(a) The tax assessor and the tax collector, or other public official performing the functions of the tax assessor and tax collector, of every county in this state shall, upon request, implement procedures necessary and appropriate in order to assess and collect the fees, charges, or assessments levied in accordance with Section 11-89C-9(d) by any governing body or member governing body.
(b) The fees, charges, or assessments shall be a lien upon any land to which it may be levied, and shall be assessed, collected, and enforced as are other ad valorem taxes. Each county collecting such fee, charge, or assessment shall receive a one percent commission on all amounts collected which shall be deposited to the county general fund.
(c) On a quarterly basis not later than the 20th day of January, April, July, and October, every governing body shall remit five percent (5%) of all fees collected pursuant to Section 11-89C-9(d) to the Department of Revenue. The Department of Revenue shall timely transfer ninety-five percent (95%) of the fees it receives to the State Treasury to the credit of ADEM to be used exclusively to pay the costs of performing its duties to carry out applicable programs pursuant to the storm water laws. The Department of Revenue shall retain the remaining five percent (5%) of the fees it receives as an administrative collection allowance.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Chapter 89C - Storm Water Discharges Into Separate Storm Sewers.
Section 11-89C-1 - Legislative Findings and Intent.
Section 11-89C-2 - Definitions.
Section 11-89C-3 - Public Corporation - Procedure for Incorporation.
Section 11-89C-5 - Exemption of Public Corporation From Fees and Taxes.
Section 11-89C-6 - Member Governing Bodies Granted Power of Eminent Domain.
Section 11-89C-7 - Public Corporation to Be Nonprofit; Dissolution.
Section 11-89C-8 - Immunity of Corporation, Board Members, and Employees.
Section 11-89C-9 - Powers of Governing Bodies.
Section 11-89C-10 - Assessment, Collection, etc., of Fees, Charges, or Assessments.
Section 11-89C-12 - No Enforcement Action by Governing Body Where Adem Has Taken Certain Actions.
Section 11-89C-13 - Liberal Construction.
Section 11-89C-14 - Effect of Chapter on State Entities.
Section 11-89C-15 - Revision of Regulations and Permits; Compliance With 2014 Amendments.