11-54A-9
Section 11-54A-9 Powers of authority; all projects to be in development area. (a) 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 perpetuity, subject to Section 11-54A-20, specified in
its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its own name and to prosecute
and defend civil actions in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the
parties. (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, whether by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise and
to refinance existing indebtedness on, improve, maintain, equip, and furnish one or more projects,
including all real and personal properties which the board of the authority may...
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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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11-52-30
Section 11-52-30 Territorial jurisdiction; approval of maps or plats; regulations; limits on
exercise of powers. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the territorial jurisdiction
of any municipal planning commission shall include all land located in the municipality and
all land lying within five miles of the corporate limits of the municipality and not located
in any other municipality; except that, in the case of any nonmunicipal land lying within
five miles of more than one municipality having a municipal planning commission, the jurisdiction
of each municipal planning commission shall terminate at a boundary line equidistant from
the respective corporate limits of such municipalities. Any alterations of a municipal planning
commission based upon annexation or deannexation of property within the corporate limits of
a municipality shall occur once a year on the first day of January and shall take effect for
any annexations which were finalized on or before the preceding first day...
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11-86A-12
Section 11-86A-12 Powers of authority generally. An authority shall have the following powers:
(1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this chapter.
(2) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper
venue; provided, however, that an authority may not be sued in any court other than the courts
of the county of incorporation; provided, further, that the officers, directors, agents, and
employees of an authority may not be sued for their actions on behalf of the authority except
for actions that are known by a person to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard
for the lawfulness of the actions. (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the
seal at its pleasure. (4) To establish a fiscal year. (5) To anticipate by the issuance of
its bonds the receipt of any revenues that may be appropriated by or to the authority and
to pledge the proceeds of the appropriations as security for the...
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24-1-7
Section 24-1-7 Creation, etc., of certain housing authorities validated. (a) The creation,
establishment and organization of housing authorities that have issued bonds under the provisions
of this title, together with all proceedings, acts and things undertaken or done with reference
thereto, prior to July 7, 1943, are hereby validated and declared legal in all respects. (b)
The creation and establishment of housing authorities pursuant to, or purporting to be pursuant
to, the provisions of this title and laws amendatory thereto, together with all proceedings,
acts and things undertaken, performed or done with reference thereto (including the appointment
of commissioners, officers, and employees), prior to September 9, 1955, are hereby validated,
ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any want
of statutory authority or defect or irregularity in such acts or proceedings. Said housing
authorities are hereby declared to have been and to be...
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11-54A-24
Section 11-54A-24 Authorities organized under prior acts. Any downtown redevelopment authority
established under Acts 1982, No. 303, Acts 1984, No. 395, Acts 1984, No. 415, Acts 1985, No.
185, or any other authority organized under any act of this state prior to May 29, 1985, for
the purpose of revitalizing or redeveloping the central business district of any city or town
in Alabama may reincorporate under the provisions of this chapter by the filing of a restated
certificate of incorporation with the judge of probate of the county wherein the certificate
of incorporation of the authority was originally filed for record but the provisions of Section
11-54A-4 need not be complied with and, if the authority had previously received an authorizing
resolution, no new authorizing resolution shall be required. The governing body of the city
shall not be required to reappoint the directors of any such authority and the directors then
in office shall continue in office and their terms of office...
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24-1-111
Section 24-1-111 Operation of housing authorities in municipality outside area of operation.
In addition to its other powers, any housing authority may exercise any or all of its powers
within the territorial boundaries of any municipality not included in the area of operation
of such housing authority, for the purpose of planning, undertaking, financing, constructing,
and operating a housing project or projects within such municipality; provided, that a resolution
shall have been adopted by the governing body of such municipality in which the authority
is to exercise its powers and by any housing authority previously established by such municipality
and authorized to exercise its powers therein declaring that there is a need for the aforesaid
housing authority to exercise its powers within such municipality. (Acts 1943, No. 541, p.
512, §9.)...
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24-1-29
Section 24-1-29 Acquisition, etc., of property for government housing projects. The authority
may acquire by purchase, or by the exercise of its power of eminent domain as provided in
Section 24-1-28, any property, real or personal, which it may deem necessary for any housing
project being constructed or operated by a government. The authority upon such terms and conditions,
and for such consideration as it shall determine, may convey title or deliver possession of
such property, so acquired or purchased, to such government for use in connection with such
housing project. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Code 1940, T. 25, §16.)...
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24-1-68
Section 24-1-68 Acquisition, etc., of property for government housing projects. The authority
may acquire by purchase or by the exercise of its power of eminent domain as provided in Section
24-1-67, any property, real or personal, which is necessary for any housing project being
constructed or operated by a government. The authority upon such terms and conditions, and
for such consideration as it shall determine, may convey title or deliver possession of such
property, so acquired or purchased, to such government for use in connection with such housing
project. (Code 1940, T. 25, §42.)...
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24-1-109
Section 24-1-109 Rights, powers, etc., of authority and commissioners generally. Except as
otherwise provided in this article, a regional housing authority and the commissioners thereof
shall, within the area of operation of such regional housing authority, have the same functions,
rights, powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and limitations provided for housing authorities
created for counties and the commissioners of such housing authorities, and all the provisions
of law applicable to housing authorities created for counties and the commissioners of such
authorities shall be applicable to regional housing authorities and the commissioners thereof;
provided, that a regional housing authority or a county housing authority shall not be subject
to the limitations provided in Section 24-1-6 with respect to housing projects for persons
of low income in rural areas. (Acts 1943, No. 541, p. 512, §7.)...
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