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11-49B-2
county, agency, department, or instrumentality of the state or of a county or municipality.
(15) PRINCIPAL MUNICIPALITY. The municipality in an authorizing county having the largest
population according to the last or any subsequent federal decennial census. (16) PRINCIPAL
OFFICE. The place at which the certificate of incorporation and amendments to the certificate
of incorporation, bylaws, and the minutes of proceedings of the board of an authority are
kept. (17) PROPERTY. Real and personal property and any interest in the property. (18)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. All service involved in the transportation of passengers for
hire by means of street railway, elevated railway, subway, underground railroad, motor vehicles,
or other means of conveyance generally associated with or developed for mass surface or sub-surface
transportation of the public, but does not include any service involved in transportation
by taxicab, airport limousine, or industrial bus. (19) TRANSIT...
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39-7-1
Section 39-7-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. A corporation
created pursuant to this chapter. (2) MUNICIPALITY. Any city or town incorporated under the
laws of the State of Alabama and the inhabitants of an area containing not less than 250 qualified
electors outside of an unincorporated city or town who shall become incorporated pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter. (3) TERRITORY. The geographical area coterminous with the
boundaries of a municipality. (4) GOVERNING BODY. The body or board, by whatsoever name it
may be known, having charge of the finances of a municipality. (5) SERVICES. Any one or more
or all of the following: water, sewerage, telephone, gas or electric heat, light, or power
services, commodities or facilities. (6) ENTERPRISE. The business, undertaking or enterprise
of furnishing services. (Acts 1935, No. 40, p. 72; Code...
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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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11-65-3
Section 11-65-3 Class 1 municipality authorized to create racing commission; status of commission;
powers and duties generally; disposition of fees; jurisdiction of State Ethics Commission.
A commission is authorized to be created in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
for each Class 1 municipality, as Class 1 municipality is defined in Section 11-40-12 or any
successor provision of law. Any commission created for any sponsoring municipality pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall be named "The ______ (the name of the sponsoring
municipality shall be inserted in the blank) Racing Commission" and shall be a public
corporation having a legal existence separate and apart from the state and any county, municipality,
or political subdivision thereof. A commission shall be vested with the powers and duties
specified in this chapter and all other powers necessary and proper to enable it to execute
fully and effectively the purposes of this chapter. Anything contained in...
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11-49A-2
city or town of the state. (13) PERSON. Unless limited to a natural person by the context in
which it is used, includes a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county, or an
agency, department, or instrumentality of the state or of a county or municipality. (14) PRINCIPAL
OFFICE. The place at which the certificate of incorporation and amendments thereto, the by-laws,
and the minutes of proceedings of the board of an authority are kept. (15) PROPERTY. Includes
real and personal property, and interests therein. (16) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.
Includes all service involved in the transportation of passengers for hire by means of street
railway, elevated railway, motor vehicles or other means of conveyance generally associated
with or developed for mass surface or subsurface transportation of the public, but does not
include any service involved in transportation by taxicab, airport limousine, or industrial
bus. (17) TRANSIT SYSTEM. Includes land, plants,...
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11-86A-2
Section 11-86A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction of chapter.
(a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its intent to
be as follows: The Legislature acknowledges the key role of public corporations in the state
in promoting public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational activities
through acquiring, enlarging, improving, expanding, owning, operating, leasing, and disposing
of park and recreation related properties. It has come to the attention of the Legislature
that questions have been raised as to the status of certain local park and recreational authorities
and boards located in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the public
health and general welfare by exercising its police power to authorize the formation or retroactive
validation of independent public corporations created jointly by counties and municipalities,
one of which is to be a Class 4 municipality, as...
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11-101A-1
Section 11-101A-1 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the
several counties and municipalities in the state effectively to form public corporations whose
corporate purpose shall be to provide buildings, facilities, and other property for lease
to and use by the United States of America, its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities,
to invest those public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to
accomplish that purpose, and to authorize each county and municipality forming each public
corporation to provide financial support and to take other action as may be necessary to enable
the public corporation to carry out the purposes of this chapter. This chapter shall be liberally
construed in conformity with this intent. (Act 2001-642, p. 1317, §1.)...
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39-7-22
generally; consent of Department of Finance required for issuance or sale of bonds or other
evidence of indebtedness by authority. (a) Subject only to the Constitution of the State of
Alabama, each authority incorporated under this chapter shall have power: (1) To sue and be
sued; (2) To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; (3) To acquire, by purchase, gift,
devise, lease or exercise of the power of eminent domain or other mode of acquisition, hold
and dispose of property real and personal, tangible and intangible, and interests therein
in its own name, subject to mortgages or other liens or otherwise, and to pay therefor in
cash or on credit and to secure and procure payment of all or any part of the purchase price
thereof on such terms and conditions as it shall determine; (4) To make and enter into contracts,
indentures of trust, leases and bonds; (5) To borrow money and to issue negotiable bonds and
provide for the rights of the holders thereof; (6) To refund any bonds...
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11-54A-2
Section 11-54A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise,
shall be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person
who files a written application with the governing body of any city in accordance with Section
11-54A-4. (2) AUTHORITY. Any redevelopment authority organized pursuant to this chapter. (3)
AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted by the governing body of any city in accordance
with Section 11-54A-4, that authorizes the corporation of the authority. (4) BOARD. The board
of directors of the authority. (5) BONDS. Shall include bonds, notes, and certificates representing
an obligation to pay money. (6) CITY. Any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama
with respect to which a redevelopment authority may be organized. (7) DIRECTOR. A member of
the board of the authority. (8) DEVELOPMENT AREA....
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11-94-1
commission and, with respect to a municipality, the council, commission or other governing
body of such municipality. (7) MUNICIPALITY. Any incorporated city or town in this state.
(8) INDENTURE. Any mortgage, indenture of mortgage, deed of trust, trust agreement or trust
indenture executed by an authority as security for its bonds. (9) PROJECT. a. Any land, any
interest in land, any building, structure, or improvement thereon, any machinery, equipment,
furniture, furnishings, facility or personal property, or any of them, which, in the
judgment of the board of an authority is suitable for use by the authority in carrying out
its powers and the functions authorized by this chapter, including, without limitation, ports,
docks, and all kinds of dock facilities, water and rail terminals and facilities, wharves,
piers, berths, quays, loading and unloading facilities and other related facilities, marinas,
boating facilities, facilities for aquatic entertainment and sports, facilities for...
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