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AL Code § 11-85-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 4 - Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-53 - Composition; Selection, Terms and Replacement of Representatives; Financing; Procedure for Addition or Withdrawal of Governmental Units, Dissolution, Etc.

Section 11-85-53Composition; selection, terms and replacement of representatives; financing; procedure for addition or withdrawal of governmental units, dissolution, etc. (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 procedures under which smaller governmental units may select a common representative and larger units may select more than one representative, but there shall be at least one representative for each county and for each city of over 10,000 population. At least a majority of the representation of a commission shall be elected public officials of the participating governmental units. This section shall not apply to any counties which have formed any regional planning commissions. (b) The terms and manner of selection and replacement of the commission representatives shall be specified in the agreement or, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, by ordinances or resolutions adopted by participating governmental units. Terms of representatives who are not elected officials shall be arranged to provide overlapping periods of service. The term of any representative serving in such capacity by virtue of elective public office shall expire with his incumbency in such office. (c) The agreement shall include the formula by which participating governments will contribute to the financing of the commission and the procedure for amendment, for addition of other governmental units within the region which are not parties to the original agreement and for withdrawal from the agreement by a governmental unit and for dissolution of the commission. (d) Any governmental unit included within the boundaries of a region but not a party to the agreement and petition shall not be represented on the commission nor be entitled as a matter of right to services provided by the commission until it joins the commission by appropriate official action as provided for in the agreement or the bylaws of the commission. (Acts 1969, No. 1126, p. 2084, §4.)
AL Code § 11-85-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 4 - Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-54 - Officers; Appointment of Advisory Committees.

Section 11-85-54Officers; appointment of advisory committees. 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.)
AL Code § 11-85-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 4 - Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-55 - Receipt of State Financial Support.

Section 11-85-55Receipt of state financial support. 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.)
AL Code § 11-85-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 4 - Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-57 - Joint Planning Agreements, etc., With Adjoining Counties, Municipalities, etc., Authorized; Changes of Boundaries of Regional Planning and Development Districts to Include Adjacent Counties.

Section 11-85-57Joint planning agreements, etc., with adjoining counties, municipalities, etc., authorized; changes of boundaries of regional planning and development districts to include adjacent counties. (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 Governor should determine that it is desirable to change the boundaries of regional planning and development districts which have been defined and designated pursuant to this article to include an adjacent county or counties within such district or districts, he shall have the authority to do so in the manner and form set forth in Section 11-85-51; provided, however, that the criteria or requirements set forth in subsection (b) of Section 11-85-51 with respect to population and numbers of contiguous counties shall not apply to a district designated by the Governor under the authority of this section, nor to any change in the boundaries of such district which the Governor may find to be desirable as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-85-51. (Acts 1973, No. 692, p. 1039, §3.)
AL Code § 11-85-58 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 4 - Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-58 - Use of Planning and Development Districts and Regional Planning and Development Districts for Other Purposes and Programs.

Section 11-85-58Use of planning and development districts and regional planning and development districts for other purposes and programs. 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 purposes of administering programs which receive aid under federal acts which require districts; and (3) Performing areawide planning including review and comment on projects, coordination, and informational services for state and federal grant-in-aid programs. (Acts 1969, No. 1126, p. 2084, §7.)
AL Code § 11-85-59 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 4 - Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-59 - Effect of Population Changes Upon Establishment and Operation of State Planning and Development Districts or Regional Planning and Development Commissions.

Section 11-85-59Effect of population changes upon establishment and operation of state planning and development districts or regional planning and development commissions. 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 such commission is located met the requirements of this article at the time such district was designated or such commission was formed. (Acts 1973, No. 692, p. 1039, §2.)
AL Code § 11-85-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 5 - Confirmation of Operating Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-70 - Existing Regional Planning and Development Commissions Ratified and Confirmed.

Section 11-85-70Existing regional planning and development commissions ratified and confirmed. 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 local governments, or by agreements and/or compacts between local governments, or otherwise; are hereby ratified and confirmed as regional planning and development commissions under Sections 11-85-50 through 11-85-59. (Acts 1985, No. 85-757, p. 1260, §1.)
AL Code § 11-85-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 5 - Confirmation of Operating Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-71 - Procedure for Additional Governmental Units to Become Members of Regional Planning and Development Commissions.

Section 11-85-71Procedure for additional governmental units to become members of regional planning and development commissions. 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 district desiring to become a member of, and have representation on a commission within the district in which the governmental unit is located, shall pass resolutions or ordinances as applicable to accomplish that purpose and they shall thereupon become members of the commission within their respective district and shall be granted the respective representation on the commission as is provided by Section 11-85-53, provided they agree by appropriate resolution or ordinance, as applicable, to contribute to the financing of the commission in keeping with a formula of financing on a population basis in the same proportion as current members as established by the commission. (Acts 1985, No. 85-757, p. 1260, §2.)
AL Code § 11-85-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 5 - Confirmation of Operating Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-72 - General Powers, Rights, Obligations, etc., of Regional Planning and Development Commissions.

Section 11-85-72General powers, rights, obligations, etc., of regional planning and development commissions. 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 commissions under the laws of Alabama. (Acts 1985, No. 85-757, p. 1260, §3.)
AL Code § 11-85-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 5 - Confirmation of Operating Regional Planning and Development Commissions.|Section 11-85-73 - Commissions Authorized to Enter Into Contracts With Other Agencies.

Section 11-85-73Commissions authorized to enter into contracts with other agencies. 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 with each other and/or with the State of Alabama, the federal government, and/or with their respective departments and agencies, for the purpose of receiving and disbursing state, federal and/or local governmental and private funds for programs established or which might be established as a result of federal, state, and/or local legislation, and to establish on a state or local level, operate and administer any such programs under the contract terms, provided the contract performance, the operation and administration of programs thereunder are in keeping with any such legislation and regulations thereunder. Any such contracts entered into prior to May 29, 1985, are deemed to have been executed with full power and authority. (Acts 1985, No. 85-757, p. 1260, §4.)
AL Code § 11-85-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 6 - Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority.|Section 11-85-100 - Definitions.

Section 11-85-100Definitions. 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 issued under this article. (4) GRANTEE. The several existing regional planning and development commissions, as provided for in Sections 11-85-50 to 11-85-73, inclusive. (5) REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS. The monies provided by the sale of the bonds pursuant to this article. These monies may be combined with or used to facilitate access to either federal funds or foundation grants or loans, or to leverage private sector financing that may be available for initial or seed capital, long or short term fixed asset or equipment loans or working capital for local economic development projects for improving, developing, or financing new, existing, or expanding business or industry, to preserve or create employment pursuant to Section 41-23-50. (6) STATE. The State of Alabama. (Act 98-195, p. 338, §1.)
AL Code § 11-85-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 6 - Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority.|Section 11-85-101 - Incorporation of Authority.

Section 11-85-101Incorporation of authority. 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 Association of Regional Councils, or his or her designee shall become a public corporation with the powers provided for in this article by proceeding according to Section 11-85-102. (Act 98-195, p. 338, §2.)
AL Code § 11-85-102 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 6 - Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority.|Section 11-85-102 - Application for Incorporation.

Section 11-85-102Application for incorporation. (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 11-85-101 which shall set forth all of the following: (1) The name, official designation, and official residence of each of the applicants, together with a certified copy of the commission evidencing each applicant's right to office. (2) The date on which each applicant was inducted into office and the term of office of each applicant. (3) The name of the proposed public corporation, which shall be the Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority. (4) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation.  (b) The applicants may also include in the application any other matters which are not inconsistent with this article or with any of the other laws of the state. (c) The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgements to deeds.  (d) The Secretary of State shall examine the application and, if he or she finds that it substantially complies with the requirements of this section, he or she shall receive and file it and record it in an appropriate book of records in his or her office. (Act 98-195, p. 338, §3.)
AL Code § 11-85-103 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 6 - Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority.|Section 11-85-103 - Certificate of Incorporation; Fees.

Section 11-85-103Certificate of incorporation; fees. (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 to this article, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the certificate with the application. (b) There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any service rendered or work performed in connection with the authority, its incorporation, dissolution, or records. (Act 98-195, p. 338, §4.)
AL Code § 11-85-104 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 6 - Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority.|Section 11-85-104 - Members; Officers; Quorum; Vacancies; Salaries; Record of Proceedings.

Section 11-85-104Members; officers; quorum; vacancies; salaries; record of proceedings. (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 President of the Alabama Association of Regional Councils, or his or her designee shall be the secretary thereof. The State Treasurer shall be the treasurer of the authority, shall act as custodian of its funds until the allocations are disbursed to the several regional planning commissions pursuant to Section 11-85-109, and shall pay the principal and the interest on the bonds of the authority out of the funds provided for in this article. The members of the authority shall constitute all the members of the board of directors of the authority, and any four members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Should any person holding a position named in this article cease to hold such office by reasons of death, resignation, expiration of term of office, or for any other reason, then his or her successor in office shall take his or her place as an officer and member of the board of directors of the authority. No officer or member of the board of directors shall draw any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service he or she may render or for any duty he or she may perform in connection with the authority. (b) All proceedings had and done by the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, shall be signed by at least four members of the authority present at the proceedings, and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority, under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified. (Act 98-195, p. 338, §5.)
AL Code § 11-85-105 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 6 - Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority.|Section 11-85-105 - Powers of the Authority.

Section 11-85-105Powers of the authority. 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 sued in any trial court other than the courts of the county in which is located the principal office of the authority; provided further, that the officers, directors, and agents of the authority may not be sued for action on behalf of the authority in any trial court other than the courts of the county in which is located the principal office of the authority. (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure. (4) To establish a fiscal year. (5) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds the receipt of the revenues appropriated and pledged in this article. (6) To pledge the proceeds of the appropriations and pledges provided for in this article as security for the payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds. (7) To contract with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to perform the administrative and recordkeeping functions necessary for the successful implementation of this article, which shall include but shall not be limited to the function delineated in Section 11-85-109. (8) To appoint and employ such attorneys and agents as the authority may require to fulfill the corporate purposes of the authority and in exercising the foregoing powers. (Act 98-195, p. 338, §6.)
AL Code § 11-85-106 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 6 - Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority.|Section 11-85-106 - Bonds - Issuance and Sale.

Section 11-85-106Bonds - Issuance and sale. 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 revolving loan funds. (Act 98-195, p. 338, §7; Act 2007-279, p. 378, §1.)
AL Code § 11-85-108 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 85 - Regional Planning and Development.|Article 6 - Alabama Revolving Loan Fund Authority.|Section 11-85-108 - Appropriation and Pledge of Funds for Authority Obligations.

Section 11-85-108Appropriation and pledge of funds for authority obligations. 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 hereby appropriated the amount that may be necessary for those purposes from the receipts from the privilege or license tax on providers of cellular radio telecommunication services levied in Section 40-21-121. (Act 98-195, p. 338, §9.)