Section 33-7-72 - [Effective Until 10/1/2024] Construction; inspection(a) A participating owner shall ensure 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 shall be in the charge of an engineer and assisted by qualified geologists and other specialists as necessary.(b) A participating owner of any dam or reservoir shall ensure the dam or reservoir is inspected a minimum of once every two years by an engineer. The engineer shall certify to the local emergency management agency that the inspection has been completed and deliver a record of the inspection to the owner.(c) A participating owner shall notify the local emergency management agency in writing of the construction or the enlargement of any dam or reservoir. Plans and specifications shall be signed and sealed by the design engineer.(d) Upon the transfer of ownership of any dam or reservoir, the current participating owner shall notify the local emergency management agency. The subsequent owner may elect to continue participating in the inspection program but may also elect to cease participation with no penalty.Ala. Code § 33-7-72 (1975)
Added by Act 2023-414,§ 3, eff. 9/1/2023.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.