No officer or employee of the commission performing any function or duty under this article, shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in underground or surface coal mining operations. Whoever knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and shall relinquish his commission seat.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.
Chapter 16 - Mineral Resources.
Article 3 - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation.
Section 9-16-70 - Short Title.
Section 9-16-72 - Definitions.
Section 9-16-74 - Surface Mining Commission - Powers.
Section 9-16-76 - Conflict of Interest; Penalty.
Section 9-16-77 - Division of Hearings and Appeals.
Section 9-16-78 - Hearing Officer; Powers; Witness Fees.
Section 9-16-79 - Hearings and Appeals Procedure.
Section 9-16-81 - Licenses Required; Application; Qualifications; Fees.
Section 9-16-84 - Reclamation Plans; Contents.
Section 9-16-86 - Permits - Revisions; Application; Revision or Modification by Authority.
Section 9-16-87 - Permits - Coal Exploration.
Section 9-16-88 - Permits - Review and Appeal of Applications.
Section 9-16-89 - Performance Bonds and Bond Releases.
Section 9-16-90 - Environmental Protection Performance Standards.
Section 9-16-91 - Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining; Requirements; Remedies.
Section 9-16-95 - Citizens' Actions; Attorneys, etc., Fees Allowed as Damages.
Section 9-16-97 - Water Rights.
Section 9-16-98 - Experimental Practices.
Section 9-16-99 - Surface Mining Operations Not Subject to This Article.
Section 9-16-100 - Confidentiality of Records.
Section 9-16-101 - Leases of Certain Lands.
Section 9-16-102 - Reports of Certain Coal Sales.
Section 9-16-103 - Alabama Surface Mining Fund.
Section 9-16-104 - Reimbursement and Funding.
Section 9-16-105 - Constitutionality and Validity of Article.
Section 9-16-106 - Provisions Cumulative; Certain Laws Not Repealed.