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Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
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Title9 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES. |
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Chapter17. OIL AND GAS. |
| Article 1. Conservation and Regulation of Production. |
| § 9-17-1. Definitions. |
| § 9-17-2. Declaration of public policy; purpose of article. |
| § 9-17-3. Oil and Gas Board - Created; composition; compensation and members emeritus. |
| § 9-17-4. Oil and Gas Board — Quorum; votes required for promulgation of rules, regulations or orders. |
| § 9-17-5. Oil and Gas Board - Representation in litigation; administration of oaths. |
| § 9-17-6. Oil and Gas Board - Powers and duties generally. |
| § 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. |
| § 9-17-8. Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to witnesses; enforcement of subpoenas issued by board. |
| § 9-17-9. State Oil and Gas Supervisor. |
| § 9-17-10. Employment of personnel. |
| § 9-17-11. Waste prohibited. |
| § 9-17-12. Limitations on regulations; drilling or production units; producers' shares. |
| § 9-17-13. Integration of interests; cycling operations; orders of board; procedures. |
| § 9-17-15. Judicial review of rules, regulations or orders. |
| § 9-17-16. Injunctions - Issuance against board, etc. |
| § 9-17-17. Injunctions - Issuance against persons violating, etc., provisions of article, rules, etc. |
| § 9-17-18. Injunctions - Appeals. |
| § 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. |
| § 9-17-21. Illegal oil, gas or product - Sale, acquisition, processing, handling, etc. |
| § 9-17-22. Illegal oil, gas or product - Seizure, condemnation and sale. |
| § 9-17-24. Notification requirement; hearing; fees; Alabama Oil and Gas Board Special Fund. |
| § 9-17-25. Tax for expenses of administration and enforcement of article - Levied; exemptions; payment. |
| § 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. |
| § 9-17-27. Tax for expenses of administration and enforcement of article - Recovery of tax improperly collected. |
| § 9-17-31. Tax for expenses of administration and enforcement of article - Disposition and expenditure. |
| § 9-17-33. Disposition of proceeds from sale of oil or gas production. |
| § 9-17-34. Additional definitions. |
| § 9-17-35. Tax based on gross proceeds for offshore production. |
| Article 2. Leases. |
| Division 1. General Provisions. |
| § 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. |
| Division 2. Leases by State. |
| § 9-17-60. Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development and production - Lands of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. |
| § 9-17-61. Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development and production - Lands of other state departments, institutions or agencies. |
| § 9-17-62. Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development and production - Lands under navigable streams, waters, etc. |
| § 9-17-63. Leases may authorize pooling or unitization. |
| § 9-17-64. Execution of pooling or unitization agreements or amendments to leases to authorize same. |
| § 9-17-65. Lands to be leased upon basis of competitive bids; invitations for bids; opening of bids; acceptance or rejection of bids. |
| § 9-17-66. Parties requesting advertisement of lands for lease purposes to pay for necessary legal advertisement. |
| § 9-17-67. Charges for oil and gas lease tract charts. |
| § 9-17-68. Revenues from leases - Disposition. |
| § 9-17-69. Revenues from leases - Expenditure. |
| Article 3. Unit Operations. |
| § 9-17-80. Enhanced recovery methods. |
| § 9-17-81. Meeting of board to consider need for unit operation. |
| § 9-17-82. Order requiring unit operation - When issued. |
| § 9-17-83. Order requiring unit operation - Contents. |
| § 9-17-84. Order requiring unit operation - When effective; when automatically revoked. |
| § 9-17-85. New or amending orders. |
| § 9-17-86. Alteration of contribution of separately owned tract. |
| § 9-17-87. Production and operations deemed to be those of separately owned tracts. |
| § 9-17-88. Applicability of article. |
| Article 4. Liquefied Petroleum Gas. |
| § 9-17-100. Definitions. |
| § 9-17-101. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Creation; composition; meetings; rules and regulations. |
| § 9-17-102. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Compensation of members. |
| § 9-17-103. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Promulgation, etc., of rules and regulations; inspection of gas systems. |
| § 9-17-105. Permits; LP-Gas Recovery Fund; proof of insurance; surety bond; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board Personal Bond Fund; change of name. |
| § 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. |
| § 9-17-107. Requirements as to storage capacity; exemption; submission of plans; construction requirements; fees. |
| § 9-17-108. Directive order of discontinuance; appeal; injunction; hearings by board; imposition of penalties. |
| § 9-17-109. Violations; records; fees; assessment and hearing; filling of containers; installation, maintenance, etc., of appliances; damages. |
| § 9-17-110. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research and Education Advisory Committee. |
| Article 4A. LP-Gas Room Heaters. |
| § 9-17-120. Definitions. |
| § 9-17-121. Installation of heaters - Residences. |
| § 9-17-122. Installation of heaters - Used manufactured homes. |
| § 9-17-123. Enforcement. |
| § 9-17-124. Reference to National Fuel Gas Code. |
| § 9-17-125. Preemption of local law. |
| Article 5. Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund. |
| § 9-17-130. Legislative findings and declaration. |
| § 9-17-131. Short title. |
| § 9-17-132. Definitions. |
| § 9-17-133. Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund. |
| § 9-17-134. Determination by board of coalbed methane gas wells requiring plugging. |
| § 9-17-135. Action authorized to be taken by board. |
| § 9-17-136. Liability of owners and operators. |
| § 9-17-137. Plugging fees payable into fund; investment and use of fund. |
| § 9-17-138. Termination of fund. |
| § 9-17-139. No liability of state, board or supervisor to third parties. |
| Article 6. Underground Gas Storage. |
| § 9-17-150. Definitions. |
| § 9-17-151. Legislative declaration; jurisdiction. |
| § 9-17-152. Board approval; recordation of order; certificate of effectiveness; dissolution of fields and units; determination of commercial reserves; creation of cavities. |
| § 9-17-153. Protection against pollution and escape of gas; property rights. |
| § 9-17-154. Eminent domain. |
| § 9-17-155. Right of landowner to drill and make other use of land. |
| § 9-17-156. Exemption from taxation and certain gas deemed injected. |
| § 9-17-157. Secondary or tertiary operations. |
| Article 7. Alabama Propane Education and Research Act of 2009. |
| § 9-17-170. Short title. |
| § 9-17-171. Definitions. |
| § 9-17-172. Purpose. |
| § 9-17-173. Promotional activities. |
| § 9-17-174. referendum for assessment. |
| § 9-17-175. Alabama Propane Education and Research Council. |
| § 9-17-176. Assessment. |
| § 9-17-177. Enforcement. |
| § 9-17-178. Price of propane. |
| § 9-17-179. Construction. |