Section 22-22A-1 – Short Title.

Section 22-22A-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “the Alabama Environmental Management Act.” (Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §1.)

Section 22-22A-10 – Transfer of Functions, Personnel, Equipment, etc., of Coastal Area Board to Office of State Planning and Federal Programs; Exception.

Section 22-22A-10 Transfer of functions, personnel, equipment, etc., of coastal area board to Office of State Planning and Federal Programs; exception. (a) On October 1, 1982, all functions of the Coastal Area Board, as set forth in Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-22, except those which relate to permitting, regulatory and enforcement functions, shall be transferred to […]

Section 22-22A-11 – Alabama Department of Environmental Management Fund.

Section 22-22A-11 Alabama Department of Environmental Management Fund. There is hereby created a fund known as the Alabama Department of Environmental Management Fund. This fund shall consist of: (1) all appropriations; (2) all grants, gifts, bequests or donations; (3) all money derived through any source of federal aid; (4) all fees; (5) all moneys from […]

Section 22-22A-12 – Coastal Resources Advisory Committee; Composition; Terms; Chairman; Meetings.

Section 22-22A-12 Coastal Resources Advisory Committee; composition; terms; chairman; meetings. (a) There is hereby created a Coastal Resources Advisory Committee to advise the department and the Office of State Planning and Federal Programs on all matters concerning the coastal area. The committee shall consist of not less than seven members who shall be predominantly from […]

Section 22-22A-13 – Effect of Chapter on Powers of Attorney General.

Section 22-22A-13 Effect of chapter on powers of Attorney General. All remedies for the prevention and abatement of pollution given to the Attorney General through the authority of this chapter are merely cumulative. Except as provided in subdivisions (12) and (15) of Section 22-22A-5 nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as negating or destroying […]

Section 22-22A-15 – Chapter Does Not Repeal Section 22-30-5.1.

Section 22-22A-15 Chapter does not repeal Section 22-30-5.1. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to repeal in whole or in part any provision of Section 22-30-5.1. (Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §14(e); Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-131, p. 137, §1.)

Section 22-22A-16 – Pollution Control Grant Fund.

Section 22-22A-16 Pollution Control Grant Fund. (a) There is hereby created a fund known as the Pollution Control Grant Fund. This fund shall consist of (1) All appropriations made to the fund; and (2) All grants, gifts, bequests or donations made to the fund from any source whatsoever. This fund shall be used and expended […]

Section 22-22A-17 – Navigable Waters Dredging Fund.

Section 22-22A-17 Navigable Waters Dredging Fund. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the budget proposed each year for the Alabama Department of Environmental Management shall include as a line item in the General Fund Budget the Navigable Waters Dredging Fund for the dredging of the navigable waters of this state and for sediment reuse. The […]

Section 22-22A-2 – Legislative Intent and Purposes of Chapter.

Section 22-22A-2 Legislative intent and purposes of chapter. The Legislature finds the resources of the state must be managed in a manner compatible with the environment, and the health and welfare of the citizens of the state. To respond to the needs of its environment and citizens, the state must have a comprehensive and coordinated […]

Section 22-22A-3 – Definitions.

Section 22-22A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context or by legislation governing functions transferred by this chapter, shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management, established by this chapter. (2) DIRECTOR. The director of […]

Section 22-22A-4 – Department of Environmental Management Created; Principal Office; Director; Deputy Director; Divisions and Division Chiefs; Transfer of Functions; Designation as State Environmental Control Agency, etc.; Contract With Health Department for Routine Bacteriological Analyses.

Section 22-22A-4 Department of Environmental Management created; principal office; director; deputy director; divisions and division chiefs; transfer of functions; designation as State Environmental Control Agency, etc.; contract with Health Department for routine bacteriological analyses. (a) There is hereby created and established the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to carry out the purposes of this chapter […]

Section 22-22A-5 – Powers and Functions of Department; Representation of Department by Attorney General in Legal Actions.

Section 22-22A-5 Powers and functions of department; representation of department by Attorney General in legal actions. In addition to any other powers and functions which may be conferred upon it by law, the department is authorized beginning October 1, 1982 to: (1) Administer appropriate portions of Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-20, which relate to permitting, regulatory […]

Section 22-22A-6 – Environmental Management Commission; Powers and Duties; Composition; Meetings; Compensation; Expenses; Ethical Requirements.

Section 22-22A-6 Environmental Management Commission; powers and duties; composition; meetings; compensation; expenses; ethical requirements. (a) There is hereby created a seven member Environmental Management Commission of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management which shall have the following duties: (1) To select a director for the Department of Environmental Management and to advise the director on […]

Section 22-22A-7 – Hearings and Procedures Before Commission; Appeal and Review.

Section 22-22A-7 Hearings and procedures before commission; appeal and review. (a) Beginning October 1, 1982, the Environmental Management Commission, in addition to any other authority which may be conferred upon it by law, shall have the power to: (1) Develop and prescribe its own hearing procedures, unless otherwise specified by law; and (2) Administer oaths, […]

Section 22-22A-8 – Adoption of Rules, Regulations and Standards; Review by Director; Public Notice and Hearing.

Section 22-22A-8 Adoption of rules, regulations and standards; review by director; public notice and hearing. (a) All rules, regulations or standards shall be adopted by and promulgated by the Environmental Management Commission. With the exception of editorial changes, no rule, regulation or standard shall be adopted, amended or repealed unless such rule, regulation or standard […]

Section 22-22A-9 – Transfer of Functions, Personnel, Equipment, Funds, etc., to Department of Environmental Management.

Section 22-22A-9 Transfer of functions, personnel, equipment, funds, etc., to Department of Environmental Management. (a) All employees engaged in duties pertaining to the functions transferred by this chapter to the department, shall be assigned to the department on October 1, 1982, to perform their usual duties, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter […]