11-59-2
Section 11-59-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation in the several
cities and towns in this state of public corporations for the purpose of owning and operating
and contracting with others for the operation of such facilities as may be specified in the
certificate of incorporation of the corporation or any amendment thereto and to vest such
corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish any such purpose,
including the power to issue their revenue bonds and to mortgage such properties and pledge
the revenues derived therefrom as security therefor. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed
in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1947, No. 231, p. 94, §2.)...
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11-56-2
Section 11-56-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to empower each incorporated city and town
in the state to authorize the incorporation of one or more corporations as political subdivisions
of the state for the purpose of providing buildings and facilities for lease to and use by
the municipality, the county, or any public corporation in the performance of their respective
public functions or for lease to and use by the United States, and to invest each corporation
organized under this chapter with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish
such purchase, including the power to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue
bonds. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts
1955, No. 493, p. 1116, §2; Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 127, p. 182, §2.)...
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11-49A-1
Section 11-49A-1 Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature has found and determined
and does hereby declare that in Class 3 municipalities the following conditions exist: (1)
That the constant growth of private vehicular traffic in such counties in which such municipalities
are located is placing excessive burdens upon the road systems and parking facilities, especially
in commercial and industrial districts and in areas of high population density; (2) That the
continued economic growth of such municipalities and the general health and welfare of the
citizens of such counties require the availability of public facilities for mass transportation;
and (3) That it is necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the citizens of such
municipalities that provisions be made for the establishment in such counties of public corporations
to provide public transportation service. The legislature does hereby further declare its
intention, by the passage of this chapter, to promote...
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33-16-2
Section 33-16-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the
findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction
of a navigable waterway between Montgomery and Gadsden and to the Alabama-Georgia boundary,
utilizing the channel of the Coosa River, would provide a new transportation route of great
importance and would stimulate the development of commerce, agriculture and industry in many
sections of the state. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to implement the provisions of Amendment No. 287 of the Constitution of Alabama. In order
to further the developments herein found to be beneficial, it is the intention of the Legislature
to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the following purposes: (1) To cooperate
with the United States, the State of Alabama, other participating states, counties and municipalities,
with all agencies, departments and...
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40-7-18
Section 40-7-18 Allocation of tax obligation between transferor and foreign corporate transferee
of property sold for certain purposes. (a) The public interest lying in the promotion of business
and industry in this state, it is the intent of the Legislature and declared to be the policy
of the State of Alabama by the passage of this section to promote and encourage industry and
business in Alabama and specifically to induce the location within this state of the principal
administrative office, principal distribution or manufacturing plant, or principal place of
business of foreign corporations engaged in manufacturing, industrial, commercial, business,
transportation, utility, public service, and research enterprise. This section shall be liberally
construed in conformity with the said intention. (b) When any real or personal property within
this state is sold to, acquired by or transferred to any foreign corporation during any property
tax year in connection with locating within this...
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33-17-2
Section 33-17-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the
findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction
of a navigable waterway between Demopolis, Alabama and the Tennessee River, utilizing the
channel of the Tombigbee River, would provide a new transportation route of great importance
and would stimulate the development of commerce, agriculture and industry in many sections
of the state. Local flooding along the tributary streams of the Tombigbee River occurs frequently
in the growing and harvesting season and causes considerable damage to agriculture in the
affected sections of the state. Improvements in the channels of the tributary streams will
eliminate much of the damage caused by flooding and will also permit improved farming practices
and better land use. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to implement the provisions of Amendment No. 270 of the...
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41-16A-2
Section 41-16A-2 Legislative intent. It is hereby found and declared by the Legislature of
Alabama that it is in the public interest that the state, political subdivisions, agencies,
boards, commissions, and departments thereof, the various counties of the state, the various
municipal corporations within the state, county boards of education, city boards of education,
instrumentalities of any of the foregoing, and public corporations arising under or organized
pursuant to any statute of the state shall have the flexibility to finance the acquisition,
installation, equipping, and/or improvement of any eligible property that such governmental
entity otherwise is legally authorized to acquire through the use of lease, lease-purchase,
and/or installment-purchase financing. It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of
this chapter that wherever, either by express grant or by implication, a governmental entity
has the power and authority to acquire any eligible property by purchase,...
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11-28-1
Section 11-28-1 Legislative intent. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of
this chapter to authorize each county in the State of Alabama: (i) to sell and issue warrants
for the purpose of financing the costs of acquiring, by construction, purchase or otherwise,
any public facilities described in Section 11-28-1.1 that such county may be lawfully authorized
to acquire at the time of the issuance of such warrants and (ii) to sell and issue warrants
for the purpose of refunding any bonds, notes, warrants or other instruments evidencing valid
debt at any time incurred or assumed by such county to pay the costs of acquiring such public
facilities or to refund debt that, through one or more prior refundings, had been initially
incurred for the payment of such costs, it being the intention of this chapter that any debt
of such county may be refunded by warrants issued under this chapter irrespective of whether
such debt was initially incurred under this chapter or under...
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11-94-2
Section 11-94-2 Legislative intent; liberal construction of chapter. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation of authorities
as nonprofit public corporations to develop waterfront property for recreational, transportational,
agricultural, industrial and commercial purposes by financing, acquiring, enlarging, improving,
replacing, owning, operating, selling, leasing, and disposing of a project or projects or
any part thereof. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to vest an authority with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such
purposes. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-647, p. 1220, §2.)...
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11-15-2
Section 11-15-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. It is the intention of the Legislature
by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation in each county in which proceedings
shall be taken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter of a public corporation as a political
subdivision of the state for the purpose of providing buildings for use by the county in the
performance of its governmental and public functions and to invest such corporation with all
powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purpose, including the power
to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue warrants. This chapter shall
be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts 1951, No. 682, p. 1172, §2.)...

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