Section 9-17-170 – Short Title.
Section 9-17-170 Short title. This article may be cited as the Alabama Propane Education and Research Act of 2009. (Act 2009-580 §1.)
Section 9-17-171 – Definitions.
Section 9-17-171 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AGRICULTURE. The art or science of cultivating the ground and raising and harvesting crops, including also feeding, breeding, and management of livestock and poultry; tillage; husbandry; or farming. The following items or areas fall within the definition of […]
Section 9-17-172 – Purpose.
Section 9-17-172 Purpose. It is hereby declared to be in the interest of public welfare that propane gas wholesalers are encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with the retail marketers in promoting and stimulating through research, education, marketing, and other methods, the increased and efficient distribution, use, and sale of propane gas. It is […]
Section 9-17-173 – Promotional Activities.
Section 9-17-173 Promotional activities. It is further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the State of Alabama that the propane gas industry be permitted by referendum to levy upon itself an assessment to be used to promote the industry through consumer education, safety and training, marketing, research […]
Section 9-17-136 – Liability of Owners and Operators.
Section 9-17-136 Liability of owners and operators. Whenever costs of plugging a coalbed methane gas well shall have been incurred by the board pursuant to this article and the board shall have authorized the expenditure of moneys from the fund pursuant to Section 9-17-135 for the purpose of plugging a coalbed methane gas well, the […]
Section 9-17-174 – Referendum for Assessment.
Section 9-17-174 referendum for assessment. (a) The qualified industry organization shall conduct at its own expense a referendum among wholesalers and retail marketers doing business in the State of Alabama on the question of whether to levy upon themselves an assessment. The referendum shall be conducted on a statewide basis as determined by the qualified […]
Section 9-17-137 – Plugging Fees Payable Into Fund; Investment and Use of Fund.
Section 9-17-137 Plugging fees payable into fund; investment and use of fund. (a) In addition to the requirements and fees provided for in Section 9-17-24(a), any person desiring, after April 25, 1990, to drill any coalbed methane gas well in this state shall pay to the state a plugging fee of $150.00 respecting each such […]
Section 9-17-175 – Alabama Propane Education and Research Council.
Section 9-17-175 Alabama Propane Education and Research Council. (a) The qualified industry organization shall select members of the council from nominations made by retail marketers and wholesalers operating in the State of Alabama. Vacancies in the unfinished terms of council members shall be filled in the same manner as were the original appointments. (b) The […]
Section 9-17-138 – Termination of Fund.
Section 9-17-138 Termination of fund. Should the board determine that all coalbed methane gas wells in the State of Alabama have been plugged and abandoned, or should the board determine, after notice and hearing, that the fund is no longer necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this article, then the supervisor shall […]
Section 9-17-176 – Assessment.
Section 9-17-176 Assessment. (a) The council shall set the initial assessment at no greater than one-tenth of one cent per gallon of odorized propane. Thereafter, annual assessments shall be sufficient to cover the cost of plans and programs developed by the council. The assessment may not be greater than one-half cent per gallon of odorized […]