Certain public health facilities as primary obligation of authority; reimbursement to counties; refinancing or refunding of obligations.

(a) As its primary obligation under this chapter, the authority shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, expend the net proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds herein provided (other than refunding bonds), together with the income from the investment of such proceeds, for the purpose of paying the costs of acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping public health facilities in the following locations and in the following amounts:

County Municipality or Locality Total Autauga Prattville $8,318 Baldwin Bay Minette 556,649 Baldwin Fairhope 619,694 Baldwin Foley 542,375 Barbour Clayton 122,267 Barbour Eufaula 559,930 Bibb Centreville 739,481 Blount Oneonta 383,936 Bullock Union Springs 549,960 Butler Greenville 683,291 Calhoun Anniston 2,000,000 Chambers LaFayette 531,844 Chambers Valley 170,723 Cherokee Centre 280,797 Chilton Clanton 719,032 Choctaw Butler 584,503 Clarke Grove Hill 437,119 Clay Ashland 562,645 Cleburne Heflin 219,104 Coffee Coffee County 1,189,787 Colbert Tuscumbia 20,000 Conecuh Evergreen 335,723 Coosa Goodwater 186,217 Coosa Rockford 545,097 Covington Andalusia 977,514 Covington Opp 106,809 Crenshaw Luverne 19,960 Cullman Cullman 31,931 Dale Ozark 242,435 Dallas Selma 2,169,166 DeKalb Fort Payne 402,925 Elmore Wetumpka 206,787 Escambia Atmore 162,494 Escambia Brewton 220,209 Etowah Gadsden 881,132 Fayette Fayette 561,120 Franklin Russellville 832,534 Geneva Geneva 289,600 Greene Eutaw 243,561 Hale Greensboro 237,679 Henry Abbeville 265,452 Henry Headland 118,223 Houston Dothan 23,303 Jackson Scottsboro 490,256 Jefferson Bessemer 146,763 Jefferson Birmingham 634,334 Jefferson Eastern 46,351 Jefferson Far Eastern Health Center 555,000 Jefferson Leeds 10,652 Jefferson Morris 276,050 Jefferson Northern 33,801 Jefferson Western 378,268 Lamar Vernon 314,739 Lauderdale Florence 816,887 Lawrence Moulton 582,361 Lee Opelika 581,900 Limestone Athens 156,549 Lowndes Hayneville 331,325 Macon Tuskegee 256,838 Madison Huntsville 1,601,875 Madison Huntsville-Calvary Hill 344,871 Madison Triana 66,820 Marengo Linden 569,706 Marion Hamilton 743,586 Marshall Albertville 454,107 Marshall Guntersville 794,541 Mobile Mobile 1,391,903 Mobile Northern Part of County 555,000 Mobile Southern Part of County 555,000 Monroe Monroeville 556,782 Montgomery Montgomery 3,000,000 Morgan Decatur 341,621 Perry Marion 657,398 Perry Uniontown 9,532 Pickens Carrollton 77,869 Pike Troy 729,479 Randolph Roanoke 414,345 Randolph Wedowee 1,493 Russell Phenix City 553,394 Saint Clair Ashville 98,664 Saint Clair Pell City 580,664 Shelby Columbiana 592,481 Shelby Pelham 551,363 Sumter Livingston 548,371 Talladega Childersburg 9,327 Talladega Sylacauga 129,015 Talladega Talladega 243,186 Tallapoosa Alexander City 607,137 Tallapoosa Dadeville 312,662 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa 337,852 Walker Jasper 242,655 Washington Chatom 237,630 Wilcox Camden 213,911 Winston Double Springs 65,989 Winston Haleyville 26,671

(b) Any county commission in any county for which an allocation of bond proceeds is made in subsection (a) of this section may petition the authority (i) for reimbursement of capital expenditures for public health facilities incurred and paid by a board of health in such county or such county commission after January 1, 1989, or (ii) to refinance or refund any obligations incurred to finance capital expenditures for public health facilities incurred and paid by a board of health in such county or such county commission after January 1, 1989. Out of the total amount of bond proceeds allocated in subsection (a) of this section to any county in which such capital expenditures were incurred and paid, the authority shall reimburse such costs or provide for the refinancing or refunding of obligations incurred to pay such costs, in either case, in an amount not to exceed the total amount allocated to such county. Additionally the county commission to which any such reimbursement is made shall be entitled to use the funds so reimbursed for any capital expenditure permitted by law. It is further provided that any county commission receiving reimbursement under this subsection (b) may use said reimbursement to provide new public facilities and/or to improve existing public facilities.

(c) To the extent consistent with the actual costs of public health facilities needed by the people in the counties, municipalities and localities identified in subsection (a) of this section, the authority, acting with the advice of the State Department of Health, shall expend, out of bond proceeds and income derived from the investment thereof, the amounts respectively allocated by said subsection (a) for public health facilities in such counties, municipalities and localities. The authority may allow such increases above the amounts specifically allocated as are necessary to provide and pay the full costs of such facilities, provided that such increases are approved by unanimous consent of all members of the authority. In the absence of an authority member, his vote may be cast in writing and submitted to the chairman prior to the meeting during which said vote is scheduled. Under no circumstances shall any amount allocated to any county and/or municipality or locality by said subsection (a) be reduced by more than five percent of such amount or $50,000.00, whichever is less, unless the following conditions shall be satisfied:

(1) The board of directors of the authority, based on information and recommendations provided by the State Department of Health, shall have made findings in a resolution justifying the proposed reduction and the alternative expenditure that is to be made with the funds saved by such reduction;

(2) At least 10 days before the first of the meetings referred to in subdivision (3) of this subsection, the chief health officer of the county affected by the proposed reduction and all members of the Senate and House of Representatives representing such county shall have been notified in writing of such proposed reduction, the findings justifying the same, and the date, time and place of the two meetings of the board of directors of the authority at which approval of such reduction will be considered; and

(3) After having given the chief health officer, the Senators and Representatives, and other interested officials and citizens of the county affected by the proposed reduction an opportunity to oppose such reduction at each of the meetings required by this subdivision (3), the unanimous consent of all members of the board of directors of the authority shall vote to approve such reduction, together with the alternative expenditure of the funds to be saved by such reduction, at not less than two different public meetings of the board of directors separated by an interval of not less than 30 days. In the absence of an authority member, his vote may be cast in writing and submitted to the chairman prior to the meeting during which said vote is scheduled.

(Acts 1990, No. 90-598, §19.)