Section 9-8-61 – Board of Directors – Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 9-8-61 Board of directors – Powers and duties generally. Subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, the board of directors of a watershed conservancy district shall have power to: (1) Acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, bequest or devise, or through condemnation proceedings held in the manner provided by Chapter 1 of Title […]
Section 9-8-29 – Cooperation Between Districts.
Section 9-8-29 Cooperation between districts. The supervisors of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this article may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this article. (Acts 1939, No. 147, p. 202, §11; Code 1940, T. 2, §667.)
Section 9-8-62 – Issuance of Bonds.
Section 9-8-62 Issuance of bonds. (a) Bonds authorized by Section 9-8-61 shall not be issued until proposed by order or resolution of the board of directors specifying the purpose for which the funds are to be used and the proposed undertaking, the amount of bonds to be issued and the rate of interest they are […]
Section 9-8-30 – Cooperation, etc., of State Agencies, Etc.
Section 9-8-30 Cooperation, etc., of state agencies, etc. Agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over or be charged with the administration of any state-owned lands and of any county or other governmental subdivision of the state which shall have jurisdiction over or be charged with the administration of any county-owned or other publicly […]
Section 9-8-63 – Addition of Lands to Districts.
Section 9-8-63 Addition of lands to districts. (a) Any one or more owners of land may petition the board of supervisors to have their lands added to a watershed conservancy district. Such petition shall define the boundaries of the land desired to be annexed, the number of acres of land involved and other information pertinent […]
Section 9-8-1 – Declaration of Policy; Purpose of Article.
Section 9-8-1 Declaration of policy; purpose of article. It is the policy and purpose of the Alabama Legislature to assure that the state at all times has an abundance of water, both as to its quantity and quality, necessary to meet the requirements of an expanding population and industrial community and, to help achieve this […]
Section 9-8-2 – Establishment Authorized; Receipt of Federal Funds.
Section 9-8-2 Establishment authorized; receipt of federal funds. The Board of Trustees of Auburn University may establish or provide for the establishment of a water resources research institute or center, which is hereby designated as the state agency to accept federal funds appropriated or allocated by Congress to the state for the use of water […]
Section 9-8-3 – Management and Control; Powers and Duties.
Section 9-8-3 Management and control; powers and duties. The institute or center established under Section 9-8-1 shall be subject to the management and control of the trustees and President of Auburn University, and its programs shall be coordinated with the Geological Survey of Alabama. It shall be the duty of the institute or center to […]
Section 9-8-4 – Article Supplementary.
Section 9-8-4 Article supplementary. This article is intended to supplement and not to prejudice, restrict or duplicate programs of water resources or research conducted by the Geological Survey of Alabama or the University of Alabama, or to prejudice or restrict the receipt of other federal, state or other funds by either of these or other […]
Section 9-8-20 – Definitions.
Section 9-8-20 Definitions. Wherever used or referred to in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) DISTRICT or SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. A governmental subdivision of this state and a public body corporate and politic organized in accordance with the provisions of this article for the purposes, with the […]