11-32-7
Section 11-32-7 Powers of authority. (a) The authority shall exercise powers and duties necessary
to the discharge of its powers and duties in corporate form as follows: (1) Have succession
by its corporate name in perpetuity subject to Section 11-32-20. (2) Sue and be sued in its
own name in civil suits and actions and defend suits against it. (3) Adopt and make use of
a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (4) Adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation
and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) Acquire, receive, take, by purchase, gift, lease,
devise, or otherwise, and 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) Make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, leases, and other
instruments and take other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose
for which the authority was organized, or exercise any...
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8-6-110
Section 8-6-110 Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used in this article, shall
have the following meanings: (1) AUTHORIZING ACT. Any of the following statutes or acts: a.
Any of the following sections, as amended: Section 11-20-1 et seq., relating to industrial
revenue bonds to be issued by counties; Section 11-54-20 et seq., relating to industrial revenue
bonds to be issued by municipalities; Section 11-54-80 et seq., relating to industrial revenue
bonds to be issued by municipal industrial development boards; Section 11-58-1 et seq., relating
to industrial revenue bonds to be issued by municipal medical clinic boards, Section 22-21-170
et seq., relating to industrial revenue bonds to be issued by county and municipal hospital
authorities; and Section 11-20-30 et seq., relating to industrial revenue bonds to be issued
by county industrial development boards. b. The following acts of the Alabama Legislature:
Act No. 4, enacted at the 1956 Second Special Session of the...
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11-54-171
Section 11-54-171 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this article shall,
in the absence of clear implication otherwise, be given the following interpretations: (1)
APPLICANT. A person who files a written application with the governing body of any municipality
in accordance with Section 11-54-173. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized pursuant
to this article. (3) AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITY. Any municipality the governing body of which
shall have adopted an authorizing resolution. (4) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted
by the governing body of any municipality in accordance with Section 11-54-173, that authorizes
the incorporation of an authority. (5) BOARD. The board of directors of an authority. (6)
BONDS. Includes bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (7)
COUNTY. Any county in the state. (8) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of an authority. (9)
GOVERNING BODY. With respect to a municipality, its city or town council,...
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11-92B-10
Section 11-92B-10 Powers and duties of authority. An authority shall have the following powers
and duties together with all powers and duties incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge
thereof: (1) To sue or be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) To adopt and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure. (3) To adopt and
alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (4) With respect
to property within the operational area of the authority, to acquire, receive, and take title
to by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, to hold, keep, improve, maintain, and impose
restrictive covenants and land use controls, to engage in environmental remediation and restoration
efforts as required under applicable agreements with the United States Department of Defense,
to equip, furnish, develop, and to transfer, convey, donate, sell, lease, grant options to,
assign, encumber with easements and mortgages and...
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11-89A-2
Section 11-89A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of a clear implication
herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT.
A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of any county or
municipality in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-89A-3. (2) AUTHORITY. Any public
corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION.
A resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing body of any county or municipality in accordance
with the provisions of Section 11-89A-3, that authorizes the incorporation of an authority.
(4) BOARD. The board of directors of an authority. (5) BONDS. Bonds, notes, or other obligations
representing an obligation to pay money. (6) COSTS. As applied to a facility or any portion
thereof, such term shall include all or any part of the cost of...
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37-13-1
Section 37-13-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, unless the context plainly indicates
otherwise, the present tense shall include the future tense, the singular shall include the
plural, the plural shall include the singular and the following words and phrases shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section. (1) ADDITIONAL RAIL SERVICE AREA.
Any territory that is outside the boundaries or corporate limits, as the case may be, of any
of its authorizing subdivisions and that the governing body of the county, and of any city
or town, in which such territory is located has by resolution designated as an area in which
the authority may render rail transportation service. (2) AUTHORITY. Any public corporation
organized pursuant to this chapter or any law amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
(3) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION. Any county, city, or town in this state in which there are located
railroad properties and facilities and whose governing body receives an...
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41-10-20
Section 41-10-20 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY.
The public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. (2) BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority. (3) BONDS. The bonds issued under the
provisions of this article. (4) GRANTEE. A county, municipality or local industrial development
board organized as a public corporation in this state, or an airport authority organized as
a public corporation in this state pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 4, or whether created by
general, special or local laws, or general acts of local application, if such authority governs
an airport operated by a county and at least one municipality therein jointly, to which a
grant of money is made as provided in Section 41-10-26. (5) INDUSTRIAL SITES. Land owned by
a grantee or potential grantee on which industrial facilities have been or...
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11-49A-2
Section 11-49A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein
otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT. A natural
person who files a written application with the governing body of any municipality to which
this chapter applies all in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-49A-4. (2) AUTHORITY.
A public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (3) AUTHORIZING
MUNICIPALITY. Any municipality the governing body of which shall have adopted an authorizing
resolution. (4) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution, adopted by the governing body of any
municipality to which this chapter applies all in accordance with the provisions of Section
11-49A-4, that authorizes the incorporation of an authority. (5) BOARD. The board of directors
of an authority. (6) BONDS. Shall include bonds, notes, and...
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45-41A-40.01
Section 45-41A-40.01 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this part, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise,
shall be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person
who files a written application with the governing body of the city in accordance with Section
45-41A-40.03. (2) AUTHORITY. The Opelika Downtown Redevelopment Authority, a public corporation
organized pursuant to this part. (3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted by the governing
body of the city in accordance with Section 45-41A-40.03, that authorizes the corporation
of the authority. (4) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority. (5) BONDS. Shall include
bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (6) CITY. The City
of Opelika, Alabama. (7) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of the authority. (8) DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AREA. The central business district of the...
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45-8A-111.01
Section 45-8A-111.01 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this part, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein
otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) "Applicant"
means a natural person who files a written application with the governing body of the city
in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-8A-111.03. (2) "Authority" means
the Oxford Downtown Development Authority, a public corporation organized pursuant to this
part. (3) "Authorizing resolution" means a resolution adopted by the governing body
of the city in accordance with Section 45-8A-111.03, that authorizes the incorporation of
the authority. (4) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority. (5) "Bonds"
means and shall include bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money.
(6) "City" means the City of Oxford, Alabama. (7) "Director" means a member
of the board of the...
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