37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state, shall
execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi, and
the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows: Northeast
Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states solemnly
agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce, industry,
and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi and
northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire certain
railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion,
or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II.
This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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11-105-3
Section 11-105-3 Powers of authority. (a) A public authority established pursuant to this chapter
may conduct programs and events, including, but not limited to, programs of information and
publicity and public events to attract tourists to geographic areas served by the authority.
The authority may conduct programs or events in Alabama and elsewhere and expend its funds
in the furtherance of such programs and events in Alabama and elsewhere. (b) The authority
may enter into contracts with a person, firm, corporation, or association to carry out the
purposes set forth herein. No contract entered into by the authority shall bind the State
of Alabama or any county or municipality of the State of Alabama. (c) The authority shall
have all of the following powers: (1) To sue and be sued. (2) To own, lease, license, operate,
purchase, acquire, hold, improve, develop, manage, sell, convey, transfer, exchange, release,
and dispose of, either alone or in conjunction with others, real and...
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11-31-3
Section 11-31-3 Board of directors - Officers; meetings; powers; funding. (a)(1) The board
of directors of the authority may do all of the following: a. Appoint a chair from among its
membership, subject to an annual rotation of the chair position between or among the representative
members of the board from each county comprising the radio/alert notification communications
district in the case of a multi-county district. b. Appoint a vice chair from among its membership,
provided that in the case of a multi-county district, the vice chair shall be a representative
of a county other than the one represented by the chair. c. Appoint other officers from among
its membership as it may deem necessary from among the membership of the board. (2) A majority
of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. (b) The
authority shall have all of the following powers: (1) Employ such employees, experts, and
consultants as it deems necessary to assist the board in...
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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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11-54A-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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11-50A-8
Section 11-50A-8 Powers of the authority. In addition to other powers granted the authority
by this chapter, it shall have all powers consistent with the purposes of the authority as
set forth in Section 11-50A-3, which are necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate
the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the following enumerated powers, which shall be exercised by the authority
consistently with the provisions of Section 11-50A-3: (1) To sue and be sued and to prosecute
and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto;
(2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To make and alter at pleasure all needful bylaws,
rules, and regulations for the transaction of its business and the control of its property
and affairs; (4) To have the same right of eminent domain through condemnation conferred by
Section 10-5-1, or any subsequent statute of similar import; provided...
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16-65-5
Section 16-65-5 Powers of authority. The authority shall have all of the following powers:
(1) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (2) To sue and be sued in
contract and in tort and to complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. (3) To maintain
an office at such place or places as it may designate. (4) To borrow money and to issue bonds
for the purpose of making equipment loans to educational institutions to finance equipment
costs, and to provide for the rights of the purchasers, holders, or owners of such bonds.
(5) To make equipment loans to any public educational institution in order to finance equipment
costs, which equipment loans may be evidenced or secured by loan agreements, promissory notes,
security agreements, trust indentures, or such other instruments, and upon such terms and
conditions as the board of directors of the authority shall determine to be reasonable. (6)
To arrange for various forms of security or credit enhancement for its...
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34-1-3
Section 34-1-3 State Board of Public Accountancy. (a) There is created a board of public accountancy
in and for the State of Alabama, to be known as the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy.
The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
Members of the board shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the state. The
membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural,
and economic diversity of the state. Commencing October 1, 2019, six members of the Alabama
State Board of Public Accountancy shall be certified public accountants in good standing with
the board and one member of the board shall be a public member who is not under the jurisdiction
of the board, but shall at the time of his or her appointment be an active and reputable member
of the Alabama business community who possesses a knowledge and understanding of financial
transactions and financial statements. The...
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37-4-140
Section 37-4-140 Purchase of electricity. (a) For purposes of this section only, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AVOIDED COSTS. Costs that a utility or a commission
non-jurisdictional electric supplier which purchases electrical energy from a distributed
generation facility would have been required to incur but for the distributed generation facility's
provision of electrical energy during the same period of time. To the extent such costs are
actually avoided, the term may include incremental fuel costs, incremental energy losses,
incremental emission allowance costs, and incremental fuel-related operation and maintenance
expenses. The term does not include, among other things, costs associated with capacity, the
transmission and distribution system, administrative and general costs, customer accounting
costs, and general plant in service costs. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Public Service Commission.
(3) COMMISSION NON-JURISDICTIONAL ELECTRIC SUPPLIER. a. A...
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16-24B-3
Section 16-24B-3 Principals - Probationary and contract principals. (a) Any other provision
of law to the contrary notwithstanding, persons employed as principals in the public schools
in Alabama on or after July 1, 2000, may, at the election of the employing board and upon
the recommendation of the chief executive officer, be employed as probationary principals
for up to one full contract year; provided, however, that if such person is being employed
as a principal for the first time, such probationary period may be for up to two full contract
years. After completion of such probationary period, the same employing board, upon the recommendation
of the chief executive officer, shall either offer the probationary principal not less than
a three-year contract pursuant to this section or terminate the probationary principal for
any reason, or without a stated reason, as the case may be. In the case of a probationary
principal who is terminated prior to the end of the school year, the...
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