Section 9-10A-1 Legislative intent. Proper management of the watersheds of the state is necessary to insure the health, safety and welfare of our citizens. Improper land use and water use practices upon our watersheds have caused or contributed to and will continue to cause and contribute to critical flooding, erosion and pollution problems. Proper management […]
Section 9-10A-10 Election of directors. If an original director who is required to reside in a particular county is to be selected by means of an election, the board of supervisors who determined that an election would be the method of selection shall call the election. Said election shall be held, within 30 days after […]
Section 9-10A-11 Successor of director; term of office. The successor of a director who must reside in a particular county shall be either elected or appointed. The method of selection shall be determined by the board of supervisors who determined the method of selecting the incumbent director whose term is expiring. The method of selection […]
Section 9-10A-12 Officers of board; treasurer to execute bond; quorum; notice of meetings; position vacated due to absences; records. (a) The board of directors of the watershed management authority shall annually elect from its membership a chairman, secretary and treasurer. The treasurer shall execute an official bond for the faithful performance of the duties of […]
Section 9-10A-13 Reimbursement for expenditures. Members of the board of directors shall receive no salaries but may be reimbursed by the authority for actual and necessary expenditures incurred in the performance of their duties. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §13.)
Section 9-10A-14 Powers of board. The board of directors of a watershed management authority shall have power to: (1) Acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, bequest or devise, or through condemnation proceedings held in the manner provided by Chapter 1A of Title 18, such lands or rights-of-way as are necessary for the exercise of any authorized […]
Section 9-10A-15 Issuance of bonds. Bonds authorized by Section 9-10A-14 shall not be issued until proposed by order or resolution of the board of directors of the watershed management authority 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 […]
Section 9-10A-16 Petition for discontinuance of authority. (a) At any time, a watershed management authority’s board of directors may file a petition with the Secretary of State, the joint boards of supervisors who authorized the establishment of the authority and the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee praying that the existence of the authority be […]
Section 9-10A-17 Audits. Every watershed management authority established under the authority of this chapter shall be subject to audits by the state Examiners of Public Accounts. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §17.)
Section 9-10A-18 State Code of Ethics; public officials; public employees. Officers and employees of a watershed management authority established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the State Ethics Law. Members of the board of directors of a watershed management authority for the purposes of Chapter 25 of Title 36, shall […]
Section 9-10A-19 Employees deemed members of State Retirement System. (a) Any person who is regularly employed by a watershed management authority established pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be an “employee” of the State of Alabama, as defined in Section 36-27-1. From the date he assumes his duties, any such person shall be […]
Section 9-10A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. A governmental subdivision of this state and a public body, corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the […]
Section 9-10A-20 Health insurance benefits for full-time employees. (a) Full-time employees of a watershed management authority shall be included in the definitions of “employee” as provided in Section 36-29-1(1), and shall be entitled to the same health insurance benefits and required to make the same contributions as other state employees. The watershed management authority is […]
Section 9-10A-21 Competitive bidding on public contracts. Every watershed management authority established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be considered a state authority for the purposes of applying the provisions of Chapter 16 of Title 41, regarding competitive bidding on public contracts. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §21.)
Section 9-10A-22 Property exempt from taxation. The property and interests acquired by any watershed management authority organized under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from all state, county or other taxation. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §22.)
Section 9-10A-3 Purpose of authorities. Watershed management authorities may be formed in any watershed area of the state for the purpose of developing and executing plans and programs relating to any phase of conservation of water, water usage, flood prevention, flood control, water pollution control, wildlife habitat protection, agricultural and timberland protection, erosion prevention and […]
Section 9-10A-4 Guidelines for protecting forested watersheds. Any management guidelines developed by watershed management authorities to protect forested watersheds shall follow the best management practices established by the Alabama Forestry Commission as they pertain to forested watersheds. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §4.)
Section 9-10A-5 Land which may be included in authority. The land area embraced in any watershed management authority must encompass at least 50 square miles, must be contiguous and must lie within a defined watershed. The area may include lands within any soil and water conservation district. Such authorities may embrace lands lying in one […]
Section 9-10A-6 Petition to form authority. When 25 or more residents, who are 18 years of age or older, within each county located on a defined watershed desire to form a watershed management authority, said residents shall file a petition with the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation district in which said […]
Section 9-10A-7 Joint board of supervisors to hear petition when authority lies in multiple conservation districts. If the proposed watershed management authority lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of all such soil and water conservation districts, and the supervisors of all […]
