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11-20-73
Section 11-20-73 Powers of authority; execution of contracts; disposition of funds.
(a) An agriculture authority shall have the following powers, which it may exercise in the
agriculture authority's authorized operational area: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name until dissolved as provided in this article. (2) To adopt bylaws making provisions for
its actions not inconsistent with this article. (3) To institute and defend legal proceedings
in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue; provided, however, that the board
may not be sued in any trial court other than the courts of the county of incorporation; provided,
further, that the officers, directors, agents, and employees of an agriculture authority may
not be sued for their actions in behalf of the authority except for actions that are unreasonable
or known by the person to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard for the lawfulness
of such actions. (4) To plan for construction and development of an...
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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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11-99A-2
Section 11-99A-2 Definitions. In this chapter the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) APPOINTING GOVERNMENT. The municipality or county that approves the creation
of a district and appoints members to the board. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of a district.
(3) CONTIGUOUS. Two tracts of land if touching for a continuous distance of not less than
200 feet. The term includes tracts of land divided by bodies of water, streets, railroad,
or utility rights-of-way, or by land owned by any public person. In determining whether land
is contiguous with a municipality, (i) land separated by bodies of water, streets, or railroad,
or utility rights-of-way is contiguous even though the bodies of water, streets, or rights-of-way
are within the city limits of another municipality and (ii) land separated by land owned by
a public person is not contiguous if the land owned by the public person is within the city
limits of another municipality. (4) COUNCIL. The governing body of a...
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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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11-88-7
Section 11-88-7 Powers of authority generally; power of authority to acquire, operate,
etc., systems, etc., outside service area; provisions in schedules of rates and charges generally;
powers of authority organized to construct and operate sewer system. (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 in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section
11-88-18) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own
name in civil actions, except as otherwise provided in this article, and to defend civil actions
against it; (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, and take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and...
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16-18-7
Section 16-18-7 Powers of authority. 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, subject to the provisions of Section 16-18-21 specified in its certificate
of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions and to defend actions
against it; (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 and take by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, and to hold
property of every description, real, personal or mixed, wherever the same might be located;
(6) To make, enter into and execute such contracts, agreements, leases and other instruments
and to take such other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any...
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11-47-14.1
Section 11-47-14.1 Construction of port facilities by Class 1 municipalities; bonds
and other contributions. (a) Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama finds that the
Tombigbee Waterway will soon be completed, and the transportation opportunities afforded thereby
must be fully utilized if Alabama is to benefit from economic growth and job development potential
afforded by this project, and that local governments need broader authorization to participate
in the development of river port facilities necessary to accomplish this purpose. (b) Municipalities
authorized to construct port facilities; limitations thereon. The council or other governing
body of any Class 1 municipality may alter and change the channel of any watercourse within
25 miles of such municipality and may construct and maintain wharves and construct buildings
and other improvements on and near wharves and wharf sites, within such municipality or within
25 miles of the limits thereof, and may collect wharfage...
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11-86A-16
Section 11-86A-16 Application of proceeds from the sale of bonds; source of payment;
pledge of county's or municipality's credit; negotiability; exemption from taxation; pledge
as security for funds belonging to a public person; investment in bonds by fiduciaries; no
public hearing required; investment in bonds by Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, the
Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, and the State Insurance Fund; investment in bonds
by public persons. (a) The proceeds from the sale of any bonds shall be applied as provided
in the proceedings in which the bonds are authorized to be issued, including, without limitation,
the payment of all legal, fiscal, and recording fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the authorization, sale, and issuance of the bonds and, if provided in the proceedings authorizing
their issuance, interest on the bonds (or if only a part of any issue of bonds is issued for
acquisition purposes, interest on that portion of the bonds of that issue...
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11-99B-7
Section 11-99B-7 Powers of district generally; power of district to acquire and operate
projects; provisions in schedules of rates and charges generally. Each district 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, subject to the provisions of Section 11-99B-15, specified
in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and to be sued in its own name in civil actions,
and to defend civil actions against it; provided, that the district shall be deemed to be
a "governmental entity" as defined in Chapter 93 of this title, for the purposes
of limiting the damages for which the district and its members may be liable. (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,...
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35-8B-1
Section 35-8B-1 Definitions; sale of alcoholic beverages. (a) "Community development
district" shall mean a private residential development that: (1) Is a size of at least
250 acres of contiguous land area; (2) has at least 100 residential sites, platted and recorded
in the probate office of the county as a residential subdivision; (3) has streets that were
or will be built with private funds; (4) has a social club with: (i) an 18-hole golf course
of regulation size; (ii) a restaurant or eatery used exclusively for the purpose of preparing
and serving meals, with a seating capacity of at least 60 patrons; (iii) social club memberships
with at least 100 paid-up members who have paid a membership initiation fee of not less than
two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per membership; (iv) membership policies whereby membership
is not denied or impacted by an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, or national origin;
and (v) a full-time management staff for the social activities of the club,...
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