The purposes of the State of Alabama Natural Heritage Program include:
- (1) producing an inventory of Alabama’s natural heritage resources, including their location and ecological status;
- (2) maintaining a natural heritage data bank of inventory data and other relevant information for ecologically significant sites supporting natural heritage resources;
- (3) encouraging the use of the information in the natural heritage data bank by public agencies and private organizations and individuals in planning or conducting their activities; and
- (4) developing a Natural Heritage Plan which suggests priorities for the protection, acquisition and management of dedicated natural area preserves.
Author: James D. Martin
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §9-2-12 (1987 Repl. Volume); Ala. Const. Amend. 543, §§5(b), 11(b).
History: New Rule: July 28, 1997; effective September 2, 1997.