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 […]
Section 9-17-139 – No Liability of State, Board or Supervisor to Third Parties.
Section 9-17-139 No liability of state, board or supervisor to third parties. Nothing in this article shall establish or create any liability or responsibility on the part of the board, the supervisor or the State of Alabama to pay any costs incurred or damages incurred or damages suffered by any person or to pay any […]
Section 9-17-177 – Enforcement.
Section 9-17-177 Enforcement. The council is authorized to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to specifically enforce this article and prevent or restrain any person from violating any provisions of this article. If the council prevails in an action for compliance under this section, a court may require payment by the defendant […]
Section 9-17-150 – Definitions.
Section 9-17-150 Definitions. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-40 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and terms have the following meanings in this article: (1) CODE. The Code of Alabama 1975, as amended. (2) GAS. […]
Section 9-17-178 – Price of Propane.
Section 9-17-178 Price of propane. In all cases, the price of propane shall be determined by market forces. Consistent with the antitrust laws, the council may take no action, nor may any provision of this article be interpreted as establishing an agreement to pass along to consumers the cost of the assessment provided for in […]
Section 9-17-151 – Legislative Declaration; Jurisdiction.
Section 9-17-151 Legislative declaration; jurisdiction. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-40 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) (1) The underground storage of gas which promotes the conservation thereof, which permits the accumulation of large quantities of gas in reserve for orderly withdrawal […]
Section 9-17-179 – Construction.
Section 9-17-179 Construction. Nothing in this article may be construed to preempt or supersede any other program relating to propane education and research organized and operated under the laws of the State of Alabama. (Act 2009-580, p. 1707, §10.)
Section 9-17-152 – Board Approval; Recordation of Order; Certificate of Effectiveness; Dissolution of Fields and Units; Determination of Commercial Reserves; Creation of Cavities.
Section 9-17-152 Board approval; recordation of order; certificate of effectiveness; dissolution of fields and units; determination of commercial reserves; creation of cavities. (a) The use of an underground reservoir as a storage facility for gas is hereby authorized, provided that the board shall first enter an order, after notice and hearing pursuant to the provisions […]
Section 9-17-153 – Protection Against Pollution and Escape of Gas; Property Rights.
Section 9-17-153 Protection against pollution and escape of gas; property rights. (a) The board shall issue such orders, rules and regulations as may be necessary for the purpose of protecting any such storage facility against pollution, invasion, and the escape or migration of gas therefrom, including such necessary orders, rules and regulations as may pertain […]
Section 9-17-154 – Eminent Domain.
Section 9-17-154 Eminent domain. (a) Any storage operator is hereby empowered, after obtaining approval of the board as herein required, to exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by law, to acquire all surface and subsurface rights and interests necessary or useful for the purpose of operating the storage facility (including easements […]