23-1-306
Section 23-1-306 Corporation - Powers. The corporation shall have the following powers:
(1) To have perpetual succession by its corporate name unless sooner dissolved pursuant to
Section 23-1-318. (2) To commence actions and have actions commenced against it, provided,
however, that the corporation shall be considered a public agency performing state governmental
functions and shall be immune from suit based on its acts or omissions or those of its agents,
servants, or employees to the extent the State of Alabama is so immune, and to prosecute and
defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties. Venue shall
be in the appropriate court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation
is located. (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4)
To construct, reconstruct and relocate or to cause to be constructed, reconstructed and relocated
federal aid projects, including work incidental or related thereto, in...
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4-3-47
Section 4-3-47 Powers of authority generally. The 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; (2) To sue and be sued
in its own name in civil actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (3) To
adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt and
alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, receive,
take and hold, whether by purchase, option to purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise,
property of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties
and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to
manage said property and to develop any property and to sell, exchange, lease or...
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40-17-359
Section 40-17-359 Distribution and use of proceeds. (a) For the purpose of this section,
the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below: (1) BASE ANNUAL COUNTY DISTRIBUTION.
Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000). (2) COST OF COLLECTION. The amounts from the
proceeds of the highway gasoline tax that may be appropriated by the Legislature to the department
for its operating expenses. (3) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (4) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal
year of the state. (5) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Department of Transportation of the
state. (6) HIGHWAY GASOLINE TAX. Both of the following: a. The excise tax levied under subdivision
(1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325, with the exception of those portions of
the tax levied on aviation fuel and marine gasoline. b. The excise tax levied by Sections
40-17-140 to 40-17-155, inclusive, except that portion of the tax imposed on diesel fuel.
(7) LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS' SHARES OF THE NET TAX PROCEEDS. The 55 percent...
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23-1-300
Section 23-1-300 Purpose and construction of article. (a) It is the intention of the
Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation of the Director
of Finance, the Director of Transportation, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, and
the Governor of Alabama for the purposes of establishing the program Roads and Bridges to
Alabama's Future and of anticipating and providing for the federal share of the cost of constructing
federal aid projects and thus to accelerate the construction of such federal aid projects
in the state by the issuance of the obligations of such corporation, which shall not be bonds
or debts of the state but shall be payable solely from federal aid highway funds and the tax
proceeds and investment income provided therefor by this article. (b) This article shall be
liberally construed in conformity with the said purpose. (Acts 1976, No. 565, p. 764, §1;
Acts 1981, No. 81-387, p. 574, §1; Acts 1988, No. 88-652, p. 1041, §1; Acts 1992,...
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23-1-317
Section 23-1-317 Expenditure of proceeds; contracts; rules and regulations; conveyance
of property. (a) If such action shall be necessary in order to comply with any federal legislation
relating to federal aid in construction of roads and highways, the authority may authorize
the State Department of Transportation to expend directly any portion of proceeds from obligations
issued under this article for constructing, reconstructing and relocating federal aid projects
or work incidental or related thereto. (b) All contracts of the authority for the construction,
reconstruction and relocation of federal aid projects, and work incidental or related thereto
and the acquisition of property necessary therefor, shall be in writing, shall be subject
to the rules and regulations and shall be let under the supervision of the State Department
of Transportation and shall be subject to approval by the Governor and by the State Department
of Transportation. All work provided for in any such contract...
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23-1-314
Section 23-1-314 Bonds and notes - Payment generally. (a) For the purpose of providing
funds to enable the authority to pay at their respective maturities and due dates the principal
of and interest on the obligations that may be issued by it under this article at any time
after March 1, 2014, there hereby is irrevocably pledged and appropriated so much as shall
be necessary for the purpose of the state's share of net gasoline tax proceeds. (b) In addition,
for the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority to pay at their respective maturities
and due dates the principal of and interest on the obligations that may be issued by it under
this article, there hereby is irrevocably pledged and appropriated each year all federal aid
funds for federal aid projects to be received by the State Department of Transportation from
the United States government to the extent that such funds may be required to pay the principal
of and interest on such obligations. All federal aid funds for...
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23-1-301
Section 23-1-301 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, a public corporation and
instrumentality of the state authorized to be organized under the provisions of this article.
(2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority. (3) BONDS. The bonds, including
refunding bonds issued to refund outstanding obligations, that in this article are authorized
to be sold and issued by the authority. (4) CORPORATION. The authority. (5) HIGHWAY GASOLINE
TAX. The excise tax levied under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325,
with the exception of those portions of the tax levied on aviation fuel and marine gasoline.
(6) LEGISLATURE. The Legislature of Alabama. (7) NET GASOLINE TAX PROCEEDS. The entire proceeds
from the highway gasoline tax less the cost of collection and less any...
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23-1-175
Section 23-1-175 Powers. The corporation shall have the following powers: (1) To have
succession by its corporate name without time limit; (2) To maintain actions and have actions
maintained 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 construct, reconstruct and relocate, or to cause to be constructed,
reconstructed and relocated, public roads and bridges, including work incidental or related
thereto in the State of Alabama; (5) To receive, take and hold by sale, gift, lease, devise
or otherwise real and personal estate of every description and to manage the same; (6) To
acquire by purchase, gift or the exercise of the power of eminent domain or any other lawful
means and to convey, or cause to be conveyed, to the State of Alabama any real, personal or
mixed property necessary or convenient in connection with the construction of public...
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23-1-155
Section 23-1-155 Powers. The corporation shall have all of the following powers: (1)
To have perpetual succession by its corporate name unless sooner dissolved pursuant to Section
23-1-160. (2) To maintain actions and have actions maintained 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 construct, reconstruct,
and relocate, or to cause to be constructed, reconstructed, and relocated, public roads, bridges,
and approaches thereto, tunnels, and other public roadway improvements, including work incidental
or related thereto, in the State of Alabama. (5) To acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation
or any other lawful means and to convey, or cause to be conveyed, any real, personal, or mixed
property or materials necessary or convenient in connection with the construction, reconstruction,
or relocation of public roads, bridges and approaches...
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22-23B-6
Section 22-23B-6 Alabama Drinking Water Finance Authority - Powers. (a) The authority
shall have the following powers, among others specified by or required to implement the provisions
of this chapter: To have succession in its corporate name until the principal of and interest
on all bonds issued by it shall have been fully paid; To sue and be sued and to prosecute
and defend, at law and in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and
of the parties thereto; To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter such seal at pleasure;
To establish a fiscal year; To acquire in any manner and to hold title to or leasehold interests
in real and personal property and to sell, convey or lease the same for purpose of carrying
out its functions and duties hereunder; To construct and operate or lease to or from any public
body any one or more projects; To execute agreements obligating the authority to agree to
pay and to pay such portion of the estimated reasonable cost of the...
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