11-62-7
Section 11-62-7 Powers of authority generally; operation of facilities by authority. (a) Every
authority shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate
the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the following powers: (1) To have succession in its corporate name for the
duration of time (which may be in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section 11-62-17)
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 same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations,
and rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the regulation and conduct
of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, whether by gift, purchase, transfer, foreclosure,
lease, or otherwise, and to expand, improve, maintain, equip, and...
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11-86A-12
Section 11-86A-12 Powers of authority generally. An authority shall have the following powers:
(1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this chapter.
(2) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper
venue; provided, however, that an authority may not be sued in any court other than the courts
of the county of incorporation; provided, further, that the officers, directors, agents, and
employees of an authority may not be sued for their actions on behalf of the authority except
for actions that are known by a person to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard
for the lawfulness of the actions. (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the
seal at its pleasure. (4) To establish a fiscal year. (5) To anticipate by the issuance of
its bonds the receipt of any revenues that may be appropriated by or to the authority and
to pledge the proceeds of the appropriations as security for the...
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11-88-12
Section 11-88-12 Establishment and revision of rates, fees, and charges for services rendered
by authority; applicability of provisions of section to authority organized to construct and
operate sewer system. (a) Rates, fees, and charges for water service, sewer service, and fire
protection service rendered by the authority from any of its water systems, sewer systems,
or fire protection facilities shall be so fixed and from time to time revised as at all times
to provide funds at least sufficient to: (1) Pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing,
replacing, extending and improving the systems and facilities, or either, from which such
services are rendered; (2) Pay the principal of and the interest on all bonds issued and obligations
assumed by the authority that are payable out of the revenues derived from operation of those
systems and facilities as the said principal and interest become due and payable; (3) Create
and maintain such reserves for the foregoing purposes or any...
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16-18B-6
Section 16-18B-6 Powers of authority. The corporation shall have the following powers: (1)
To have succession by its corporate name without time limit; (2) To sue and be sued and to
prosecute and defend, at law or in equity, 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 acquire, provide, construct, improve, renovate, equip, and maintain, or transfer
to public institutions in the state, forensic sciences laboratories and educational facilities
for the provision of instruction and research in the field of forensic sciences; (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 transfer, convey or cause to
be conveyed to the state, any real, personal or mixed property necessary...
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22-21-351
Section 22-21-351 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:
(1) That in order to promote the public health of the people of the State of Alabama, the
Legislature enacted the enabling statute, whereunder, among other things: a. The several counties,
municipalities, and educational institutions of the state are effectively authorized to form
public corporations known as health care authorities, and b. Existing public hospital corporations
are authorized to reincorporate as health care authorities; (2) That all such health care
authorities are empowered under and pursuant to the enabling statute, among other things:
a. To own and operate public hospitals and other health care facilities; b. To furnish office
space to (among others) any nonhospital-based physician, dentist or other health care professional
for use in his private practice, subject to the conditions specified in the enabling statute;
and c. To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for...
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15-18-180
Section 15-18-180 Funding for community-based programs, facilities, services; user fees; inmate
wages. (a) Community punishment and corrections funds may be used to develop or expand the
range of community punishments and services at the local level. Community-based programs should
utilize evidence-based practices, as defined in Section 12-25-32, in the treatment and supervision
of program participants. The supervision and treatment of each program participant is expected
to be based on the participant's anticipated risk of reoffending, as determined through a
validated risk and needs assessment as defined in Section 12-25-32, administered by the program.
Supervision and treatment of program participants should include the following: (1) Use of
a validated risk and needs assessment; (2) Use of assessment results to provide guidance for
determining the appropriate level of supervision responses consistent with the levels of supervision
and evidence-based practices reasonably anticipated...
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16-17-7
Section 16-17-7 Powers of authority. 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,
subject to the provisions of Section 16-17-19) specified in its certificate of incorporation;
(2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions and to defend actions against it;
(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,
hold, receive and take by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, and to sell, transfer
and convey, property of every description, real, personal or mixed, wherever the same might
be located; (6) To make, enter into and execute such contracts, agreements, leases and other
instruments and to take such other actions as may be necessary or...
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22-27-22
Section 22-27-22 Authority of counties to issue and sell warrants; full faith and credit of
county pledged to payment; restrictions on use of proceeds. Each county shall have the power
from time to time to sell and issue interest-bearing warrants of such county for the purpose
of paying costs to that county of acquiring and providing solid wastes collection and disposal
facilities. Such warrants may be in such denomination or denominations, may have such maturity
or maturities not exceeding 30 years from their date, may bear interest from their date at
such rate or rates payable at such times, may be payable at such place or places within or
without the state, may be sold at such time or times and in such manner, whether publicly
or privately, may be executed in such manner and may contain such terms not in conflict with
the provisions of this article, all as the county commission of such county may provide in
the proceedings wherein the warrants are authorized to be issued. All such...
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11-47-218
Section 11-47-218 Powers of authorities generally; location of projects; exercise of power
of eminent domain. (a) In addition to all other powers at any time conferred on it by law,
and subject to any express provisions of its certificate of incorporation to the contrary,
an authority shall have the following lawful powers, together with all powers incidental thereto
or necessary to discharge thereof in the corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name in perpetuity or for the duration specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2)
To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions and to defend actions against it. (3)
To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) To adopt,
alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations, and rules, not inconsistent with this article or its
certificate of incorporation, for the regulation and conduct of the affairs and business of
the authority. (5) To acquire, receive, take, and hold, whether by purchase,...
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22-27-3
Section 22-27-3 Authority of local governing bodies as waste collections and disposal; household
exemptions; state regulatory program. (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or municipal
governing body may, and is hereby authorized to, make available to the general public collection
and disposal facilities for solid wastes in a manner acceptable to the department. The county
commission or municipal governing body may provide such collection or disposal services by
contract with private or other controlling agencies and may include house-to-house service
or the placement of regularly serviced and controlled bulk refuse receptacles within reasonable
(generally less than eight miles) distance from the farthest affected household and the wastes
managed in a manner acceptable to the department. (2) Any county commission or municipal governing
body providing services to the public under this article shall have the power and authority
by resolution or ordinance to adopt rules and...
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