Title 11

Any regional planning commission established and created under this article shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To perform comprehensive advisory planning and research for the region for which such commission shall have been established and its urban areas or areas wh…

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to impair the right of eminent domain conferred on utilities, both public or private, or their right to exercise authority conferred by statutes, franchises, certificates of convenience and necessity, licenses, or easements. (A…

(a) To facilitate the solution of urban and regional planning problems and to provide for comprehensive advisory planning, including transportation planning, for the state and its cities, counties, urban areas, and regions, the Alabama Development Office, the various regional pla…

When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. Counties and municipalities. (2) GOVERNING BODY. The chief legislative body of a governmental unit. (…

(a) The Governor may, from time to time as he deems appropriate and necessary, define and designate a state planning and development district by executive order. (b) In defining boundaries of state planning and development districts, the Governor shall consult with the government…

(a) Generally. At any time subsequent to the designation of a state planning and development district pursuant to Section 11-85-51, governmental units within the district acting through their governing bodies by ordinance or resolution may adopt a written agreement for the format…

(a) All governmental units within the boundaries of a region which are parties to the agreement for the establishment of a regional planning and development commission shall be represented on the commission as provided in this section. The agreement may provide formulas and proce…

The commission shall elect a chairman and may elect an executive committee and other officers as necessary from among its membership. A commission may appoint such advisory committees as it may deem necessary. (Acts 1969, No. 1126, p. 2084, §6.)

Regional planning commissions certified pursuant to this article may receive state financial support if they meet requirements for state financial assistance, for financial controls, and for reporting established by executive order. (Acts 1969, No. 1126, p. 2084, §8.)

A regional planning and development commission established pursuant to this article may perform the following: (1) Carry on continuous, comprehensive planning for the region, assessing needs, resources, and development opportunities and formulating goals, objectives, policies, an…

(a) Commissions formed pursuant to this article shall have the authority to enter into joint planning agreements, contracts, or programs with adjacent counties, municipalities situated in adjacent counties, or adjacent regional planning and development commissions. (b) If the Gov…

State planning and development districts designated under this article and regional planning commissions established pursuant to this article shall, to the extent possible, be used as the basis for: (1) State planning and programming; (2) Proposing or designating areas for the pu…

The establishment and operation of any state planning and development district or regional planning commission designated or formed pursuant to this article shall not be affected by any subsequent changes in population so long as the county comprising such district and in which s…

Those 12 bodies, organizations, or persons respectively acting and operating as regional planning and development commissions within their respective districts on May 29, 1985, and however created or established; by formation of nonprofit corporations, by various resolutions of l…

The respective regional planning and development commissions ratified and confirmed by Section 11-85-70 shall henceforth continue to act and operate as regional planning and development commissions within their respective districts, and any governmental units within a particular …

The regional planning and development commissions ratified and confirmed by this article as such commissions shall have such powers, rights, obligations, and privileges as heretofore accorded to, and which might be hereinafter accorded to regional planning and development commiss…

Regional planning commissions, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and local entities as defined in Section 23-1-21.1, or as might be hereafter defined by amendment of such section are authorized and empowered to enter into contracts, jointly, separately, and severally…

As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to this article. (2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Board of Directors of the Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority. (3) BONDS. The bonds …

The Governor, or his or her designee, the Finance Director, the Lieutenant Governor, or his or her designee, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or his or her designee, the Chairman of the Regional Revolving Loan Policy Committee, and the President of the Alabama Associa…

(a) To become the public corporation authorized by this article, the Governor, the Finance Director, and the President of the Alabama Association of Regional Councils shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by the applicants listed in Section 11-8…

(a) When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in this article, the applicants shall constitute a corporation under the name proposed in the application. The Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant…

(a) The applicants named in the application and their respective successors in office shall constitute the members of the authority. The Governor, or his or her designee, shall be the president of the authority; the Finance Director shall be the vice-president thereof; and the Pr…

The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this article. (2) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue; provided, that the authority may not be …

The authority is authorized to sell and issue its bonds in the aggregate principal amount of twenty-four million dollars ($24,000,000) for the purpose of making grants to the twelve regional planning and development commissions, which shall be utilized by the grantees as revolvin…

The bonds of the authority shall be signed by its president and attested by its secretary and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto or a facsimile of such seal shall be printed or otherwise reproduced thereon; provided, that a facsimile of the signature of one, but n…

For the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority to pay at their respective maturities the principal of and interest on any bonds issued by it under this article and to accomplish the objects of this article, there is hereby irrevocably pledged to these purposes, and he…

(a) The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) Planning and Economic Development Division shall perform the centralized administrative and recordkeeping functions for the authority. ADECA shall ensure that grantees utilize their allocations of grant monies e…

Out of the revenues appropriated and pledged in Section 11-85-108, the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued by the authority under this article, as the principal and interest shall respectively mature, and …

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

The county commission of any county or the governing body of any municipality with a population of not more than 100,000 according to the most recent federal census may, by resolution or ordinance duly recorded in its minutes, create a recreation board. (Acts 1945, No. 350, p. 56…

Each recreation board shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members selected by the county commission or municipal governing body from residents of the county or municipality who have recognized interest in recreational activities. Members of the recreation board…

The recreation board shall be responsible for the direction, supervision and promotion of such recreation programs as will contribute to the general welfare of the residents of the county or municipality. The board shall have control over all lands, buildings, equipment, and othe…

The recreation board may employ a county or municipal director of recreation to be its executive officer. The director, with the approval of the board, shall employ such staff as may be necessary to effect the recreation program determined by the board. The salaries of the direct…

The county commission of a county or governing body of a municipality may make appropriations from county or municipal general funds to the recreation board for the support and maintenance of the board, a recreational program and recreational lands, buildings, equipment, and faci…

This chapter shall be construed liberally. (Acts 1945, No. 350, p. 565, §6.)

When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ARTICLES. The articles of incorporation or articles of reincorporation of an authority. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation incorporated or reincorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chap…

(a) Except as provided in Section 11-86A-6, the board of directors shall be composed of the number of directors provided for in the articles, appointed as provided in the articles for the terms designated therein. (b) All directors shall serve until their successors are appointed…

(a) The articles of an authority may be amended in the manner provided in this section. The board of directors shall adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles. The amendment shall be fully set forth in the resolution and may include any matters that might have bee…

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 …

An authority may sell at public or private sale and issue bonds for the purposes authorized in Section 11-86A-12. (Act 2000-106, p. 129, §13.)

(a) Bonds of an authority shall be signed by the chair and attested by the secretary, the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto, and any interest coupons applicable to the bonds shall be signed by the chair; provided that a facsimile of the signature of the officers may …

(a) In the discretion of the board of directors of an authority, any bonds may be secured by an indenture between an authority and a trustee, which may be a trust company or bank having trust powers, whether the trust company or bank is located within or outside of the state. In …

(a) The proceeds from the sale of any bonds shall be applied as provided in the proceedings in which the bonds are authorized to be issued, including, without limitation, the payment of all legal, fiscal, and recording fees and expenses incurred in connection with the authorizati…

An authority shall be exempt from all laws of the state now or hereafter governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including without limitation the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8. (Act 2000-106, p. 129, §17.)

All properties of an authority, whether real, personal, or mixed, and the income therefrom, all bonds and other securities issued by an authority and the coupons applicable thereto and the income therefrom, and all indentures and other instruments executed as security therefor, a…

The recovery of damages under any judgment against an authority or an officer, agent, or employee acting within the line and scope of his or her duties with the authority shall be limited to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for bodily injury or death for one person in any …