Title 9 — Title 9

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) PARK. Any area of land primarily valuable for recreational purposes because of its scenic, historic, prehistoric,…

Sites in State Park System. All parks, parkways, monuments and historic sites now owned or hereafter established or acquired by the state shall constitute the state park system (except Mound State Monument, the First White House of the Confederacy and all monuments and historic s…

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Parks may, with certain exceptions set out in this article, enter into contracts with persons, firms or corporations to maintain and operate concessions within the state park areas for the welfare of the general pu…

Responsibility for Maintenance of State Facilities Leased. (a) For any concession contract authorizing occupancy by the concessionaire of any portion of the state park system, the Division of Parks shall prepare an invitation to bid, which shall include a summary of the terms and…

Opening of Bids; Original Bids and Documents to Be Retained and Open to Public Inspection. (a) The Division of Parks shall advertise for sealed bids on all concessions by publication of notice thereof one time in a newspaper published in Montgomery County, Alabama, or in any othe…

Contracts; Rejection of All Bids; Negotiation of Contract. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall require and set appropriate bonds (but in no event in an amount less than $50,000.00 per $1,000,000.00 or fraction thereof of the construction, equipping an…

Charges; Periodic Review, Etc., of Rates and Charges; Inclusion of Terms and Conditions for Protection of State Against Loss of Investment. (a) All concession contracts authorizing occupancy of any portion of the state park system shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidde…

Submission of Financial Statements with Bids; Verification of Same. No person, firm or corporation shall be granted a concession contract who or which does not have sufficient financial resources to properly operate a concession. All bidders for concessions must submit with their…

No concession contract awarded may be cancelled except as provided for therein. History: (Acts 1971, No. 2440, p. 3900, §8; Acts 1975, No. 1208, p. 2521, §3.)

No concession contract shall be granted, the term of which exceeds six years, unless the concessionaire is required by the terms of the contract to expend major monetary sums for the purpose of improving, furnishing, equipping or enlarging existing facilities or constructing and/…

Chief Examiner of Department of Public Accounts and Governor. All concession contracts entered into by virtue of the provisions of this article shall be consummated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided, that all such contracts must have the written …

The provisions of this article shall not apply to or authorize the leasing of any tent camping or trailer park facility, except at Camden State Park, nor do the provisions of this article authorize, for a period of three years beginning with the date of the official opening of al…

The granite monument marking the site of Fort Louis de la Mobile, founded by Iberville and Bienville, and the 25 feet square parcel of land upon which the monument is erected is a part of the public property of the state and must be cared for by the Division of Parks. History: (C…

Highways to Lands in State Park System. The State Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered upon the request of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to construct, reconstruct and maintain roads leading from a state highway to any land inclu…

System and State Owned Public Fishing Lake Areas. After September 8, 1967, the State Department of Transportation may have the duty and responsibility of repairing and maintaining all roads and bridges within the state parks system and state owned public fishing lake areas. Histo…

Appropriations of Moneys for Improvement, Operation, Etc., of State Park System. Any county and any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama is hereby authorized and empowered to donate, convey and grant to the State of Alabama any land owned by it or which it may hereaf…

(a) Notwithstanding any other laws, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is prohibited from selling, trading, or rearranging any lands within the boundaries of Monte Sano State Park in Madison County, Alabama. (b) It is the intent of subsection (a) to preserve at …

(a) Any active or retired member of the United States Armed Forces, including any reserve component thereof, or the National Guard, upon presentation of an appropriate active or retired military identification card, shall be granted free admission to any state park operated by th…

Each state park that has a lodging facility and restaurant may sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption Monday through Saturday, except that in those facilities which currently allow Sunday sales, alcoholic beverages may be sold for on-premises consumption each day of…