Commemorative markers and plaques.

The State of Alabama, in recognition of the Africatown, U.S.A. settlement, to American history and culture, hereby authorizes and empowers the City of Prichard to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of, and to acquire, by conveyance, gift or bequest, rights to place commemorative markers and plaques to commemorate historical and cultural sites and landscapes, including natural wetlands, which bear significance to the cultural history of Africatown, U.S.A. as associated with the historical events relating to the Clotilde as recognized by the Alabama Historical Commission in Montgomery.

(Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-950, p. 292, §6.)