Title 9 — Title 9

The commission shall also appoint, with the advice and consent of the Governor, an Assistant State Forester, who shall hold at least a bachelor degree in forestry with considerable forestry experience. The Assistant State Forester shall serve as the chief assistant to the State F…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-402, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. The commission shall have its main offices in the City of Montgomery; provided, that it may establish other district or subdistrict offices throughout the state in such places as it may deem advisab…

No member of the commission, during the tenure of his office or within two years thereafter, shall be eligible for appointment as State Forester or for any employment under the commission. History: (Acts 1969, No. 764, p. 1354, §9.)

The commission shall have the power to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to all phases of forestry within this state, which rules and regulations when adopted shall have the force and effect of law. All rules and regulations of the Division of Forestry of the …

Vacancies. There shall be a State Geologist. In the event of a vacancy in the office of State Geologist from any cause, the most competent geologist available, either from the staff of the Geological Survey of Alabama or elsewhere, to be designated by the President of the Univers…

Whenever the State Geologist has in hand, ready for publication, material for a bulletin or any other report of his surveys and investigations of the mineral, agricultural or other natural resources of the state, he shall report the same to the Governor, and a committee consistin…

Bench Marks Along Highways, Etc. The State Geologist is hereby empowered and directed to cooperate with the United States Geological Survey in the execution of the topographic surveys of the State of Alabama in a manner sufficiently elaborate to prepare maps on scales which may b…

Subject to approval of the Director of Finance, the State Geologist is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Director of the United States Geological Survey whereby the expense of executing the field surveys and the preparation of the resulting maps for publication shall…

In order to carry out the provisions of Sections 9-4-11 and 9-4-12, it shall be lawful for any person or persons employed under this chapter to enter and cross all lands in the state, provided that in so doing no damage is done to private property. History: (Acts 1911, No. 367, p…

Students for Research, Etc. The State Geological Survey of Alabama and the State Oil and Gas Board may retain the services of faculty members or students of any institution of higher learning within the State of Alabama for the purposes of carrying on or supervising research and …

Required; Approval. In order to secure the services of any person who is qualified under the terms of Sections 9-4-14 through 9-4-19 to do research or experimental or promotional work for the Geological Survey of Alabama or the State Oil and Gas Board, such persons so retained or…

Contents. The written agreement between the person whose services are secured and the agency to which such services are to be applied as provided for in Sections 9-4-14 through 9-4-19 shall contain the terms, conditions and specifications of the duties and requirements of work wh…

Duties. No person shall be retained under the terms of Sections 9-4-14 through 9-4-19 at a time or for such duration which will unduly interfere with the ordinary duties of such faculty member or such student in the ordinary capacities in which he is engaged as such faculty membe…

By the execution of a service contract as specified in Sections 9-4-14 through 9-4- 19, the person whose services are hired or retained shall not be subject to the provisions of the state Merit System Act but shall be in the capacity of an independent contractor, and each contrac…

The amount of compensation which persons whose services are retained to do research, experimental, promotional and related work for the Geological Survey of Alabama and the State Oil and Gas Board shall be specified in the written agreement provided for and required by the terms …

(a) It shall be the duty of the State Geologist to devote his entire time to the administrative duties of his office and to making explorations and examinations of the mineral, agricultural, biological and other natural resources of the state so as to determine accurately the qua…

Subject to the provisions of the Merit System, the State Geologist may appoint, with the approval of the Governor, such assistants, including a competent chemist, for such periods and with such compensation as he may deem necessary to the best interests of the survey; provided, t…

of Alabama. The State Geologist and the Assistant State Geologist of the State Geological Survey of Alabama during their course of employment as such officials and under the conditions hereinafter set forth in Sections 9-4-4 through 9-4-7 shall be permitted to teach graduate or u…

Geologist. The teaching of courses connected with or related to the study of geology or affiliated or associated subjects by the State Geologist or Assistant State Geologist shall be permitted only during such time as will not unduly interfere with their employment with the State…

The State Geologist and the Assistant State Geologist shall receive as compensation for teaching classes under the conditions provided for in Sections 9- 4-4 through 9-4-7, in addition to the compensation which they receive for acting in their official capacities as State Geologi…

Teachers’ Retirement System. The act of teaching by the State Geologist or the Assistant State Geologist as specified and permitted under the terms of Sections 9-4-4 through 9-4-7 shall not entitle either of such officials to participate as members of the Teachers’ Retirement Sys…

The annual appropriation shall be devoted, so far as may be necessary to execute the purposes of this chapter, to the discharge of the expenses of the survey, including the compensation of all temporary and permanent assistants, traveling expenses of the geologist and geological …

Upon the requisition of the State Geologist, when approved by the Governor, the Comptroller shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount appropriated in such sums as may be needed from time to time for the purposes provided for in this chapter. For all expenditures made…

(a) There is hereby created the Minerals Resource Management Committee which shall consist of three members serving ex officio as follows: The State Geologist, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Director of Finance. (b) The chairmanship of the committe…

The Minerals Resource Management Committee shall meet once a month in Montgomery, Alabama and at such other times and in such other places as a majority of the committee shall designate. The members of the Minerals Resource Management Committee shall serve without compensation bu…

Recommendations. The major function of the Minerals Resource Management Committee is to maximize the income realized by the state from oil, gas and other mineral resources owned by the state. In order to fulfill this function, the Minerals Resource Management Committee is hereby …

This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Environmental Improvement Authorities Act of 1969.” History: (Acts 1969, No. 1117, p. 2060, §18.)

As security for payment of the principal and interest on bonds issued or obligations assumed by it, the authority may enter into a contract or contracts binding itself for the proper application of the proceeds of bonds and other funds, for the continued operation and maintenance…

Any resolution of the board or trust indenture under which bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may contain provisions creating a statutory mortgage lien in favor of the holders of such bonds and of the interest coupons applicable thereto on the equipmen…

All moneys derived from the sale of any bonds issued by the authority shall be used solely for the purpose or purposes for which the same are authorized and any costs and expenses incidental thereto. Such costs and expenses may include, but shall not be limited to: (1) The fiscal…

Instrumentalities of State. For the purpose of effecting the control, abatement or prevention of water, air or general environmental pollution or of aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement, operation…

The engaging in and aiding, assisting and promoting the control, abatement and prevention of water, air and general environmental pollution by an authority is hereby declared to be a governmental function. The authority shall not be liable for any tort, whether negligent or willf…

Each authority formed under this chapter, the property and income of the authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from such bonds or from any other sources, the interest and other profits from such bonds enuring to and received by the holders thereof, conveyances …

The authority shall submit to the Governor a detailed report of its activities during the previous year and of its financial condition. Such annual report shall be submitted as of October 1 of each year, excluding the year 1969. The governor may also require special interim repor…

to Incorporation, Issuance of Bonds, Etc. This chapter is intended to aid the state in the execution of its duties by providing appropriate and independent instrumentalities of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill their functions. The foregoing sections of this chap…

The following words and phrases used in this chapter and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof shall, in the absence of clear implication in this chapter otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a writte…

Public corporations may be formed under the provisions of this chapter for any one or more or all of the following purposes: (1) To undertake and to make or cause to be made engineering, technical, financial, legal and other appropriate studies and surveys with respect to water, …

Issuance of Executive Order by Governor. (a) In order to form a public corporation under the provisions of this chapter, any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall first file a written application with the Governor. Such application shall: (1) Contain a statement t…

(a) Within 40 days from and after the date of issuance by the Governor of his executive order authorizing the applicants to proceed to form a public corporation, as provided in Section 9-6-4, the applicants or not less than three of the applicants shall proceed to incorporate a p…

Each public corporation formed under this chapter shall be governed by a board of directors. All powers of the corporation shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The initial board shall consist of three directors appointed by the Governor from among the…

Whenever the described area of operation shall include three or more counties or portions thereof, there shall be created an advisory committee to consult with and assist the authority. The advisory committee shall consist of one member from each affected county who shall be a pe…

The authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of i…

Payment Generally. All bonds issued by the authority shall be signed by the chairman of its board or other chief executive officer and attested by its secretary, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto and any interest coupons applicable to the bonds of the authori…

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-721, p. 1227, §1.)

Secretary of State. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-721, p. 1227, §10.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-721, p. 1227, §2.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-721, p. 1227, §3.)

Secretary of State. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-721, p. 1227, §4.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-721, p. 1227, §5.)

Writing and Recorded. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-721, p. 1227, §6.)