Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Administration, etc., of Unused Public Lands.
Section 9-15-14 - Duty to Determine Best Use for Which Unused Lands May Be Adapted; Use of Same for Purpose for Which Suited.

It shall be the duty of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as to all unused lands owned by the State of Alabama or any institution or department thereof to determine the best use to which said lands may be adapted and, thereafter, at the request of the department or institution having title to or an interest in or charged by law with the management of such lands and with the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources then shall have authority to use such lands for the purpose for which they are suited, and said lands shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction, management and control of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided, that the lands donated to or purchased by the state to be used as the Fort Morgan Parkway from Fort Morgan to Gulf Shores, now a part of the Dixie Graves Highway, shall not be classified by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as unused lands, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall not, directly or indirectly, lease or sell said lands or any part thereof.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.

Chapter 15 - Public Lands.

Article 1 - Administration, etc., of Unused Public Lands.

Section 9-15-1 - Definitions.

Section 9-15-2 - Jurisdiction and Control of Unused Lands; Recommendations as to Policy Generally.

Section 9-15-3 - Determination and Listing of Unused Lands Suitable for Devotion to Forest Culture; Use of Same as State Forests or State Parks.

Section 9-15-4 - Concentration of Ownership of Scattered State Owned Lands.

Section 9-15-5 - Duties of Department to Be Performed Without Prejudice, etc., to Rights of Trust Beneficiaries or State Institutions; Department to Act as Technical Advisor.

Section 9-15-6 - Ascertainment of Description and Location of Lands Owned or Held in Trust by State, State Institutions, etc.; Classification of Lands and Preparation of Records of Ownership.

Section 9-15-7 - Disposition of Records Generally.

Section 9-15-8 - Filing of Lists of Used and Unused Lands by State Departments and Institutions; Filing of Lists of Improvements Made on Said Lands; Disposition of Lists.

Section 9-15-9 - Preparation and Disposition of Records Showing Ownership, General Character, Disposition, etc., of Used and Unused Lands.

Section 9-15-10 - Notice, etc., of Change in Status, Disposition or Acquisition of Used and Unused Lands.

Section 9-15-11 - Preparation of County Maps Showing Ownership and Location of Lands Owned by State Institutions or Departments.

Section 9-15-12 - Preparation of Lists of Lands Owned by State, State Institutions, etc., for County Tax Assessors; Notice of Acquisition or Disposition of Lands.

Section 9-15-13 - Acquisition of Lands to Which State Entitled; Recordation of Same.

Section 9-15-14 - Duty to Determine Best Use for Which Unused Lands May Be Adapted; Use of Same for Purpose for Which Suited.

Section 9-15-15 - Disposition of Revenues From Unused Lands Managed by Department; Charges for Administration, Protection, Mapping, Etc.

Section 9-15-16 - Maximum Amount for Charges for Administration, etc., of Lands.

Section 9-15-17 - Fund for Management, etc., of Unused Lands.

Section 9-15-18 - Sale of Timber, Minerals, etc., From Lands; Lease, Exchange or Sale of Lands, Etc.

Section 9-15-19 - Effect of Article on Local Laws, etc., Governing Ownership, Management, etc., of Lands in Counties.