11-60-2
Section 11-60-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to promote the public health and general
welfare by authorizing the incorporation in the several municipalities in this state of public
corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, expand, own, operate, lease, and dispose of properties
to the end that such corporation may be able to promote public interest and participation
in sports, athletics, and recreational activities and to provide or improve public parks in
this state, including all buildings, facilities, and improvements incident thereto or useful
in connection therewith. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this
chapter to vest such public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them
to accomplish such purposes. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with
the said intention. (Acts 1967, Ex. Sess., No. 218, p. 264, §1.)...
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11-22-2
Section 11-22-2 Intent of Legislature. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage
of this chapter to promote the public health and general welfare by authorizing the incorporation
in the several counties in this state of public corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve,
expand, own, operate, lease, and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may
be able to promote public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational
activities and to provide or improve public parks in this state, including all buildings,
facilities, and improvements incident thereto or useful in connection therewith. It is the
further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to vest such public corporations
with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes. This chapter
shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess.,
No. 139, §1.)...
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11-20-31
Section 11-20-31 Legislative intent; construction of article generally. (a) It is the intent
of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation in the several
counties in this state of public corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, replace, own,
lease and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may be able to promote industry,
develop trade and further the use of the agricultural products and natural and human resources
of this state and the development and preservation of the said resources. It is the further
intent of the Legislature by the passage of this article to vest such public corporations
with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes. It is not
intended hereby that any such corporation shall itself be authorized to operate any manufacturing,
industrial, commercial or research enterprise. (b) This article shall be liberally construed
in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1977, No. 762,...
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11-89C-1
Section 11-89C-1 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that
it is in the public interest and the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state
and within the police power of the state, county, and municipal governments to promote effective
and efficient compliance with federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and permits relating
to discharges into and from municipal separate storm sewers, and to promote and authorize
the discovery, control, and elimination, wherever practicable, of that discharge at the local
government level. (b) It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter to
assist the state in its implementation of the storm water laws, and to supplement the authority
of the governing bodies of all counties and municipalities in the state to enable them to
implement the storm water laws. (c) It is further the intention of the Legislature to authorize
and promote the intercooperation of the governing bodies in...
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41-10-82
Section 41-10-82 Purpose of article; construction of article generally. It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to empower each county in the state to authorize
the incorporation of one or more public corporations as political subdivisions of the state
for the purpose of providing products markets, exhibition halls, coliseums and buildings and
related structures where products and goods may be displayed and exhibits, contests and sporting
events conducted in order to encourage the buying and selling of products and goods, to encourage
the expansion of existing industries in Alabama, to encourage the location of new industries
in Alabama and to encourage public interest in sports and amusements and thus to promote commerce
and goodwill in the State of Alabama and to invest each corporation organized hereunder with
such powers as may be necessary or desirable to enable it to accomplish such purposes. This
article shall be liberally construed in conformity...
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11-54-81
Section 11-54-81 Legislative intent; construction of division generally. (a) It is the intent
of the Legislature by the passage of this division to authorize the incorporation in the several
municipalities in this state of industrial development boards to acquire, enlarge, improve,
replace, own, lease, and dispose of properties to the end that such boards may be able to
promote industry, develop trade, and further the use of the agricultural products and natural
and human resources of this state and the development and preservation of the said resources,
by inducing manufacturing, industrial, commercial, and research enterprises: (1) To locate
in this state, (2) To enlarge, expand, and improve existing operations in this state, or (3)
To relocate in or within 25 miles of the same municipality in this state operations theretofore
conducted at a site all or a major portion of which may have been acquired for one or more
public purposes by the United States of America, the State of...
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11-15-2
Section 11-15-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. It is the intention of the Legislature
by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation in each county in which proceedings
shall be taken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter of a public corporation as a political
subdivision of the state for the purpose of providing buildings for use by the county in the
performance of its governmental and public functions and to invest such corporation with all
powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purpose, including the power
to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue warrants. This chapter shall
be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts 1951, No. 682, p. 1172, §2.)...

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11-57-2
Section 11-57-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to empower each incorporated municipality
in the state to authorize the incorporation of one or more public corporations as political
subdivisions of the state for the purpose of providing public library facilities for lease
to and use by the municipality, to invest each corporation organized under this chapter with
all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purposes, including the power
to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue bonds and to grant to each such
municipality power to rent such public library facilities on a year to year basis. (b) This
chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts 1961, No. 895,
p. 1407, §1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 289, p. 2335, §1.)...
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11-95-1
Section 11-95-1 Legislative intent; liberal construction of chapter. It is the intent of the
Legislature by the passage of this chapter to promote the public health of the people of the
State of Alabama by authorizing each county and any municipality located in such county to
act jointly in authorizing the incorporation of one or more public corporations for the purpose
of providing public hospital facilities in such county and to invest each corporation so organized
with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purpose. This chapter
shall be liberally construed in conformity with said intent. (Acts 1981, No. 81-338, p. 480,
§1.)...
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11-56-2
Section 11-56-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to empower each incorporated city and town
in the state to authorize the incorporation of one or more corporations as political subdivisions
of the state for the purpose of providing buildings and facilities for lease to and use by
the municipality, the county, or any public corporation in the performance of their respective
public functions or for lease to and use by the United States, and to invest each corporation
organized under this chapter with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish
such purchase, including the power to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue
bonds. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts
1955, No. 493, p. 1116, §2; Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 127, p. 182, §2.)...
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