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Committee members may not be paid for their services, but they are entitled to travel-expense reimbursement at the same rate and method as state employees.
The State Forester may create a committee and call its meetings to advise on general forestry matters in Alabama; the committee may have no more than 15 members.
This section sets the minimum requirements for a volunteer fire department and gives the Alabama Forestry Commission certification and decertification authority.
Certain public entities may donate money, property, equipment, or other things of value to organizations treated as public in nature, and the recipient may dispose of donated property unless the donor says otherwise at the time of donation.
Volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads may use certain restricted funds to buy approved station food and kitchen items, but must keep detailed expenditure records for at least three years.
People and entities may donate used or obsolete fire control or fire rescue equipment to the Alabama Forestry Commission, and certain donation-related liability protections and recertification rules apply.
The commission must elect a chairman and vice-chairman at its first meeting, the Governor must call that first meeting within 60 days after membership is appointed, the chairman must call two meetings each year, and commission members are entitled to $25 per day plus expenses when attending meetings or official busines
Local fire districts may not charge fees or dues on forest land treated as timber land for ad valorem tax purposes, but forest land owners may voluntarily agree to fire protection services for a negotiated fee.
The Alabama Forestry Commission must run a grant program and fund for rural and community fire protection, train eligible recipients, and follow specific funding and oversight rules.
The State Forester may sell commission-owned vehicles, equipment, and other personal property, and sales must follow bidding, notice, payment, removal, and deposit rules.
If a commission member misses three straight meetings without good cause or leave from the chairman, the commission must declare the office vacant and the chairman must notify the Governor.
The commission must carry out listed forestry and timber management duties, including protecting resources, administering related laws, managing state forests, reporting annually to the Governor, and recommending needed legislation.
The Alabama Forestry Commission must appoint a State Forester with the Governor’s advice and consent, and the appointee must meet specified forestry qualifications and perform the office full time.
The Alabama Forestry Commission must appoint a State Forester with the Governor’s advice and consent, and the appointee must meet stated education, licensing, and experience requirements.
The State Forester may declare a wildfire alert by order when weather or other conditions create a heightened danger from fire or smoke.
The commission appoints an Assistant State Forester with the Governor’s advice and consent, and the appointee must have at least a bachelor’s degree in forestry plus considerable forestry experience.
The commission may open additional offices and facilities statewide, and its main offices are in Montgomery. Construction or maintenance projects for commission offices or facilities are generally outside the Division of Construction Management’s oversight unless the project costs more than $750,000.
The commission must keep its main offices in Montgomery and may set up other district or subdistrict offices anywhere in the state if it thinks that is advisable or necessary.
Commission members are not eligible to be appointed State Forester or take any employment under the commission during their term and for two years after.
The commission may adopt rules and regulations for forestry in the state, and those rules have the force of law once adopted.
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