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45-37-210
Section 45-37-210 Metropolitan Rapid Rail Study Commission. (a) There is created a rapid rail
authority in Jefferson County to be called the Metropolitan Rapid Rail Study Commission, hereinafter
referred to as the commission. The commission shall be a body corporate and politic, shall
be governed and managed as provided for in this section, and shall have the powers and duties
provided for by this section, and other applicable provisions of law. (b) The commission shall
be composed of five members as follows: (1) One member appointed by the Jefferson County State
Senate Delegation. (2) One member appointed by the Jefferson County State House Delegation.
(3) One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit
Authority. (4) One member appointed by the Mayor of the City of Birmingham. (5) One member
appointed by the Jefferson County commissioner in charge of roads and transportation. (c)(1)
The members shall be appointed to four-year terms and may be...
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45-48-70.56
Section 45-48-70.56 Purchasing and contract limitations; liability; emergency situations; penalties.
(a) It shall be unlawful for the commission or any member thereof to purchase or vote to purchase
any property or enter into a contract for any work at a purchase price or contract price greater
than two thousand dollars ($2,000) with the costs thereof to become due or to be paid after
the expiration of the term of the office of the commissioners serving at the time the purchase
is made, vote taken, or contract entered into. Any member of the commission violating this
section, in addition to any criminal penalty, shall be personally liable to the county for
reimbursement of the full purchase price or contract price involved and this provision is
penal in nature and such sum or sums may be collected from each member of the commission violating
this section. (b) Provided however, action may be taken to meet the needs and demands of any
emergency situation affecting the roads, bridges, or...
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11-49B-7
Section 11-49B-7 Powers of authority. The authority shall exercise, subject to this chapter,
the following powers and duties necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be
perpetual, subject to the provisions of Section 11-49B-19 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 seal at pleasure.
(4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business.
(5) To acquire, receive, and take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to
hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, whether located in one or more
counties or municipalities and whether located within or outside the authorizing county. (6)
To make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, leases, and...
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23-1-48
Section 23-1-48 Application by counties for construction or maintenance of state road or bridge.
Whenever a county commission shall desire that a state road or bridge on a state road in said
county be constructed or maintained with state aid, written application shall be made by the
county to the State Department of Transportation under such rules and regulations as the department
may prescribe. Such application, when made, shall be considered by the department and, if
approved by it, the commissioners shall direct an engineer to view said road or bridge and
cause to be made surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates of the cost of construction
or maintenance, and the State Department of Transportation may thereupon appropriate out of
the State Highway Fund such part of the estimated cost of such work as it may deem proper,
and the State Department of Transportation shall proceed to do such work by contract or with
its own force. If it deems best, the department may accept...
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41-9-349
Section 41-9-349 Powers and duties of commission generally. (a) The commission shall acquire
the Battleship USS Alabama (BB60) for and on behalf of the State of Alabama and select and
improve appropriate sites for the permanent or temporary berthing of the vessel, taking into
consideration factors, including, but not limited to, the accessibility of same, the location
of nearby roads and highways, scenic attractions, esthetic value, cost, cooperation with federal,
state, county, municipal, and other governmental authorities, protection from the hazards
of weather, fire, and sea and any other factors which may affect the suitability of the site
for the establishment of the ship as a temporary or permanent memorial and exhibit. (b) The
commission shall generate and manage operating funds through parking fees, admission charges,
and overnight berthing or camping programs for the education of scouts and other youth groups
exempt from state lodging taxes, staff or concession operations...
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11-28-1.1
Section 11-28-1.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following respective meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
COSTS. When used with reference to or in connection with any public facility or any portion
thereof, include all or any part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, altering, enlarging,
extending, reconstructing, or remodeling such public facility, including the cost of all lands,
structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, permits,
licenses, and interests acquired or used for, in connection with or with respect to such public
facility, the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired,
including the cost of acquiring land to which such buildings or structures may be moved, the
cost of all machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, and fixtures acquired or used for,
in connection with or with respect to such public facility,...
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41-9-959
Section 41-9-959 Acquisition of membership; selection and improvement of museum site; considerations;
acceptance of gifts, grants, etc.; contracts; admission fee; renovations and maintenance;
exclusive jurisdiction; allocation of funds; leases. (a) The commission shall have the duty
and authority to acquire membership and to select and improve a site for the museum, taking
into consideration the following factors: (1) Accessibility. (2) Location of nearby roads
and highways. (3) Scenic attractions. (4) Esthetic value. (5) Cost. (6) Cooperation with federal,
state, county, municipal, and other governmental authorities. (7) Protection from the hazards
of weather, fire, and any other factors which may affect the suitability of a site for the
establishment of the museum. (b) The commission may accept public or private gifts, grants,
and donations and may make and enter into contracts with other governmental departments, agencies
and boards, whether federal, state, or municipal, and with...
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40-17-362
Section 40-17-362 Use of tax proceeds for highway purposes. (a) For the purposes of this section,
the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) BRIDGE REPLACEMENT.
Bridge replacement includes the replacement of existing bridge structures and, if necessary,
the realignment of the adjacent approaches. (2) RESURFACING, RESTORATION, AND REHABILITATION.
Work undertaken primarily to preserve an existing facility. Restoration and rehabilitation
is work required to return the existing pavement or bridge deck, including shoulders, to a
condition of adequate structural support or to a condition adequate for placement of an additional
state of construction. Resurfacing consists of the placement of additional surface material
over the existing, restored, or rehabilitated roadway or bridge deck to improve serviceability
or to provide additional strength. Resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation work may include
changes to geometric features, such as minor widening,...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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11-98-4
Section 11-98-4 Board of commissioners. (a) When any district is created, the creating authority
may appoint a board of commissioners composed of seven members to govern its affairs, and
shall fix the domicile of the board of commissioners at any point within the district. In
the case of county districts, after the expiration of the terms of the members of the board
of commissioners holding office on May 23, 2000, there may be at least one member of the board
of commissioners from each county commission district if the number of the county commission
does not exceed seven, unless a resolution dated before January 1, 2000, was passed by a county
commission establishing an appointment process different from this section or as otherwise
provided by the enactment of a local act after May 23, 2000. The members of the board of commissioners
shall be qualified electors of the district, two of whom shall be appointed for terms of two
years, three for terms of three years, and two for terms of...
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