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2012 Code of Alabama
Title 9 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Chapter 17 - OIL AND GAS.
Article 1 Conservation and Regulation of Production.- Section 9-17-1 - Definitions.
- Section 9-17-2 - Declaration of public policy; purpose of article.
- Section 9-17-3 - Oil and Gas Board - Created; composition; compensation and members emeritus.
- Section 9-17-4 - Oil and Gas Board - Quorum; votes required for promulgation of rules, regulations or orders.
- Section 9-17-5 - Oil and Gas Board - Representation in litigation; administration of oaths.
- Section 9-17-6 - Oil and Gas Board - Powers and duties generally.
- 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.
- Section 9-17-8 - Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to witnesses; enforcement of subpoenas issued by board.
- Section 9-17-9 - State Oil and Gas Supervisor.
- Section 9-17-10 - Employment of personnel.
- Section 9-17-11 - Waste prohibited.
- Section 9-17-12 - Limitations on regulations; drilling or production units; producers' shares.
- Section 9-17-13 - Integration of interests; cycling operations; orders of board; procedures.
- 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.
- Section 9-17-15 - Judicial review of rules, regulations or orders.
- Section 9-17-16 - Injunctions - Issuance against board, etc.
- Section 9-17-17 - Injunctions - Issuance against persons violating, etc., provisions of article, rules, etc.
- Section 9-17-18 - Injunctions - Appeals.
- 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.
- Section 9-17-21 - Illegal oil, gas or product - Sale, acquisition, processing, handling, etc.
- Section 9-17-22 - Illegal oil, gas or product - Seizure, condemnation and sale.
- 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.
- Section 9-17-24 - Notification prior to drilling wells; hearing; fees; Alabama Oil and Gas Board Special Fund.
- Section 9-17-25 - Tax for expenses of administration and enforcement of article - Levied; exemptions; payment.
- 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.
- Section 9-17-27 - Tax for expenses of administration and enforcement of article - Recovery of tax improperly collected.
- Section 9-17-31 - Tax for expenses of administration and enforcement of article - Disposition and expenditure.
- 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.; payment of fine not to abridge private causes of action for damages for violations of rules, etc.
- Section 9-17-33 - Disposition of proceeds from sale of oil or gas production.
- Section 9-17-34 - Additional definitions.
- Section 9-17-35 - Tax based on gross proceeds for offshore production.
Division 1 General Provisions.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.
- Section 9-17-61 - Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development and production - Lands of other state departments, institutions or agencies.
- Section 9-17-62 - Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development and production - Lands under navigable streams, waters, etc.
- Section 9-17-63 - Leases may authorize pooling or unitization.
- Section 9-17-64 - Execution of pooling or unitization agreements or amendments to leases to authorize same.
- Section 9-17-65 - Lands to be leased upon basis of competitive bids; invitations for bids; opening of bids; acceptance or rejection of bids.
- Section 9-17-66 - Parties requesting advertisement of lands for lease purposes to pay for necessary legal advertisement.
- Section 9-17-67 - Charges for oil and gas lease tract charts.
- Section 9-17-68 - Revenues from leases - Disposition.
- Section 9-17-69 - Revenues from leases - Expenditure.
- Section 9-17-80 - Enhanced recovery methods.
- Section 9-17-81 - Meeting of board to consider need for unit operation.
- Section 9-17-82 - Order requiring unit operation - When issued.
- Section 9-17-83 - Order requiring unit operation - Contents.
- Section 9-17-84 - Order requiring unit operation - When effective; when automatically revoked.
- Section 9-17-85 - New or amending orders.
- Section 9-17-86 - Alteration of contribution of separately owned tract.
- Section 9-17-87 - Production and operations deemed to be those of separately owned tracts.
- Section 9-17-88 - Applicability of article.
- Section 9-17-100 - Definitions.
- Section 9-17-101 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Creation; composition; meetings; rules and regulations.
- Section 9-17-102 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Compensation of members.
- Section 9-17-103 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Promulgation, etc., of rules and regulations; inspection of gas systems.
- 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.
- Section 9-17-105 - Permits; LP-Gas Recovery Fund; proof of insurance; surety bond; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board Personal Bond Fund; change of name.
- 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.
- Section 9-17-107 - Requirements as to storage capacity; exemption; submission of plans; construction requirements; fees.
- Section 9-17-108 - Directive order of discontinuance; appeal; injunction; hearings by board; imposition of penalties.
- Section 9-17-109 - Violations; fees; assessment and hearing; filling of containers; installation, maintenance, etc., of appliances; damages.
- Section 9-17-110 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research and Education Advisory Committee.
- Section 9-17-120 - Definitions.
- Section 9-17-121 - Installation of heaters - Residences.
- Section 9-17-122 - Installation of heaters - Used manufactured homes.
- Section 9-17-123 - Enforcement.
- Section 9-17-124 - Reference to National Fuel Gas Code.
- Section 9-17-125 - Preemption of local law.
- Section 9-17-130 - Legislative findings and declaration.
- Section 9-17-131 - Short title.
- Section 9-17-132 - Definitions.
- Section 9-17-133 - Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund.
- Section 9-17-134 - Determination by board of coalbed methane gas wells requiring plugging.
- Section 9-17-135 - Action authorized to be taken by board.
- Section 9-17-136 - Liability of owners and operators.
- Section 9-17-137 - Plugging fees payable into fund; investment and use of fund.
- Section 9-17-138 - Termination of fund.
- Section 9-17-139 - No liability of state, board or supervisor to third parties.
- Section 9-17-150 - Definitions.
- Section 9-17-151 - Legislative declaration; jurisdiction.
- Section 9-17-152 - Board approval; recordation of order; certificate of effectiveness; dissolution of fields and units; determination of commercial reserves; creation of cavities.
- Section 9-17-153 - Protection against pollution and escape of gas; property rights.
- Section 9-17-154 - Eminent domain.
- Section 9-17-155 - Right of landowner to drill and make other use of land.
- Section 9-17-156 - Exemption from taxation and certain gas deemed injected.
- Section 9-17-157 - Secondary or tertiary operations.
- Section 9-17-170 - Short title.
- Section 9-17-171 - Definitions.
- Section 9-17-172 - Purpose.
- Section 9-17-173 - Promotional activities.
- Section 9-17-174 - referendum for assessment.
- Section 9-17-175 - Alabama Propane Education and Research Council.
- Section 9-17-176 - Assessment.
- Section 9-17-177 - Enforcement.
- Section 9-17-178 - Price of propane.
- Section 9-17-179 - Construction.
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