Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Administration, etc., of Unused Public 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.

The duties and powers placed upon and vested in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources by this article are to be exercised in subordination to and without prejudice to the right of the beneficiary of any trust under which the state may hold said lands or of the rights of any institution of the state, but the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall act as technical advisor to the state and to any such institution or political subdivision or the inhabitants thereof with reference to such lands.

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.