Title 9 — Title 9

As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) USED LANDS. Lands that are being utilized for the specific and immediate purposes of the state or of any institution or de…

Unused Lands. (a) If at any future time any institution or department of the State of Alabama shall deem it advisable to make use of any unused land owned by it, it shall notify the Land Agent, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, who shall place said land on the “us…

(a) The state, a county, a municipality, any other governmental entity, or any quasi- governmental entity, following the purchase of any real property with public funds for any reason, shall disclose information concerning the purchase within 60 days following the purchase. If th…

Owned by State Institutions or Departments. It shall be the duty of the Land Agent, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, to cause maps of each county of the State of Alabama to be prepared, showing thereon the location of any real estate owned by any institution or d…

for County Tax Assessors; Notice of Acquisition or Disposition of Lands. The Land Agent, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, upon completion of records covering used lands and unused lands of the State of Alabama and institutions or departments of the State of Alaba…

It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to ascertain what, if any, lands the state or any institution thereof is entitled to which have not been received, allocated to or set aside to the state or such institution and to take immediate and app…

Use of Same for Purpose for Which Suited. It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as to all unused lands owned by the State of Alabama or any institution or department thereof to determine the best use to which said lands may be adapted and, t…

Charges for Administration, Protection, Mapping, Etc. Any revenues that shall accrue from the lands so managed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources subject to costs of administration shall be the property of the department or institution to which the lands belo…

In no case shall the charges for administering, managing, protecting, or developing the lands exceed 10 percent of the gross income derived from the lands. History: (Acts 1945, No. 341, p. 554, §9; Acts 1973, No. 1287, p. 2200, §1; Acts 1993, No. 93-631, p. 1077, §2.)

All funds which shall be retained by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources as charges against the income from any lands administered by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under authority of this article shall be delivered to the State Treasurer …

Lands, Etc. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered to sell or cause to be sold timber or minerals or other natural resources from all lands managed or controlled under authority of this article when in his opinion he deems such timber or minera…

Management, Etc., of Lands in Counties. This article and its provisions shall in nowise affect any local law or general law of local application governing ownership, management or control of lands in any county or counties or disposition of revenues derived therefrom. History: (A…

Policy Generally. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have jurisdiction over and control of all unused lands, so long as they remain such, and shall look after and protect such lands from depredation so far as may be possible and shall recommend to the Gove…

Forest Culture; Use of Same as State Forests or State Parks. It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as to all unused lands owned absolutely by the state to determine which of said lands are most suitable to be devoted to forest culture and to…

Indemnity Lands Patented to State by Federal Government; Utilization, Disposition, Etc., of Same Generally. (a) Title to all lands of the swamp and overflowed category or swamp and overflowed indemnity lands, which are, subsequent to September 5, 1951, patented to the State of Al…

Overflowed Lands, Etc. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to have complete management of, and supervision over lands which are known as school lands, as defined by Section 16-20-1, which lands are vested in or which…

The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall appoint a land clerk, with the approval of the Governor, who has had experience in dealing with public lands and who understands the system of survey and platting of the public lands of the United States. History: (Acts…

Whenever in the judgment of the Governor or the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources it is proper that any of the lands described in Sections 9-15- 31 and 9-15-32 should be examined or evidence obtained for the protection of any of these lands, the land clerk may be…

and Trespass Laws - School Lands. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered to have forestry practiced upon school lands, to supervise and inaugurate sound practices of forestry thereon, to put into effect and enforce state fire and timber trespas…

and Trespass Laws - Swamp and Overflowed Lands. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered to have forestry practiced upon swamp and overflowed lands, to supervise and inaugurate sound practices of forestry thereon, to put into effect and enforce s…

With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to rent or lease school lands upon such terms as he deems advisable, and he is also hereby authorized and empowered to rent or lease school lands for the purposes of pro…

of Timber, Surveying of Lands, Investigation of Claims to Lands, Etc. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized and empowered to present civil actions in the name of the State of Alabama to clear title to school lands or for any other purposes fo…

Lands. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may sell or cause to be sold timber from school lands, swamp and overflowed lands, and other lands under the jurisdiction of the State Lands Division, or minerals from school lands or swamp and overflowed lands, when i…

Rentals or Leases - School Lands. The revenue derived from any sale of timber or minerals from, or rental or lease of, any school lands shall be paid by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to the Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the proper township or…

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall, where any of the lands of the state or of any institution of the state are scattered, undertake to see if such ownership may be concentrated by the exchange of such lands with individual owners. History: (Acts 1927, No. …

Rentals or Leases - Swamp and Overflowed Lands. The revenue derived from any sale of timber or minerals from, or rental or lease of, any swamp and overflow land owned by the Department of Mental Health shall be paid by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to the…

School land, as defined by Section 16-20-1, may be sold or exchanged for other lands by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources with the approval of the Governor and the State Superintendent of Education under the terms and conditions provided for in this article. …

All persons purchasing said lands shall be entitled to a patent to said lands, and the Governor of Alabama, if he deems advisable, when presented with the approval of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and the State Superintendent of Education shall cause pate…

Any revenue derived from the sale of school lands shall be paid by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to the Treasurer to be deposited to the proper township or townships as provided for by the Constitution and laws of Alabama. A report of such sale shall be i…

The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to exchange school lands for other lands of equal value, with the approval of the Governor and the State Superintendent of Education. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have the …

Swamp and overflowed lands may be leased, exchanged or sold by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources with the approval of the State Department of Mental Health. History: (Acts 1939, No. 581, p. 949, §14; Code 1940, T. 8, §246.)

All persons purchasing said lands shall be entitled to a patent to said lands, and the Governor of Alabama, when presented with the approval of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and State Department of Mental Health, shall cause patents to be issued to those …

Lands. Any revenue derived from the sale or adjustment of any swamp and overflowed lands as provided in this article shall be paid by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to the State Department of Mental Health. History: (Acts 1939, No. 581, p. 949, §17; Code 1…

All persons claiming title to any swamp and overflowed lands in this state under any alleged purchase or through any chain of title may submit their claims to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources together with such evidence of purchase or claim, whereupon the Co…

Overflowed Lands - When Required. For the purpose of facilitating the management and supervision of school lands and swamp and overflowed lands, upon the submission to the Secretary of State of legal and effective proof of any error or mistake, either of omission or commission, i…

Rights of Trust Beneficiaries or State Institutions; Department to Act as Technical Advisor. The duties and powers placed upon and vested in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources by this article are to be exercised in subordination to and without prejudice to the r…

Overflowed Lands - File of Proof Submitted. The Secretary of State shall maintain a file in his office where he shall keep copies of the proof submitted for the correction of errors or mistakes as provided for in this article. History: (Acts 1939, No. 581, p. 949, §19; Code 1940,…

Overflowed Lands - Certifications of Corrected Records. After the correction of any error or mistake in any record which pertains to such lands, the Secretary of State, in any subsequent certification of a corrected record, shall certify the corrected record, which record, so cor…

State Lands - Negotiation, Consummation and Administration of Contracts, Leases, Etc. All contracts, leases, and agreements for the sale of sand and gravel from the lands of the state which are not owned, occupied, or held in trust by or assigned or dedicated to any department, a…

State Lands - Disposition and Expenditure of Revenues. The revenues, including royalties, derived from the sale of sand and gravel or from leases for the purposes of the removal of sand and gravel from the public water bottoms of the State of Alabama and from the lands of the sta…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in the event a beach project to be undertaken by a coastal municipality as permitted by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to Section 9-15-56 requires the use of sand from the public…

(a) The state shall retain title to any lands of the state lying seaward of the mean high tide line that are filled in the course of a beach project undertaken by a coastal municipality pursuant to Article 11 of Chapter 47 of Title 11 with the permit of the Commissioner of the De…

(a) Upon application by a coastal municipality, the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, acting through the Lands Division of the department, shall issue a permit for the construction and maintenance of a beach project by the coastal municipality …

Trust by State, State Institutions, Etc.; Classification of Lands and Preparation of Records of Ownership. It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to ascertain the description and location of all lands to which the state holds the legal title …

Said records shall be prepared and kept in duplicate, one copy of each of said records being kept in the files of the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and one copy containing the record of the lands pertaining to each department or institution of the state, …

This article applies to all real property and interests therein owned by the State of Alabama and the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, corporations, and agencies of the state with the exception of those sales, transfers, and reversions set out in Section 9…

Sealed Bids. All sales and leases made by, or on behalf of, the State of Alabama, or any department, board, bureau, commission, institution, corporation, or agency, of real property or any interest therein owned by the State of Alabama having an appraised value of more than twent…

Each department, board, bureau, commission, institution, corporation, or agency which holds real property shall notify the Lands Division of the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of its desire and intention to sell or lease any of the real property and shall …

The Lands Division shall have the real property or the interests in the real property appraised by a real estate appraiser selected by the Lands Division who is licensed by the State Board of Appraisers prior to the advertisement of the sale of the property. If the Lands Division…

Determination as to Selling or Leasing; Acceptance or Rejection of Bids; Determination as to Whether Sale Be by Auction or Bids. After obtaining an appraisal on the real property and consulting with the chief executive officer of the department, board, bureau, commission, institu…