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Ho d,....~ onglLWUSA blr ~ 111:0w'tt• Cll,..d.lM 111 Amounl A&l~--~· ,..,a:....~ --·ll.llN'fOt~-· t )'M'9'" 1"a NII " yreats I !IS.DO ~,--A&ot... 4 ,..,. '- """" 6 ,...,. 1 60.00 td.dt•SUON• ..... --El)'Nl'I · WIS·-Nn 10,,..,. __ ,____ -1\15.00 N:Wt'llt.AIM~tv 10ye1r10,~ , -·-- ·- ..--.. S225,00 ..................,.. btl~Mff'lil ,wkt rJ Chtek ~«f . pnyab'eIO "8A Pl&aMc:ltilif'OIImt -I V. U MIM-1ilirt:l0rd ""· The Alabama IN BRIEF a"W'yer JANUARY1992 Volume53, Number1 PvtMhed MYtn &Imesa yoar (tho aevenchissue IS a ...,........,_ , by Tl,eAlaolma SW. Bat. (or ON THE COVER: Blue skies. clean water and a healthy environment this state PO 9ox'1!56 . ~ . -36101 . are commongoals sharedby environmentalistsand industry. Phone (205 ) 269-1515 FAX(205 1269-1501 Photobv ChrisGrimshawe RoaonA.Hvftalo>r- ·-···- ·-·- Ede."' SuA ri Stllrock.De?aola ..Associate E<ldo. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Mi,,gore1M urphy. .............................M anaging Edl101 Remark$ by Hon. Albert P. Brewer .................................................................................... 12 Bolfd ol Ed:itora Ctllg O Comwtll, MonllgQn'lf!Y• '°""*S I.JI~. Mobli. • Re.gulation by the Alabam~Department o( Environmental Management AnOttw P ~ 81~1'1 • W Sc... 8ames. Jt Aje..,., c;,ey• MICflMf R. Mia-.lwmll'9'*ft • M<Nltl L 8g Olivia H Jenkins ............-······· ···········-··-······························-······-·······························.23 AocNrla.-~ • J Cllt "-i. Mo I; 1 • w-..,.C. 0.. IIO::c;o..•r • WAlm J ~ f ~ • Jt/1- En,,ronmenb.l Consldtrallon, in Real E.statt and Other Busines.s Transaction, .... L. ~ . ~ - A!u L ~ Jt • 1-NtO A lriWIC:ft..HiftMII • Al*\ T ~ ~ • Bv II . Thomas Wells, Jr. andJarred 0. Tag/or.II ·············-····-·········-···············-····-····-··.31 J ( ....... Jf .. Ernerprlse• 1M1, 0 T•r:w, Bit 1w4w.n • ~ WllliMIw uoen. MOIJIOOIMllt,'°"" w ~ Birffl . The Clean Air Ad Amendment&of 1990: E"J>Cnslve, Confusing lnQl'!Ml • A!IY0 , Noo,fl, JI , 811mnglhllft• DeborahJ 1...0nO 8lr11,l!!rgl'\1W• Sheo'y Colll.ffl<Blllllfl, flo,enae • laura Peck., and Possibly Jail Time for Non-Compliance l)iffnlnOtMlll"I• Swa A. McGl'lirwl, 8~m • Hon. Jo11~ A. ~111, TutceloM.I• &.tun I AuN, Momgome,y /JgWilliam H. Saaerlicldand John M. Wood......................... ........................•....................4 6 l<wltd ot aw comm~ U..- S.......i/4.~Jt . ~ Unlfonn Guidelines for Attorney Fee Oedaratlons Recommendedby the Indigent °"""" Defense Committee or tht Ahba.im State Blt ·····-···-·-····-- - ·····-·····-···············--55 W.... H a..dly.. , D:ean....... ..,.. -£.-~-~.- Vl.»-,a- CJ ' -...,..,T Hmwlt . MoiiilOOihW/ ...s.a-, Summaries or General Laws Enacted and Constitutional Amendments Proposed ---- ao.d .. COfflMlt.sloMn by the Legislature of Al•bama al the Firsl Sped• I Session, 1991 ..............................62 111Clrciull. Edward P ~ TIMl'W. Jf , CNwn • clllOc.Qllt. JQhn "' '*'-. LI.Neme • 31dCl rwh. Lynn ROblttsM Jaet<son, Cllylon • ""' Cilc:uiLJohn w. l<t lly, Ill. Solma • 5ch Cltc:&lll, JOM F. Di110f\fV, Aklx•~ City • fllll C-QJit, Place l'o , I. President'sPage ........ .............................4 CI.EOpportun ities. ..............................44 WW, P Cl'OWlnOYlt. TulC810oU • tell Cilw4, Pla;:e No. Z, Jo1w1A. ew..., T\IIQIOQM • 7111C*olil, MnlJI f Ai. , Ill, ExecutiveDirect or's ReporL........... .......6 Buildingrund Honor Roll. ..................45 ~-- • "' Cin:ut. 4J Cot.ffllft. OlalNr • - OraA W.-.,..0 . ~.6 - lon,.,.. • IOIIQrQlil ,._.,-._ I. Bar Briefs•.... ...-··--··········· ···················8 Pro BonoProject.. ...........•••....• -··-···-5 1 =:~: .:::::::::~ LegislativeWrap- Up........ •.•...........- .....10 DisciplinaryReport .. ............................53 J•l'Nt $ Uc,ro Birm.ftgl'IUI • ICll'IC.,Olffl., Pllc:e No. ,e a.l"WI A. 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