Title 23

At any time when no securities of any kind of the corporation, whether issued under this article or under authorization contained in any other statutes, are outstanding, the corporation may be dissolved upon the filing with the Secretary of State of an application for dissolution…

It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation of a public corporation for the following purposes: (1) To issue bonds to assure the availability of funds for payment of the state’s share of the cost of constructing roads and b…

The Director of Transportation, the Attorney General and the Director of Finance may become a corporation, with the powers and authorities provided in this article, by proceeding according to the provisions of this article. (Acts 1965, No. 228, p. 327, §2.)

To become a corporation, the Director of Transportation, the Attorney General and the Director of Finance shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which shall set forth: (1) The name, official designation and official residence of each of t…

When the application has been made, filed and recorded, as provided in Section 23-1-172, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name proposed in the application and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporatio…

The members of the corporation shall consist of the Governor, the Director of Transportation, the Attorney General, and the Director of Finance and their respective successors in office. The Governor shall be the president of the corporation, the Director of Finance shall be its …

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; …

(a) In order to accomplish infrastructure improvements contemplated for the benefit of the Alabama State Docks, the Alabama Highway Finance Corporation shall have the following powers, in addition to all powers set forth in this article. (1) To borrow money and issue its bonds in…

All contracts of the corporation for the construction, reconstruction and relocation of roads and bridges, 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 le…

(a) The bonds of the corporation shall be signed by its president and attested by its secretary, and the seal of the corporation shall be affixed thereto or printed or otherwise reproduced thereon; provided, that a facsimile of the signature of one, but not both, of the officers …

(a) The proceeds of all bonds, other than refunding bonds, issued by the corporation remaining after paying the expenses of their issuance shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Road and Bridge Fund, and shall be subject to be drawn on by the corporation, up…

Out of the revenues appropriated and pledged for such purpose, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued by the corporation under the provisions of this article, as such principal and interest shall respectively mature…

At any time when no bonds of the corporation are outstanding, the corporation may be dissolved upon the filing with the Secretary of State of an application for dissolution, which shall be subscribed by each of the members of the corporation and which shall be sworn to by each su…

(a) Where used in this section the following words and terms shall be given the following respective meanings: (1) BONDS. Such term, without qualifying words or phrases, means bonds of the corporation issued under this article. (2) CODE. The Code of Alabama, 1975. (3) CORPORATION…

All persons and entities awarded a contract or employed pursuant to Sections 23-1-174, 23-1-177, 23-1-178, and 23-1-181 shall be inclusive and reflect the geographic, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity of the state. (Act 2013-80, p. 172, §2.)

When any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state, or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, or any other public or private entity subject to the provisions of the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 19…

Any payment made or to be made under the authority granted by this article shall be for compensating or reimbursing the displaced person or owner of real property in accordance with the requirements of the federal Uniform Relocation Act and such payments shall not for any purpose…

The Director of the State Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to issue such regulations and procedures determined to be necessary or appropriate to carry out this article and the federal Uniform Relocation Act being subject to change at any time, such regulations an…

This division may be cited as the “Highway Beautification Act - Scenic Enhancement.” (Acts 1967, No. 432, p. 1101, §1.)

The purpose of this division is to promote the safety, convenience, and enjoyment of travel on, and protection of, the public investment in highways of this state and for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty within and adjacent to the state and federal-…

The Director of Transportation is hereby authorized to acquire land necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty and the establishment of rest areas within, and adjacent to, state and federal-aid highways of this state, including acquisition of pu…

The interest in any land authorized to be acquired and maintained under this division may be the fee simple or any lesser interest, as determined by the Director of Transportation to be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this division. Such acquisition may be by gift, purchas…

This division may be cited as the “Highway Beautification Act - Junkyard Control.” (Acts 1967, No. 643, p. 1455, §1.)

For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AUTOMOBILE RECYCLER. Any establishment or place of business which is maintained, used, or operated for storing, keeping, buying or selling wrecked, sc…

The regulation of junkyards in areas adjacent to any state highway included in the national system of interstate and primary highways is hereby declared to be in the public interest and necessary to promote the public safety, health, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public …

No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, without obtaining a license to do so from the director. (Acts 1967, No. 643, p. 1455, §4.)

The director shall have the sole authority to issue licenses for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of junkyards within the limits defined in this division, and may revoke said licenses at any time a junkyard fails to conform to the requirements of this division, and s…

No license shall be granted for the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a junkyard within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of right-of-way of any highway on the interstate or primary system, except: (1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or othe…

Any junkyard lawfully in existence on September 8, 1971, which is located within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way of any highway on the interstate or primary system, shall be screened, if considered feasible by the director…

The director shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations governing the location, planting, construction, and maintenance, including the materials used, in screening junkyards as required under provisions of this division. (Acts 1967, No. 643, p. 1455, §8.)

(a) When the director determines that the topography of the land adjoining the interstate or primary systems will not permit adequate screening of such junkyards or that screening would not be economically feasible, the director shall have the authority to acquire by gift, purcha…

The director may: (1) Promulgate regulations he deems necessary to implement and enforce provisions of this division; and (2) Enter into agreements with the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to Title 23, United States Code, and any amendments thereto, relating t…

The establishment, operation, or maintenance of any junkyard contrary to the provisions of this division shall be a public nuisance. Any person, partnership, or corporation that establishes, maintains, or operates any junkyard contrary to the provisions of this division shall be …

Nothing in this division shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution which are more restrictive than the provisions of this division. (Acts 1967, No. 643, p. 1455, §12.)

This division shall be known as and may be cited as the “Highway Beautification Act - Outdoor Advertising.” (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 276, p. 4544, §1.)

For the purposes of this division, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADJACENT AREA. An area which is adjacent to and within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (1) That outdoor advertising is a legitimate commercial use of private property adjacent to roads and highways; (2) That the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in areas adjacent to interstate hig…

No sign shall, subject to the provisions of Section 23-1-274, be erected or maintained in an adjacent area after February 10, 1972, nor shall any outdoor advertising sign, display, or device with the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled way of an interstate hi…

The director shall effectively control, or cause to be controlled, the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices in all business areas that are erected subsequent to February 10, 1971. Whenever a bona fide state, county, or local zoning authorit…

(a) No sign permitted by the provisions of Section 23-1-274 may be erected without first obtaining a permit therefor from the director. No permit shall be required for signs conforming to the provisions of this division which are in existence upon February 10, 1972, until the end…

Each sign or structure regulated by this division shall have stated thereon the name and address of the owners thereof and the date of its erection; provided, that if the address of the owner is on file with the director, it need not be stated on such sign or structure. (Acts 197…

The provisions of Sections 23-1-275 and 23-1-276 shall not be applicable to signs of less than one square foot in area, excluding the support, erected by a public utility to mark the location of any buried telephone cable, electric power line, gas line, waterline, or other underg…

(a) Any sign erected or maintained in an adjacent area after February 10, 1972, and any outdoor advertising sign, display, or device erected with the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled way of any interstate highway or primary highway outside of an urban area…

(a) Signs outside of business areas which are lawfully in existence on February 10, 1972, but which do not conform to the requirements in this division, are declared nonconforming and, subject to Sections 23-1-280, 23-1-281, and 23-1-282, shall be removed by the sign owner and/or…

Just compensation shall be paid by the removing authority upon the removal of any of the following signs which are not then in conformity with this division whether or not removed pursuant to or because of this division: (1) Signs lawfully in existence on February 10, 1972. (2) S…

The just compensation required by the provisions of Section 23-1-280 shall be paid for the following: (1) The taking from the owner of such sign, all right, title, and interest in and to such sign, and his leasehold relating thereto, and compensation therefor, including severance…