corporation shall be deemed to be the obligation of or a claim against the state or a county thereof. (Acts 1955, No. 539, p. 1186, §12.)

The exercise of the powers granted by this article will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state for the purpose of conserving natural resources, for the increase of commerce and prosperity and for the improvement of health and living conditions. Since the op…

All counties, cities, towns and other political subdivisions and all public departments, agencies and commissions of the State of Alabama, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant or convey to the corporation at its …

Before construction is started on any project, the corporation shall advertise for sealed bids once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the project or undertaking is to be located. The corporation may also advertise i…

Each project constructed or operated by such corporation shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair. (Acts 1955, No. 539, p. 1186, §15.)

No officer of the corporation shall have any interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded or in the profit to be derived therefrom. The violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall work a forfeiture of office a…

The authorized agents and employees of the corporation may enter upon any lands, waters and premises in this state for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and examinations as it may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes of this article, and such entry shal…

In the event that a state agency other than the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may hereafter be charged with such responsibility as is in this article charged to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the term “said Commissioner of Con…