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Article 1 - Solid Wastes Disposal Act.
Section 22-27-1 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the "Solid Wastes and...
Section 22-27-2 - Definitions. - For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall...
Section 22-27-3 - Authority of Local Governing Bodies as Waste Collections and Disposal; Household Exemptions; State Regulatory Program. - (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or municipal governing body...
Section 22-27-4 - Hazardous Wastes; Unauthorized Dumps; Vermin Controls. - (a) Hazardous wastes. Hazardous wastes shall be managed in accordance...
Section 22-27-5 - Establishment of Charges, Fees, etc., Mutual Agreements or Contracts; Licensing of Private or Corporate Agencies; Permits and Bonds; Nonpayment; Expense of Certain Excess Amounts. - (a) Fees, etc.; mutual agreements or contracts. The county commission...
Section 22-27-5.1 - Tipping Fee for Use of Certain County Landfills. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county having...
Section 22-27-5.2 - Solid Waste Landfill Moratorium. - (a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, until May 31, 2014,...
Section 22-27-6 - Authority to Adopt Resolution or Ordinance; Rules and Regulations; Noncompliance as Public Nuisance; Citation; Court Proceedings. - (a) The county commission may by resolution or ordinance provide...
Section 22-27-7 - Supervision and Regulatory Control; Rules and Regulations; Penalty for Violation of Article. - With regard to the collection of solid wastes, the Health...
Section 22-27-8 - Financial Assurance. - (a) All persons having or requesting a permit for the...
Section 22-27-9 - Authority of Department of Environmental Management and Department of Public Health. - (a) The Department of Environmental Management shall be the agency...
Section 22-27-10 - Control of Unauthorized Dumping; Open Burning; Construction With Other Rights and Remedies. - (a) Solid waste shall be collected, transported, disposed, managed, or...
Section 22-27-11 - Violations; Penalties; Administrative Orders; Injunctive Relief. - (a) Any violation of this article, any rule promulgated under...
Section 22-27-12 - Powers of Department. - The department may do the following: (1) Adopt rules to...
Section 22-27-13 - Search Warrants. - The department or any appropriate law enforcement agency may apply...
Section 22-27-14 - Commencement of Actions. - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, actions to correct...
Section 22-27-15 - Establishment and Review of Reduction Goals. - (a) No later than October 15, 2009, the department shall...
Section 22-27-16 - Ownership and Disposition of Recovered Materials. - Notwithstanding any other law or any provision of this article...
Section 22-27-17 - Disposal Fees; Disposition of Funds; Exemptions; Review of Records; Biennial Report. - (a) Beginning on October 1, 2008, the following disposal fees...
Section 22-27-18 - Solid Waste Fund; Alabama Recycling Fund. - (a) There are established separate special revenue trust funds in...
Article 2 - Financing Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Facilities.
Section 22-27-20 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the...
Section 22-27-21 - Purpose and Construction of Article. - It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage...
Section 22-27-22 - Authority of Counties to Issue and Sell Warrants; Full Faith and Credit of County Pledged to Payment; Restrictions on Use of Proceeds. - Each county shall have the power from time to time...
Section 22-27-23 - Special Pledges for Payment of Principal and Interest on Warrants. - (a) The county commission of the county issuing any such...
Section 22-27-24 - Refunding Warrants. - Each such county may, in like manner, from time to...
Section 22-27-25 - Investment of Trust Funds in Warrants. - Unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof or...
Section 22-27-26 - Warrants and Interest Coupons as Claims Against County. - The issuance of warrants and any interest coupons applicable thereto,...
Section 22-27-27 - Conflicts With Other Laws; Section 11-8-10 Not Applicable to Warrants Issued Under This Article. - Insofar as the provisions of this article may be inconsistent...
Article 3 - Solid Waste Management Plan.
Section 22-27-40 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds that: (1) The state, its subdivisions and...
Section 22-27-41 - Legislative Purpose. - The purpose of this article is to protect the public...
Section 22-27-42 - Legislative Intent. - In furtherance of the policies and purposes set forth herein,...
Section 22-27-43 - Definitions. - All terms used in this article shall be defined as...
Section 22-27-44 - Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee. - There is hereby created a twelve member Solid Waste Management...
Section 22-27-45 - State Solid Waste Management Plan. - The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, with...
Section 22-27-46 - Regional Planning and Development Commissions. - (a) Not later than six months from May 16, 1989,...
Section 22-27-47 - Local Plans Required. - (a) Each county and any municipality as described below shall...
Section 22-27-48 - Implementation of Plans. - (a) In addition to any regulatory bodies, the governing body...
Section 22-27-48.1 - Approval Process by Local Governing Body for Siting of New Solid Waste Management Facility. - (a) This section applies to the siting of any new...
Section 22-27-49 - Moratorium on Issuance of Permits. - (a) For the purpose of evaluating solid waste management problems...
Article 4 - Disposal of Waste Cooking Grease and Animal Byproducts.
Section 22-27-70 - Definitions. - When used herein the following words and terms shall have...
Section 22-27-71 - Disposal in Approved Manners. - All commercial establishments, except nonlicensed or permitted family farms, which...
Section 22-27-72 - Compliance With Section 22-27-71. - Failure to comply with the provisions of Section 22-27-71 are...
Section 22-27-73 - Violations of Article. - Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall,...
Article 4A
Section 22-27-90 - Definitions. - When used herein the following terms shall have the following...
Section 22-27-91 - Approved Methods of Disposal. - All waste cooking grease and inedible animal by-product produced in...
Section 22-27-92 - Transport of Cooking Grease. - It is unlawful to transport waste cooking grease and virgin...
Section 22-27-93 - Compliance With Article. - Failure to comply with the provisions of this article shall...
Section 22-27-94 - Violations of Article. - Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall,...