Code of Alabama - Title 9: Conservation and Natural Resources - Chapter 14 - State Parks

• Article 1 General Provisions.
• Section 9-14-1 Definitions
  For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) PARK....
• Section 9-14-2 Designation and uses of parks, parkways, monuments and historic sites in state park system
  All parks, parkways, monuments and historic sites now owned or hereafter established or acquired by the state shall constitute the state park system (except Mound...
• Section 9-14-3 Maintenance of monument of Fort Louis de la Mobile
  The granite monument marking the site of Fort Louis de la Mobile, founded by Iberville and Bienville, and the 25 feet square parcel of land...
• Section 9-14-4 Construction, maintenance, etc., of roads leading from state highways to lands in state park system
  The State Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered upon the request of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to construct, reconstruct and...
• Section 9-14-5 Repair and maintenance of roads and bridges within state parks system and state owned public fishing lake areas
  After September 8, 1967, the State Department of Transportation may have the duty and responsibility of repairing and maintaining all roads and bridges within the...
• Section 9-14-6 County and municipal grants, etc., of lands to state park system; appropriations of moneys for improvement, operation, etc., of state park system
  Any county and any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama is hereby authorized and empowered to donate, convey and grant to the...
• Section 9-14-7 Maintenance of Monte Sano State Park
  (a) Notwithstanding any other laws, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is prohibited from selling, trading, or rearranging any lands within the boundaries of...
• Section 9-14-8 Free admission for military personnel on holidays
  (a) Any active or retired member of the United States Armed Forces, including any reserve component thereof, or the National Guard, upon presentation of an...
• Section 9-14-9 Sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption
  Each state park that has a lodging facility and restaurant may sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption Monday through Saturday, except that in those facilities...
• Article 2 Contracts for Maintenance and Operation of Concessions Within State Park Areas.
• Section 9-14-20 Authorized
  The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Parks may, with certain exceptions set out in this article, enter into contracts with persons, firms...
• Section 9-14-21 Invitations to bid; experience of persons, etc., seeking concessions; responsibility for maintenance of state facilities leased
  (a) For any concession contract authorizing occupancy by the concessionaire of any portion of the state park system, the Division of Parks shall prepare an...
• Section 9-14-22 Advertisements and solicitations for sealed bids; submission and opening of bids; original bids and documents to be retained and open to public inspection
  (a) The Division of Parks shall advertise for sealed bids on all concessions by publication of notice thereof one time in a newspaper published in...
• Section 9-14-23 Bonds for contracts; failure of successful bidders to execute contracts; rejection of all bids; negotiation of contract
  (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall require and set appropriate bonds (but in no event in an amount less than $50,000.00 per...
• Section 9-14-24 Award of contracts; provisions as to concessionaire's rates and charges; periodic review, etc., of rates and charges; inclusion of terms and conditions for protection of state against loss of investment
  (a) All concession contracts authorizing occupancy of any portion of the state park system shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder, as determined by...
• Section 9-14-25 Financial resources of persons, etc., seeking concessions; submission of financial statements with bids; verification of same
  No person, firm or corporation shall be granted a concession contract who or which does not have sufficient financial resources to properly operate a concession....
• Section 9-14-26 Cancellation of contracts
  No concession contract awarded may be cancelled except as provided for therein.
• Section 9-14-27 Length of term of contracts
  No concession contract shall be granted, the term of which exceeds six years, unless the concessionaire is required by the terms of the contract to...
• Section 9-14-28 Consummation of contracts; written approval by Attorney General, Chief Examiner of Department of Public Accounts and Governor
  All concession contracts entered into by virtue of the provisions of this article shall be consummated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided,...
• Section 9-14-29 Applicability of provisions of article
  The provisions of this article shall not apply to or authorize the leasing of any tent camping or trailer park facility, except at Camden State...

Last modified: May 3, 2021