Alabama § 33-7-72 - Duties of Participating Owners; Inspections.
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§ 33-7-72. Duties of Participating Owners; Inspections.
(a) The Emergency Management Agency shall administer the Alabama Dam Safety Program in accordance with this article.
(b) A participating owner shall cause all plans and specifications for initial construction, reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, repair, operation, breach, abandonment, or removal of dams and reservoirs, and the supervision of the construction of dams and reservoirs, to be in the charge of an engineer and assisted by qualified geologists and other specialists as necessary.
(c) A participating owner of any dam or reservoir shall cause the dam or reservoir to be inspected a minimum of once every four years by an engineer. The engineer shall certify to the agency that the inspection has been completed and deliver a record of the inspection to the owner.
(d) A participating owner shall cause all plans and specifications for initial construction, reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, repair, operation, breach, abandonment, or removal of any dam or reservoir to be submitted to the agency for approval. Plans and specifications shall be signed and sealed by the design engineer.
(e) Upon the transfer of ownership of any dam or reservoir, the current participating owner shall notify the agency. The subsequent owner may elect to continue participating in the inspection program or may elect to cease participation with no penalty.
(f) A participating owner of a state-owned dam or reservoir shall submit a written affidavit to the agency for each state-owned dam or reservoir elected to be subject to this article.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a state-owned dam or reservoir that is subject to this article shall be inspected a minimum of once every four years by an engineer, so long as sufficient funds have been appropriated by the Legislature to, or sufficient relevant grant funds have been obtained by, the participating owner of the state-owned dam or reservoir. The engineer shall certify to the agency that the inspection has been completed and deliver a record of the inspection to the owner.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-7-72 ("Duties of Participating Owners; Inspections.") 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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