Alabama § 9-9-72 - Counties Declared Drainage Districts; County Commission to Act as and Exercise Powers of Drainage or Water Management Commissioners.
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§ 9-9-72. Counties Declared Drainage Districts; County Commission to Act as and Exercise Powers of Drainage or Water Management Commissioners.
For the purpose heretofore expressed and the execution of the powers provided in this article, each county of the state is hereby declared to be and is hereby created a drainage district. The county commission with the judge of probate as chairman shall act as and exercise the powers of a board of drainage commissioners, or board of water management commissioners, and shall have control of the affairs of the district. This shall in no way affect drainage districts or water management districts organized under Title 2, Sections 208 through 262 of the 1940 Alabama Code or water management districts organized under Sections 9-9-1 through 9-9-58.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-9-72 ("Counties Declared Drainage Districts; County Commission to Act as and Exercise Powers of Drainage or Water Management Commissioners.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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