Code of Alabama - Title 9: Conservation and Natural Resources - Chapter 4 - Geological Survey

• Section 9-4-1 State Geologist - Qualifications, appointment and term of office; vacancies
  There shall be a State Geologist. In the event of a vacancy in the office of State Geologist from any cause, the most competent geologist...
• Section 9-4-2 State Geologist - Duties generally
  (a) It shall be the duty of the State Geologist to devote his entire time to the administrative duties of his office and to making...
• Section 9-4-4 State Geologist and Assistant State Geologist may teach at University of Alabama
  The State Geologist and the Assistant State Geologist of the State Geological Survey of Alabama during their course of employment as such officials and under...
• Section 9-4-3 State Geologist - Appointment of assistants
  Subject to the provisions of the Merit System, the State Geologist may appoint, with the approval of the Governor, such assistants, including a competent chemist,...
• Section 9-4-5 Limitations upon teaching by State Geologist and Assistant State Geologist
  The teaching of courses connected with or related to the study of geology or affiliated or associated subjects by the State Geologist or Assistant State...
• Section 9-4-6 Compensation for teaching
  The State Geologist and the Assistant State Geologist shall receive as compensation for teaching classes under the conditions provided for in Sections 9-4-4 through 9-4-7,...
• Section 9-4-7 State Geologist and Assistant State Geologist not to participate in Teachers' Retirement System
  The act of teaching by the State Geologist or the Assistant State Geologist as specified and permitted under the terms of Sections 9-4-4 through 9-4-7...
• Section 9-4-8 Expenditures from annual appropriation
  The annual appropriation shall be devoted, so far as may be necessary to execute the purposes of this chapter, to the discharge of the expenses...
• Section 9-4-9 Disbursements
  Upon the requisition of the State Geologist, when approved by the Governor, the Comptroller shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount appropriated...
• Section 9-4-10 Bulletins or reports of State Geologist
  Whenever the State Geologist has in hand, ready for publication, material for a bulletin or any other report of his surveys and investigations of the...
• Section 9-4-11 Execution of topographic survey of state; establishment of permanent bench marks along highways, etc
  The State Geologist is hereby empowered and directed to cooperate with the United States Geological Survey in the execution of the topographic surveys of the...
• Section 9-4-12 Agreements as to payment of expenses of field surveys, etc
  Subject to approval of the Director of Finance, the State Geologist is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Director of the United States...
• Section 9-4-13 Right of entry on lands for preparation of surveys, etc
  In order to carry out the provisions of Sections 9-4-11 and 9-4-12, it shall be lawful for any person or persons employed under this chapter...
• Section 9-4-14 Survey and Oil and Gas Board may retain faculty members and students for research, etc
  The State Geological Survey of Alabama and the State Oil and Gas Board may retain the services of faculty members or students of any institution...
• Section 9-4-15 Contracts between survey or board and faculty members or students - Required; approval
  In order to secure the services of any person who is qualified under the terms of Sections 9-4-14 through 9-4-19 to do research or experimental...
• Section 9-4-16 Contracts between survey or board and faculty members or students - Contents
  The written agreement between the person whose services are secured and the agency to which such services are to be applied as provided for in...
• Section 9-4-17 Retention of faculty members or students not to interfere with ordinary duties
  No person shall be retained under the terms of Sections 9-4-14 through 9-4-19 at a time or for such duration which will unduly interfere with...
• Section 9-4-18 Persons retained not subject to Merit System Act
  By the execution of a service contract as specified in Sections 9-4-14 through 9-4-19, the person whose services are hired or retained shall not be...
• Section 9-4-19 Compensation of persons retained
  The amount of compensation which persons whose services are retained to do research, experimental, promotional and related work for the Geological Survey of Alabama and...

Last modified: May 3, 2021