23-1-306
Section 23-1-306 Corporation - Powers. The corporation shall have the following powers: (1) To have perpetual succession by its corporate name unless sooner dissolved pursuant to Section 23-1-318. (2) To commence actions and have actions commenced against it, provided, however, that the corporation shall be considered a public agency performing state governmental functions and shall be immune from suit based on its acts or omissions or those of its agents, servants, or employees to the extent the State of Alabama is so immune, and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties. Venue shall be in the appropriate court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is located. (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) To construct, reconstruct and relocate or to cause to be constructed, reconstructed and relocated federal aid projects, including work incidental or related thereto, in...
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4-3-47
Section 4-3-47 Powers of authority generally. 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) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (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, take and hold, whether by purchase, option to purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage said property and to develop any property and to sell, exchange, lease or...
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40-17-359
Section 40-17-359 Distribution and use of proceeds. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below: (1) BASE ANNUAL COUNTY DISTRIBUTION. Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000). (2) COST OF COLLECTION. The amounts from the proceeds of the highway gasoline tax that may be appropriated by the Legislature to the department for its operating expenses. (3) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (4) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the state. (5) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Department of Transportation of the state. (6) HIGHWAY GASOLINE TAX. Both of the following: a. The excise tax levied under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325, with the exception of those portions of the tax levied on aviation fuel and marine gasoline. b. The excise tax levied by Sections 40-17-140 to 40-17-155, inclusive, except that portion of the tax imposed on diesel fuel. (7) LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS' SHARES OF THE NET TAX PROCEEDS. The 55 percent...
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23-1-300
Section 23-1-300 Purpose and construction of article. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation of the Director of Finance, the Director of Transportation, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, and the Governor of Alabama for the purposes of establishing the program Roads and Bridges to Alabama's Future and of anticipating and providing for the federal share of the cost of constructing federal aid projects and thus to accelerate the construction of such federal aid projects in the state by the issuance of the obligations of such corporation, which shall not be bonds or debts of the state but shall be payable solely from federal aid highway funds and the tax proceeds and investment income provided therefor by this article. (b) This article shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said purpose. (Acts 1976, No. 565, p. 764, §1; Acts 1981, No. 81-387, p. 574, §1; Acts 1988, No. 88-652, p. 1041, §1; Acts 1992,...
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23-1-317
Section 23-1-317 Expenditure of proceeds; contracts; rules and regulations; conveyance of property. (a) If such action shall be necessary in order to comply with any federal legislation relating to federal aid in construction of roads and highways, the authority may authorize the State Department of Transportation to expend directly any portion of proceeds from obligations issued under this article for constructing, reconstructing and relocating federal aid projects or work incidental or related thereto. (b) All contracts of the authority for the construction, reconstruction and relocation of federal aid projects, and work incidental or related thereto and the acquisition of property necessary therefor, shall be in writing, shall be subject to the rules and regulations and shall be let under the supervision of the State Department of Transportation and shall be subject to approval by the Governor and by the State Department of Transportation. All work provided for in any such contract...
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23-1-314
Section 23-1-314 Bonds and notes - Payment generally. (a) For the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority to pay at their respective maturities and due dates the principal of and interest on the obligations that may be issued by it under this article at any time after March 1, 2014, there hereby is irrevocably pledged and appropriated so much as shall be necessary for the purpose of the state's share of net gasoline tax proceeds. (b) In addition, for the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority to pay at their respective maturities and due dates the principal of and interest on the obligations that may be issued by it under this article, there hereby is irrevocably pledged and appropriated each year all federal aid funds for federal aid projects to be received by the State Department of Transportation from the United States government to the extent that such funds may be required to pay the principal of and interest on such obligations. All federal aid funds for...
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23-1-301
Section 23-1-301 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, a public corporation and instrumentality of the state authorized to be organized under the provisions of this article. (2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority. (3) BONDS. The bonds, including refunding bonds issued to refund outstanding obligations, that in this article are authorized to be sold and issued by the authority. (4) CORPORATION. The authority. (5) HIGHWAY GASOLINE TAX. The excise tax levied under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325, with the exception of those portions of the tax levied on aviation fuel and marine gasoline. (6) LEGISLATURE. The Legislature of Alabama. (7) NET GASOLINE TAX PROCEEDS. The entire proceeds from the highway gasoline tax less the cost of collection and less any...
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23-1-175
Section 23-1-175 Powers. The corporation shall have the following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name without time limit; (2) To maintain actions and have actions maintained against it and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To construct, reconstruct and relocate, or to cause to be constructed, reconstructed and relocated, public roads and bridges, including work incidental or related thereto in the State of Alabama; (5) To receive, take and hold by sale, gift, lease, devise or otherwise real and personal estate of every description and to manage the same; (6) To acquire by purchase, gift or the exercise of the power of eminent domain or any other lawful means and to convey, or cause to be conveyed, to the State of Alabama any real, personal or mixed property necessary or convenient in connection with the construction of public...
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23-1-155
Section 23-1-155 Powers. The corporation shall have all of the following powers: (1) To have perpetual succession by its corporate name unless sooner dissolved pursuant to Section 23-1-160. (2) To maintain actions and have actions maintained against it and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties. (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) To construct, reconstruct, and relocate, or to cause to be constructed, reconstructed, and relocated, public roads, bridges, and approaches thereto, tunnels, and other public roadway improvements, including work incidental or related thereto, in the State of Alabama. (5) To acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation or any other lawful means and to convey, or cause to be conveyed, any real, personal, or mixed property or materials necessary or convenient in connection with the construction, reconstruction, or relocation of public roads, bridges and approaches...
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22-23B-6
Section 22-23B-6 Alabama Drinking Water Finance Authority - Powers. (a) The authority shall have the following powers, among others specified by or required to implement the provisions of this chapter: To have succession in its corporate name until the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by it shall have been fully paid; To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law and in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto; To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter such seal at pleasure; To establish a fiscal year; To acquire in any manner and to hold title to or leasehold interests in real and personal property and to sell, convey or lease the same for purpose of carrying out its functions and duties hereunder; To construct and operate or lease to or from any public body any one or more projects; To execute agreements obligating the authority to agree to pay and to pay such portion of the estimated reasonable cost of the...
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