11-54B-1
Section 11-54B-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds: (1) That patterns of urban
development have had a substantial adverse impact upon downtown and community business districts
vital to the economies of Class 1 municipalities in Alabama. (2) That the public interest
would be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business improvement districts
and district management corporations to assist Class 1 municipalities in promoting economic
growth in business districts. (3) That district management corporations representing real
property owners within self-help business improvement districts can assist Class 1 municipalities
in promoting economic growth and employment within business districts. (4) That Class 1 municipalities
should be authorized to create self-help business improvement districts and designate district
management corporations to execute self-help programs to improve the local business climates.
(b) The Legislature further finds that it is the public...
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11-54B-11
Section 11-54B-11 District management corporation limits, powers, and duties. (a) District
management corporations shall be incorporated under the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act
(Chapter 3A of Title 10) and shall exercise their powers in a manner consistent with such
act. (b) To qualify for designation by ordinance to manage a self-help business improvement
district, the articles of incorporation of a proposed district management corporation must
provide the following: (1) That the property, business, and affairs of the corporation shall
be managed by a board of directors. (2) The names and addresses of the initial members of
the board of directors. (3) That the initial members of the board shall be divided into three
groups which are as equal in number as is possible, that such groups will serve for initial
terms of one (1), two (2) and three (3) years respectively, and that all directors thereafter
elected by the board of directors shall serve for a term of three (3) years. (4)...
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11-54B-50
Section 11-54B-50 District management corporation limits, powers, and duties. (a) District
management corporations provided for in this article shall be incorporated under the Alabama
Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 3 of Title 10A, and shall exercise their powers in a manner
consistent with that law. (b) To qualify for designation by ordinance to manage a self-help
business improvement district, the articles of incorporation of a proposed district management
corporation shall provide all of the following: (1) That a board of directors shall manage
the property, business, and affairs of the corporation. (2) The names and addresses of the
initial members of the board of directors. (3) That the initial members of the board shall
be divided into three groups which are as equal in number as is possible, that those groups
will serve for initial terms of one, two, and three years respectively, and that all directors
thereafter elected by the board of directors shall serve for a term of...
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11-54B-16
Section 11-54B-16 District management corporation contracts. The municipality may, by ordinance,
authorize the district management corporation to contract work to be done on any street or
streets, or on other municipal property, included in the self-help business improvement district.
In the event that the municipality elects to contract with the district management corporation
with respect to such work, the district management corporation shall, solely with respect
to such contract, be subject to the statutory rules and regulations applicable to the letting
of contracts by a municipality. Further, the plans and specifications of any construction
work to be contracted shall be approved by the municipal engineer prior to initiation of any
actions for the awarding of a contract under this article. (Acts 1994, No. 94-677, §16.)...

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11-54B-22
Section 11-54B-22 Merger of business improvement districts. (a) Without the approval of the
governing body of the municipality or the owners of the real property located within the geographical
areas of the districts, any two or more district management corporations located within the
same municipality may merge into one of such district management corporations pursuant to
Article 5 of Chapter 3A of Title 10, as well as this section. (b) Each district management
corporation shall adopt a plan of merger in compliance with subsection (b) of Section 10-3A-100,
which plan of merger, in addition, shall designate the self-help business improvement district
ordinance which shall be applicable to the surviving corporation, provided that such ordinance
was applicable to at least one of the corporations prior to the merger. (c) A plan of merger
shall be approved pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of Section 10-3A-102. (d)
The articles of merger provided in Section 10-3A-103, shall...
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11-54B-2
Section 11-54B-2 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) MUNICIPALITY. Any Class 1 municipality located in the State
of Alabama. (2) DISTRICT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. An entity created by incorporation under
The Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act (Chapter 3A of Title 10), and designated by ordinance
to manage a self-help business improvement district. (3) SELF-HELP BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
A geographical area, whether or not contiguous, within a municipality designated by ordinance
as an area in which a special assessment may be levied on the owners of the real property
located within the geographical area of the district for the purposes of providing supplemental
services within the district and promoting the economic and general welfare of the district.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-677, p. 1295, §2; Act 2007-479, p. 1017, §1.)...
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11-54B-41
Section 11-54B-41 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) DISTRICT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. An entity created by incorporation
under the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 3 of Title 10A, and designated by ordinance
by the incorporated municipality to manage a self-help business improvement district. (2)
MUNICIPALITY. Those municipalities designated as Class 2 municipalities as defined in Section
11-40-12. (3) SELF-HELP BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. An area within the incorporated municipality
designated by ordinance as an area in which a special assessment may be levied on the owners
of real property located within the geographical area of the district for the purposes of
providing supplemental services within the district and promoting the economic and general
welfare of the district or, alternatively with respect to a district formed for the purpose
of increasing tourism within the municipality, an area or...
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11-54B-58
Section 11-54B-58 Sunset provision. (a) Within 90 days after the adoption and approval of the
fifth annual budget for any self-help business improvement district, the municipality shall
set a hearing to determine whether the district should be continued, modified, or terminated.
At least 20 days before the hearing, notice of the date, place, and time of the hearing shall
be posted in at least three places within the district and mailed, along with the new district
management plan, which shall contain the items described in subdivision (4) of Section 11-54B-44,
to each real property or business owner who paid assessments to the district during the previous
year as certified by an officer of the district management corporation collecting such assessments,
the officers of the municipal revenue department, or the offices of county tax assessor and
county tax collector, if they are the billing and collecting agency. (b) At this hearing,
if a petition presented to the municipality objecting...
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11-54B-55
Section 11-54B-55 District management corporation contracts. The municipalities, by ordinance,
may authorize the district management corporation to contract construction and maintenance
work to be done on any street or streets, or on other municipal property included in the self-help
business improvement district. The plans and specifications of any construction work to be
contracted shall be approved by the municipal engineer prior to initiation of any actions
for the awarding of a contract under this article. (Act 2004-382, p. 626, §16.)...
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11-54B-57
Section 11-54B-57 Annual reports and audits. (a) Within 90 days after the close of each fiscal
year, the district management corporation shall make an annual report of its activities for
the preceding fiscal year to the governing body of the municipality. (1) Each annual report
shall include, at a minimum: a. A financial statement for the preceding year, including a
balance sheet, statement of income and loss, and such other information as is reasonably necessary
to reflect the district management corporation's actual performance, certified by the treasurer
of the corporation. b. The budget for the current fiscal year. c. In the case of a district
funded by assessments against businesses of a particular class, a list of the businesses of
the designated class that are currently operating within the district. (2) A copy of each
annual report shall be sent to the mayor, the city council, and to all property owners, or
in the case of districts funded by assessments against businesses of a...
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