Ala. Admin. Code r. 305-7-1-.04

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 305-7-1-.04 - Duties Of The Commission

The duties of the Commission are as follows:

(1) To advise the Governor and the presiding officers of the Alabama Senate and Alabama House of Representatives, as necessary or as requested, on all matters relating to the waters of the state as provided in the Act;

(2) To provide guidance to the Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the Division Chief of the Office of Water Resources on all matters within the Commission's scope of authority;

(3) To advise in the formulation of policies, plans, and programs of the Office of Water Resources in the performance of its functions and duties;

(4) To establish, adopt, promulgate, modify, repeal, and suspend any rules or regulations authorized pursuant to the Act which may be applicable to the state as a whole, or any of its geographical parts, and to consider the adoption of any rule or regulation recommended by the Division Chief of the Office of Water Resources;

(5) To advise the Office of Water Resources regarding the implementation of policies, plans, and programs governing the waters of the state;

(6) To hear and determine appeals of administrative actions of the Office of Water Resources, including the administration of Certificates of Use or the issuance, modification, or repeal of any order, notice of violation or citation issued pursuant to the Act; and

(7) To implement, perform and carry out all of the responsibilities and obligations of the Commission pursuant to the Act.

Author: Walter B. Stevenson, Jr.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 305-7-1-.04

Filed: October 20, 1993; Adopted: December 9, 1993; Effective: February. 22, 1994.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 9-10B-16.