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Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.
Section 9-17-1 - Definitions. - Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have...
Section 9-17-2 - Declaration of Public Policy; Purpose of Article. - The prevention of waste of oil and gas and the...
Section 9-17-3 - Oil and Gas Board - Created; Composition; Compensation and Members Emeritus. - (a) There is created and established a board, to be...
Section 9-17-3.1 - Oil and Gas Board — Exemption From Sunset Law. - Commencing on February 8, 2018, the State Oil and Gas...
Section 9-17-4 - Oil and Gas Board - Quorum; Votes Required for Promulgation of Rules, Regulations or Orders. - Two members of the board shall constitute a quorum, but...
Section 9-17-5 - Oil and Gas Board - Representation in Litigation; Administration of Oaths. - The Attorney General shall be attorney for the board; provided,...
Section 9-17-6 - Oil and Gas Board - Powers and Duties Generally. - (a) The board shall have jurisdiction and authority over all...
Section 9-17-7 - Oil and Gas Board - Rules of Procedure for Hearings, etc.; Promulgation, etc., of Rules, Regulations or Orders Generally; Promulgation, etc., of Emergency Rules, Regulations or Orders. - (a) The board shall prescribe its rules of order or...
Section 9-17-8 - Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to Witnesses; Enforcement of Subpoenas Issued by Board. - (a) The board or any member thereof is hereby empowered...
Section 9-17-9 - State Oil and Gas Supervisor. - The State Geologist shall be, ex officio, the State Oil...
Section 9-17-10 - Employment of Personnel. - (a) The Oil and Gas Supervisor, with the concurrence of...
Section 9-17-11 - Waste Prohibited. - Waste of oil or gas as defined in this article...
Section 9-17-12 - Limitations on Regulations; Drilling or Production Units; Producers' Shares. - (a) Whether or not the total production from a pool...
Section 9-17-13 - Integration of Interests; Cycling Operations; Orders of Board; Procedures. - (a) When any mineral or other related interests deriving from...
Section 9-17-14 - Limitations Upon Rules, Regulations or Orders Establishing Limits on Production Allowable Within State or From Separate Pools; Production of More Than Established Allowable Production or Production in Unauthorized Manner. - (a) Whenever the board limits the total amount of oil...
Section 9-17-15 - Judicial Review of Rules, Regulations or Orders. - Any interested person aggrieved by any rule, regulation or order...
Section 9-17-16 - Injunctions - Issuance Against Board, Etc. - (a) No temporary restraining order or injunction of any kind...
Section 9-17-17 - Injunctions - Issuance Against Persons Violating, etc., Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc. - Whenever it shall appear that any person is violating or...
Section 9-17-18 - Injunctions - Appeals. - In any civil action where the board, in the name...
Section 9-17-19 - Civil Actions for Damages for Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, etc.; Actions by Private Parties to Enjoin Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc. - (a) Nothing contained or authorized in this article and no...
Section 9-17-21 - Illegal Oil, Gas or Product - Sale, Acquisition, Processing, Handling, Etc. - (a) The sale, purchase or acquisition or the transportation, refining,...
Section 9-17-22 - Illegal Oil, Gas or Product - Seizure, Condemnation and Sale. - Apart from and in addition to any other remedy or...
Section 9-17-23 - Owners Not to Allow Wells to Get Out of Control, etc.; Rights of Board Upon Failure of Owners to Control Wells; Powers, etc., of Board to Secure Payment by Owners of Costs and Expenses of Controlling or Plugging Wells. - In order to protect further the natural gas fields and...
Section 9-17-24 - Notification Requirement; Hearing; Fees; Alabama Oil and Gas Board Special Fund. - (a) Any person desiring or proposing to drill any well...
Section 9-17-25 - Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Levied; Exemptions; Payment. - (a) For the purpose of defraying the expenses connected with...
Section 9-17-26 - Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Records, Returns and Remittances of Producers; Determination of Gross Value at Point of Production; Rules and Regulations. - (a) It shall be the duty of every person producing...
Section 9-17-27 - Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Recovery of Tax Improperly Collected. - In the event that any collection of tax is improperly...
Section 9-17-31 - Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Disposition and Expenditure. - All funds collected pursuant to the tax levied on the...
Section 9-17-32 - Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, etc.; Penalty Applicable to Each Prohibited Transaction Relating to Illegal Oil, Gas, or Product; Penalty for Aiding or Abetting Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, etc... - (a) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision...
Section 9-17-33 - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Oil or Gas Production. - (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall...
Section 9-17-34 - Additional Definitions. - In addition to the definitions contained in Section 9-17-1, which...
Section 9-17-35 - Tax Based on Gross Proceeds for Offshore Production. - (a) The tax levied upon the producers of offshore production,...
Article 2 - Leases.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 9-17-50 - Cancellation on Records of Lapsed Optional Leases; Liability of Lessees for Failure or Refusal to Mark Leases Cancelled on Records, etc., Upon Request of Lessors. - (a) Whenever by reason of the termination of the full...
Division 2 - Leases by State.
Section 9-17-60 - Authorization for Leasing of Certain State Lands for Exploration, Development and Production - Lands of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, on behalf of...
Section 9-17-61 - Authorization for Leasing of Certain State Lands for Exploration, Development and Production - Lands of Other State Departments, Institutions or Agencies. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, on behalf of...
Section 9-17-62 - Authorization for Leasing of Certain State Lands for Exploration, Development and Production - Lands Under Navigable Streams, Waters, Etc. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, on behalf of...
Section 9-17-63 - Leases May Authorize Pooling or Unitization. - Any lease executed under the provisions of this division may...
Section 9-17-64 - Execution of Pooling or Unitization Agreements or Amendments to Leases to Authorize Same. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized...
Section 9-17-65 - Lands to Be Leased Upon Basis of Competitive Bids; Invitations for Bids; Opening of Bids; Acceptance or Rejection of Bids. - All lands proposed to be leased under the provisions of...
Section 9-17-66 - Parties Requesting Advertisement of Lands for Lease Purposes to Pay for Necessary Legal Advertisement. - All persons requesting the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources...
Section 9-17-67 - Charges for Oil and Gas Lease Tract Charts. - The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized...
Section 9-17-68 - Revenues From Leases - Disposition. - The revenues that shall accrue under the provisions of this...
Section 9-17-69 - Revenues From Leases - Expenditure. - No such revenues shall be expended from such funds unless...
Article 3 - Unit Operations.
Section 9-17-80 - Enhanced Recovery Methods. - The phrase "enhanced recovery methods" as used herein shall mean...
Section 9-17-81 - Meeting of Board to Consider Need for Unit Operation. - In order to promote the conservation of oil and gas...
Section 9-17-82 - Order Requiring Unit Operation - When Issued. - The board shall issue an order requiring such unit operation...
Section 9-17-83 - Order Requiring Unit Operation - Contents. - The order shall be fair and reasonable under all the...
Section 9-17-84 - Order Requiring Unit Operation - When Effective; When Automatically Revoked. - An order requiring unit operation shall not become effective unless...
Section 9-17-85 - New or Amending Orders. - (a) The board, by entry of new or amending orders,...
Section 9-17-86 - Alteration of Contribution of Separately Owned Tract. - When the contribution of a separately owned tract with respect...
Section 9-17-87 - Production and Operations Deemed to Be Those of Separately Owned Tracts. - The portion of unit production allocated to a separately owned...
Section 9-17-88 - Applicability of Article. - This article shall apply only to field or pool units...
Article 4 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
Section 9-17-100 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words and phrases...
Section 9-17-101 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Creation; Composition; Meetings; Rules and Regulations. - (a) There is created and established the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum...
Section 9-17-102 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Compensation of Members. - Board members shall receive travel expenses and per diem based...
Section 9-17-103 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Promulgation, etc., of Rules and Regulations; Inspection of Gas Systems. - (a) The board shall have the power to make and...
Section 9-17-104 - Appointment, Compensation and Bond of Administrator; Administrator and Inspectors Constituted Peace Officers; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board Fund; Excess Balances to Be Transferred to Fund. - (a) The board shall appoint, prescribe the duties of, and...
Section 9-17-105 - Permits; Lp-Gas Recovery Fund; Proof of Insurance; Surety Bond; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board Personal Bond Fund; Change of Name. - (a) The board may issue permits to any person, who...
Section 9-17-106 - Permit Fees; Reports and Payment of Fees by Certain End Users, Suppliers, Permit Holders; Invoice Cost; Exemption From Section 40-12-84. - (a) Fees for Permit A and Permit B. Every applicant...
Section 9-17-107 - Requirements as to Storage Capacity; Exemption; Submission of Plans; Construction Requirements; Fees. - (a) The board shall require that every applicant for a...
Section 9-17-108 - Directive Order of Discontinuance; Appeal; Injunction; Hearings by Board; Imposition of Penalties. - (a) Due to the inherent nature of liquefied petroleum gas...
Section 9-17-109 - Violations; Records; Fees; Assessment and Hearing; Filling of Containers; Installation, Maintenance, etc., of Appliances; Damages. - (a) Any person violating this article or any rule, order,...
Section 9-17-110 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research and Education Advisory Committee. - (a) The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research and Education Advisory Committee...
Article 4A - Lp-Gas Room Heaters.
Section 9-17-120 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following words shall...
Section 9-17-121 - Installation of Heaters - Residences. - The following LP-gas room heaters may be installed in a...
Section 9-17-122 - Installation of Heaters - Used Manufactured Homes. - The following LP-gas room heaters may be installed in a...
Section 9-17-123 - Enforcement. - This article shall be enforced by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas...
Section 9-17-124 - Reference to National Fuel Gas Code. - Any reference to the National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54,...
Section 9-17-125 - Preemption of Local Law. - This article shall preempt any local law or any ordinance...
Article 5 - Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund.
Section 9-17-130 - Legislative Findings and Declaration. - The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds and declares...
Section 9-17-131 - Short Title. - This article may be cited as the "Alabama Coalbed Methane...
Section 9-17-132 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the...
Section 9-17-133 - Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund. - There is hereby created the Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well...
Section 9-17-134 - Determination by Board of Coalbed Methane Gas Wells Requiring Plugging. - Whenever, in the determination of the board, after reasonable notice...
Section 9-17-135 - Action Authorized to Be Taken by Board. - Upon making the determination described in Section 9-17-134, the board...
Section 9-17-136 - Liability of Owners and Operators. - Whenever costs of plugging a coalbed methane gas well shall...
Section 9-17-137 - Plugging Fees Payable Into Fund; Investment and Use of Fund. - (a) In addition to the requirements and fees provided for...
Section 9-17-138 - Termination of Fund. - Should the board determine that all coalbed methane gas wells...
Section 9-17-139 - No Liability of State, Board or Supervisor to Third Parties. - Nothing in this article shall establish or create any liability...
Article 6 - Underground Gas Storage.
Section 9-17-150 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-40 IN THE 2022...
Section 9-17-151 - Legislative Declaration; Jurisdiction. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-40 IN THE 2022...
Section 9-17-152 - Board Approval; Recordation of Order; Certificate of Effectiveness; Dissolution of Fields and Units; Determination of Commercial Reserves; Creation of Cavities. - (a) The use of an underground reservoir as a storage...
Section 9-17-153 - Protection Against Pollution and Escape of Gas; Property Rights. - (a) The board shall issue such orders, rules and regulations...
Section 9-17-154 - Eminent Domain. - (a) Any storage operator is hereby empowered, after obtaining approval...
Section 9-17-155 - Right of Landowner to Drill and Make Other Use of Land. - The right of eminent domain granted by Section 9-17-154 shall...
Section 9-17-156 - Exemption From Taxation and Certain Gas Deemed Injected. - No storage operator shall be subject to any privilege or...
Section 9-17-157 - Secondary or Tertiary Operations. - Nothing in this article shall apply to the conduct of...
Article 7 - Alabama Propane Education and Research Act of 2009.
Section 9-17-170 - Short Title. - This article may be cited as the Alabama Propane Education...
Section 9-17-171 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...
Section 9-17-172 - Purpose. - It is hereby declared to be in the interest of...
Section 9-17-173 - Promotional Activities. - It is further declared to be in the public interest...
Section 9-17-174 - Referendum for Assessment. - (a) The qualified industry organization shall conduct at its own...
Section 9-17-175 - Alabama Propane Education and Research Council. - (a) The qualified industry organization shall select members of the...
Section 9-17-176 - Assessment. - (a) The council shall set the initial assessment at no...
Section 9-17-177 - Enforcement. - The council is authorized to bring an action in a...
Section 9-17-178 - Price of Propane. - In all cases, the price of propane shall be determined...
Section 9-17-179 - Construction. - Nothing in this article may be construed to preempt or...