Section 22-37A-6 – Designating Safe State as Accreditation Agency; Powers of Safe State.
Section 22-37A-6 Designating Safe State as accreditation agency; powers of Safe State. (a) Safe State, a division of the University of Alabama, is designated as the state accreditation agency for lead hazard training. (b) Subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Safe State shall establish a program to review and accredit lead training courses in […]
Section 22-35-4 – Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
Section 22-35-4 Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund. There is hereby created the Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund, hereinafter referred to as the “fund,” to be administered by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. The fund shall be used by the department as a revolving fund for carrying […]
Section 22-36-7 – Rules and Regulations to Establish and Protect Wellhead Areas.
Section 22-36-7 Rules and regulations to establish and protect wellhead areas. The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to establish and protect wellhead areas, associated with public water supply systems, from contaminants which may have any adverse effect on the health of persons. The development and implementation of rules […]
Section 22-37A-7 – Certification; Violation.
Section 22-37A-7 Certification; violation. (a) Persons engaged in lead hazard reduction activities shall be certified by the board and observe proper removal procedures and precautions, as established by the rules adopted by the board. The board may enforce such rules by order. (b) An owner or operator of an entity engaged in lead hazard reduction […]
Section 22-35-5 – Fee; Withdrawals; Disposition of Funds; Liability for Clean-Up Costs; Audit.
Section 22-35-5 Fee; withdrawals; disposition of funds; liability for clean-up costs; audit. (a) Every owner of an underground or aboveground storage tank as defined in this chapter shall pay an Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund fee as established by the provisions of this chapter to be paid to the department. During the first […]
Section 22-36-8 – Availability to Public of Records, Reports, or Information Obtained Under Chapter.
Section 22-36-8 Availability to public of records, reports, or information obtained under chapter. Any records, reports, or information obtained under this chapter shall be available to the public; except that upon a showing satisfactory to the department by any person that records, reports or information, or a particular part thereof to which the department has […]
Section 22-37A-8 – Injunctive Relief.
Section 22-37A-8 Injunctive relief. If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate Section 22-37A-5 or Section 22-37A-7 or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, the State Health Officer or a county health officer, as appropriate, may institute a civil suit in his or her own […]
Section 22-35-6 – Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund Management Board Created; Composition; Powers and Duties; Compensation.
Section 22-35-6 Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund Management Board created; composition; powers and duties; compensation. (a) There is hereby created the Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund Management Board, hereinafter referred to as the “management board,” comprised of nine voting members: One member appointed by the Governor for a three-year […]
Section 22-36-9 – Penalties.
Section 22-36-9 Penalties. (a) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or rule, regulation or standard adopted under this chapter, shall be punished by a fine of no more than $25,000.00 per day of violation or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both. If the conviction is for […]
Section 22-35-7 – Financial Responsibility Requirements for Taking Response Action.
Section 22-35-7 Financial responsibility requirements for taking response action. (a) The financial responsibility requirements for taking response action by underground motor fuel storage tank owners or operators shall be set at five thousand dollars ($5,000) per occurrence, and for aboveground tank owners or operators the financial responsibility requirements shall be set at ten thousand dollars […]