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33-17-8
Section 33-17-8 Powers enumerated. The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To have
succession by its corporate name without time limit; (2) To bring civil actions and have civil
actions brought against it and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of
the subject matter and of the parties; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter
the same at pleasure; (4) To receive, take and hold by sale, gift, lease, devise or otherwise
real and personal property of every kind and description, and to manage the same; (5) To acquire
by purchase, gift or the exercise of the power of eminent domain, or by any other lawful means,
any property, whether real, personal or mixed, the acquisition of which is found by the board
to be necessary or convenient to the authority in the carrying out of the purposes for which
the authority is authorized to be organized, and to lease or convey any such property or to
cause any such property to be leased or conveyed to the United...
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33-8-1
Section 33-8-1 Authorization; provisions generally; legislative approval and ratification.
The Governor on behalf of this state is hereby authorized to execute a compact, in substantially
the following form, with the State of Mississippi; and the Legislature hereby signifies in
advance its approval and ratification of such compact, which compact is as follows: TOMBIGBEE-TENNESSEE
WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT COMPACT Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote the development
of a navigable waterway connecting the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers by way of the east fork
of the Tombigbee River and Mackeys and Yellow Creeks so as to provide a nine-foot navigable
channel from the junction of the Tombigbee and Warrior rivers at Demopolis in the State of
Alabama to the junction of Yellow Creek with the Tennessee River at Pickwick Pool in the State
of Mississippi, and to establish a joint interstate authority to assist in these efforts.
Article II. This compact shall become effective...
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41-23-140
Section 41-23-140 Definitions; commission created; composition; staff; duties; annual report.
(a) For the purposes of this article, the term trail means any form of paved or unpaved trail
including freshwater and saltwater paddling trails. The term trail user community includes,
but is not limited to, the following: Paved and unpaved trail users, hikers, bicyclists, users
of off-highway vehicles, paddlers, equestrians, disabled outdoor recreational users, and commercial
recreational interests. (b) There is created within the Alabama Department of Economic and
Community Affairs, the Alabama Trails Commission which shall advance development, interconnection,
and use of trails in this state and as further provided in this article. The commission shall
be composed of the following members: (1) Two members recognized for expertise in trail development,
management, or use, appointed by the Governor and representing the trail user community. (2)
One member recognized for expertise in trail...
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41-7-1
Section 41-7-1 Definitions; department created; composition; powers and duties. (a) For purposes
of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Advisory
Board of the Alabama Tourism Department. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Tourism Department. (3)
DIRECTOR. The Director of Publicity of the Alabama Tourism Department. (b) There is created
the Alabama Tourism Department, hereinafter referred to as the department, composed of a Division
of Records and Reports and such other divisions as the director determines to be necessary.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any act or section of this code, or other
provision of law, refers to the State Bureau of Tourism and Travel, the reference shall be
deemed a reference to the Alabama Tourism Department. (c) The department, with the advice
and assistance of the board provided for in Section 41-7-3, shall have exclusive power and
authority to plan and conduct all state programs of information...
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11-44B-6
Section 11-44B-6 Meetings; quorum; majority vote requirements; procedure for adoption of ordinances
and resolutions; approval or veto of mayor; record of proceedings; power of council as to
city employees; all powers of city vested in council. (a) The council shall hold regular public
meetings at least once a week at some regular hour to be fixed by the council. The council
may hold such adjourned, called, or other meetings as may be necessary or convenient. (b)
All council meetings shall comply with the applicable law concerning open or public meetings.
(c) A majority of the elected membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. For the purposes of determining
a quorum, the mayor shall not be counted. (d) The affirmative vote of a majority of the council
members present, and the mayor in the event of a tie, as provided by this article, shall be
sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or ordinance,...
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11-62-7
Section 11-62-7 Powers of authority generally; operation of facilities by authority. (a) Every
authority shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate
the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the following powers: (1) To have succession in its corporate name for the
duration of time (which may be in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section 11-62-17)
specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate
seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations,
and rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the regulation and conduct
of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, whether by gift, purchase, transfer, foreclosure,
lease, or otherwise, and to expand, improve, maintain, equip, and...
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11-89A-8
Section 11-89A-8 Powers of authority; location of facilities of authority. (a) Every authority
shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes
and provisions of this chapter, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing)
the following powers: (1) To have succession in its corporate name for the duration of time
(which may be in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section 11-89A-21 specified in its
certificate of incorporation); (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions
and to defend suit against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter
the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations, and rules, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the regulation and conduct of its affairs
and business; (5) To acquire, whether by gift, purchase, transfer, foreclosure, lease, or
otherwise, to construct and to expand, improve, operate, maintain,...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations.
(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state,
and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems
concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct,
independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare,
or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain
to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal
of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs
shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according
to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout
the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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11-47-210
Section 11-47-210 Definitions. When used in this article, unless the context plainly indicates
otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section: (1) APPLICANT. An individual who files a written application with the
governing body of any county or municipality in accordance with Section 11-47-214. (2) AUTHORITY.
A public corporation organized under this article for the purposes, with the powers, and subject
to the restrictions set forth in this article. (3) AUTHORIZING COUNTY. With respect to an
authority, any county which has a governing body that has made findings and determinations
of facts pertaining to the organization of the authority in accordance with Section 11-47-214.
(4) AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITY. With respect to an authority, any municipality which has a governing
body that has made findings and determinations of facts pertaining to the organization of
the authority in accordance with Section 11-47-214. (5)...
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22-21-318
Section 22-21-318 Powers of authority. (a) In addition to all other powers granted elsewhere
in this article, and subject to the express provisions of its certificate of incorporation,
an authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto
or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name for the duration of time, which may be in perpetuity, specified in its certificate of
incorporation or until dissolved as provided in Section 22-21-339; (2) To sue and be sued
in its own name in civil suits and actions, and to defend suits and actions against it, including
suits and actions ex delicto and ex contractu, subject, however, to the provisions of Chapter
93 of Title 11, which chapter is hereby made applicable to the authority; (3) To adopt and
make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter, amend
and repeal bylaws, regulations and rules, not inconsistent with the...
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