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11-19-10
Section 11-19-10 Powers and duties of planning commission generally; special surveys or studies;
right of entry upon lands for preparation of examinations and surveys. (a) It shall be the
function and duty of the county planning commission to make and maintain comprehensive surveys
and studies of existing conditions and probable future developments in the flood-prone area
of the county and to prepare comprehensive plans for physical, social, and economic growth
as will best promote the public health, safety, morals, convenience, prosperity, or the general
welfare as well as efficiency and economy in the development of the flood-prone area of the
county. The county planning commission shall have the authority to: (1) Promote public interest
and understanding of the economic and social necessity for long-term, coordinated county planning.
(2) Confer and cooperate with the federal, state, municipal, and other county and regional
authorities regarding matters pertaining to or affecting the...
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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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11-61A-9
Section 11-61A-9 Powers. The authority shall have the following powers, together with all incidental
powers necessary: (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 suits and actions. (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, take, and hold, whether by purchase,
gift, lease, devise, eminent domain, or otherwise, property of every description, whether
real, personal, or mixed, and to manage the property, and to develop any undeveloped property
owned, leased, or controlled by it. An authority may not acquire or lease real property located
outside the boundaries of the municipality. An authority created under this chapter may not
exercise any power of eminent domain without a concurring...
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11-81-141
Section 11-81-141 Powers of municipalities or counties generally; provisions in instruments
or deeds of trust creating pledges, mortgages, liens, etc., for payment of bonds; determination
of costs of acquisition, construction, etc., of undertakings. (a) In addition to the powers
which it may now have, any municipality or county shall have power under this division: (1)
To acquire by gift or purchase, to construct, to reconstruct, to improve, to better or to
extend any undertaking within or without the municipality or county or partially within or
partially without the municipality or county; (2) To operate and maintain any undertaking
for its own use and for the use of public and private consumers and users within and without
the territorial boundaries of the municipality or county; (3) To lease any undertaking or
portion thereof to any agency or department of the State of Alabama for a period or periods
not exceeding 40 years from the completion of the construction of the work, if...
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11-92B-1
Section 11-92B-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) ARTICLES. The articles of incorporation of an authority. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation
incorporated pursuant to this chapter. (3) BOARD. The board of directors of an authority.
(4) BOND or BONDS. A bond or bonds issued under this chapter. (5) COUNTY OF INCORPORATION.
The county in which an authority has been or is proposed to be incorporated. (6) DIRECTORS.
The members of the board of directors. (7) INCORPORATORS. The natural persons filing a written
application for the incorporation of an authority pursuant to this chapter. (8) JUDGE OF PROBATE.
The judge of probate of the county of incorporation of an authority. (9) MILITARY INSTALLATION.
A federal military fort, base, camp, post, station, yard, depot, arsenal, armory, or installation.
(10) OPERATIONAL AREA. The parcels of realty within a...
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11-94-15
Section 11-94-15 Liability of authorizing subdivisions upon bonds, obligations and agreements
of authority; other actions by authorizing subdivisions to attain objectives of chapter. (a)
Neither of the authorizing subdivisions of an authority shall in any event be liable for the
payment of the principal of, interest and premium, if any, on any bonds of an authority or
for the performance of any pledge, assignment, indenture, obligation or agreement of any kind
whatsoever which may be undertaken by an authority and none of the bonds of an authority or
any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of any
authorizing subdivision within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever.
(b) For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this chapter, either of the authorizing
subdivisions, any other county or municipality of the state, and any other political subdivision,
public corporation, agency or instrumentality of the state or...
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16-3-28
Section 16-3-28 Authority of board and trustees of institutions to borrow from federal agencies
or others; issuance of bonds, notes and other securities. (a) The State Board of Education,
acting for the respective educational institutions under its supervision, and each public
corporation that conducts one or more state educational institutions under its supervision,
acting through its board of trustees or other governing body, are hereby separately authorized
to exercise and perform any or all of the following powers: (1) To borrow money from the United
States of America or any department or agency thereof, or from any person, firm, corporation
or other lending agency for the purchase, construction, enlargement or alteration of any buildings
or other improvements, including dormitories, dining halls, classrooms, laboratories, libraries,
stadiums, administration buildings and any other buildings and appurtenances thereto suitable
for use by the institution with respect to which the...
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37-11B-5
Section 37-11B-5 Actions in accordance with State Rail Plan or studies. (a)(1) Based on information
gathered in the State Rail Plan or any studies conducted pursuant to subdivision (5) of Section
37-11B-4, ADECA with the assistance of the commission for purposes of promoting passenger
or freight rail service, or both, may do all of the following: a. Select or recommend routes
and locations, perform preliminary engineering and surveying, acquire necessary rights-of-way
and property, perform site improvements, and otherwise plan, develop, construct, and own a
rail line, or portion thereof, that connects to the rail line of a railroad corporation. b.
Take any action described in subdivision (1) for the purpose of assisting a railroad corporation
or other entity in developing, constructing, improving, and owning a rail line, or portion
thereof, for any other purpose as approved by ADECA that promotes economic development associated
with rail infrastructure or passenger or freight rail...
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16-18A-4
Section 16-18A-4 Powers and duties. The purpose of the authority shall be to assist institutions
for higher education in the construction, financing and refinancing of the projects. The exercise
by the authority of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the
performance of an essential public function. For the purpose of this chapter, the authority
shall have the powers and duties set forth in this section. (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 determine the location and character of any project
financed under this chapter, to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, maintain, manage,
enlarge, alter, add to, repair, operate, lease as lessee or lessor, sell or otherwise dispose
of, any project in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the...
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24-1-27
Section 24-1-27 Powers and duties of authority. (a) An authority shall constitute a public
body and a body corporate and politic exercising public powers, and having all the powers
necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article,
including the following powers in addition to others granted in this article: (1) To investigate
into living, dwelling and housing conditions and into the means and methods of improving such
conditions. (2) To determine where unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public school or housing
conditions exist. (3) To study and make recommendations concerning the plan of any city located
within its boundaries in relation to the problem of clearing, replanning, and reconstruction
of areas in which unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public school, or housing conditions exist,
and the provision of dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and to cooperate with
any city or regional planning agency. (4) To prepare, carry out,...
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