Bear Creek Development Authority (Code of Alabama: Title 33 Navigation and Watercourses; Chapter 15) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Alabama Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword River basin institution Surface water Inland waters Basin/catchment/watershed Navigation Water conservation zone Freshwater pollution Pollution control Water quality standards Water supply Flood Irrigation Industrial water use Recreational water use Governance Procedural matters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the Code of Alabama provides for the Bear Creek Development Authority. In the interest of the unified development of Bear Creek and its tributaries and watershed, for the purposes of navigation, water conservation and supply, flood control, irrigation, industrial development, public recreation and related purposes, there is hereby authorized, and shall be established as hereinafter provided, a development authority for the Alabama portion of the Bear Creek Watershed. The authority, when incorporated in accordance herewith, shall be a public corporation and a political subdivision of the State of Alabama, composed of a board of directors selected and empowered as provided in this chapter. Full text English Website alisondb.legislature.state.al.us