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AL Code § 41-10-238 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 8 - Africatown, u.s.a. State Park and Historic Preservation Authority.|Section 41-10-238 - Establishment of Africatown, u.s.a. Historic Preservation Authority; Duties.

Section 41-10-238Establishment of Africatown, U.S.A. Historic Preservation Authority; duties. In accordance with "The Historical Preservation Authorities Act of 1979," excluding any sections relating to the National Register of Historic Places as a qualifying element to establish a public corporation and exempting any corporation formed under the authority of said act from any listing on the National Register of Historic Places, a public corporation may be formed under the provisions of this section and said act for purposes of establishing the Africatown, U.S.A. Historic Preservation Authority. It shall be the duty of the authority to study, consider, accumulate, compile, assemble and disseminate information on any aspect of Africatown, U.S.A. State Park; to confer with appropriate officials of local, state and federal governments and agencies on matters related to any national and international recognition for Africatown, U.S.A. State Park; to cooperate with and secure assistance of local, state, federal and international governments or any agencies thereof in formulating related programs; and, to coordinate such programs with any program relating to Africatown, U.S.A. State Park that is adopted or planned by the federal government to the end that the authority may secure the full benefit of such program; provided, however, that such authority is hereby authorized to directly seek and receive from the federal government any grants, funds or other benefits which may be available for the Africatown, U.S.A. State Park. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-950, p. 292, §9.)
AL Code § 41-10-239 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 8 - Africatown, u.s.a. State Park and Historic Preservation Authority.|Section 41-10-239 - Property Rights Not to Be Affected by Article; Sections Imposing Licensing Requirements, Taxes, etc., Are Void if Such Requirements Not Otherwise Imposed.

Section 41-10-239Property rights not to be affected by article; sections imposing licensing requirements, taxes, etc., are void if such requirements not otherwise imposed. It is the intent of this article that it shall not restrict or impair the real, personal or mixed property in which any individual person, industry, business, utility, industrial development board or similar board or authority, public or private corporation or the Alabama State Port Authority has any legal, equitable, absolute or conditional right, title or interest, whether by fee simple, leasehold, easement, possession, contract, license, permit or any other form of ownership or other rights thereto whatsoever or any existing or future rights of way required by the State of Alabama Department of Transportation for the construction of Interstate Route I-210 and the construction of the new Cochrane Bridge and its roadway approaches and any future connections to or between these two highway facilities. In the event that any individual person, industry, business, utility, industrial development board or similar board or authority, public or private corporation or the Alabama State Port Authority or the State of Alabama Department of Transportation shall at any time be required to obtain any license, permit or other certificate, or be made subject to any tax, assessment, fine, penalty, law, rule, regulation, ruling, ordinance or order of any city, county, state, federal or other governmental, quasi-governmental or public entity or any agency of any of them, to which such individual person, industry, business, utility, industrial development board or similar board or authority, public or private corporation or the Alabama State Port Authority or the State of Alabama Department of Transportation would not have been subject in the absence of this article, then, notwithstanding any severability provision herein to the contrary, any section or sections of this article causing that effect shall immediately become null and void without any further legislative or judicial action. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-950, p. 292, §10.)
AL Code § 41-10-240 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 8 - Africatown, u.s.a. State Park and Historic Preservation Authority.|Section 41-10-240 - Injunction to Protect Property Interests Under Section 41-10-239.

Section 41-10-240Injunction to protect property interests under Section 41-10-239. Any person who has any interest in real, personal, or mixed property as described in Section 41-10-239 herein may enjoin the violation of, or enforce compliance with, this article or any program adopted hereunder. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-950, p. 292, §11.)
AL Code § 41-10-261 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-261 - Legislative Intent; Liberal Construction.

Section 41-10-261Legislative intent; liberal construction. It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation by the Governor, the Director of Finance and the Chief Justice of a public corporation for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, installing, equipping, operating and maintaining judicial facilities, and to vest such corporation with all powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purpose. This article shall be liberally construed in conformity with the purpose expressed. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §2.)
AL Code § 41-10-262 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-262 - Authority to Incorporate.

Section 41-10-262Authority to incorporate. The Governor, the Director of Finance, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the Chief Justice may become a public corporation with the powers and authorities hereinafter provided, by proceeding according to the provisions of this article. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §3.)
AL Code § 41-10-263 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-263 - Procedure for Incorporation.

Section 41-10-263Procedure for incorporation. To become a corporation, the Governor, the Director of Finance, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the Chief Justice shall present to the Secretary of State an application signed by each of them which shall set forth: (1) The name, official designation, and official residence of each of the applicants, together with a certified copy of the document 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 of the applicants; (3) The name of the proposed corporation, which shall be "Alabama Judicial Building Authority"; (4) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation, which shall be Montgomery, Alabama; and (5) Any other matter relating to the incorporation which the applicants may choose to insert and which is not inconsistent with this article or the laws of the state. The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgments to deeds. The Secretary of State shall examine the application and, if he finds that it substantially complies with the requirements of this section and that the name proposed in the application is not identical with that of a person or other corporation in the state or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, he shall receive and file it and record it in an appropriate book of records in his office. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §4.)
AL Code § 41-10-264 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-264 - Certificate of Incorporation; No Fees for Incorporation or Dissolution.

Section 41-10-264Certificate of incorporation; no fees for incorporation or dissolution. When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in Section 41-10-263, 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, whereupon the applicants shall constitute a public corporation of the state under the name proposed in the application. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any work done in connection with the incorporation or dissolution of the authority. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §5.)
AL Code § 41-10-266 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-266 - Meetings of Board of Directors.

Section 41-10-266Meetings of board of directors. The board of directors of the authority shall meet at such times upon such notice as it shall determine. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §7.)
AL Code § 41-10-267 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-267 - Powers of Authority.

Section 41-10-267Powers of authority. The authority shall have the following powers among others specified in this article: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this article; (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 thereto; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To make and alter all needful bylaws, rules and regulations for the transaction of the authority's business and the control of its property and affairs; (5) To provide for the acquisition, construction, installation, equipping, operation and maintenance of judicial facilities; (6) To receive, take and hold by sale, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, real and personal property of every description, and to manage the same; (7) 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; (8) To exercise the right of eminent domain as freely and completely as, and in the same manner as, the state is empowered to exercise such right; (9) To borrow money and issue its bonds in evidence thereof subject to the provisions of this article; (10) As security for payment of the principal of and the interest on its bonds, to pledge any funds or revenues from which its bonds may be made payable and to arrange for and provide such additional security for its bonds, including letters of credit, bond insurance policies, surety bonds and the like, as the board of directors shall determine to be necessary or desirable; (11) To make and enter into such contracts, leases, agreements and other actions as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish any corporate purpose and to exercise any power necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority or incidental to the powers expressly set out herein; and (12) To appoint and employ such attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, underwriters, trustees, depositories, registrars, fiscal agents and other advisors, agents and independent contractors as may, in the judgment of the board of directors, be necessary or desirable. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §8.)
AL Code § 41-10-268 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-268 - Authorization, Issuance and Sale of Bonds.

Section 41-10-268Authorization, issuance and sale of bonds. The authority is hereby authorized from time to time to sell and issue its interest-bearing or noninterest-bearing bonds, in one or more series, not to exceed an aggregate principal amount of $40,000,000.00, excluding refunding bonds described in Section 41-10-277, for the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of judicial facilities, and for payment of obligations incurred for any of said purposes. Bonds of the authority may be in such form and denominations, may be of such tenor, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding 30 years from their date, may be payable at such place or places, may be redeemable at such times and under such conditions, may bear interest at such rate or rates payable and evidenced in such manner or may be structured to bear no interest or to reflect compound interest and may be secured in such manner, all as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this article and as may be provided in the proceedings of the board of directors whereunder said bonds shall be authorized to be issued. Bonds of the authority may be sold at such price or prices and at such time or times as the board of directors may consider advantageous, either at public or private sale and by negotiation or by competitve bid. Bonds of the authority sold by competitive bid must be sold, whether on sealed bids or at public auction to the bidder whose bid reflects the lowest net interest cost to the authority for the bonds being sold, computed from their date to their respective maturities; provided, that if no bid acceptable to the authority is received, it may reject all bids. The authority may fix the terms and conditions under which each sale of bonds may be held; provided, that such terms and conditions shall not conflict with any of the requirements of this article. The authority may allow or pay, from the proceeds of sale of its bonds, all expenses, fees, premiums, discounts, insurance premiums and commissions as the board of directors may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of its bonds. Neither a public hearing nor consent of the state Department of Finance of any other department or agency of the state shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of bonds by the authority. All bonds issued by the authority shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, which recital shall be conclusive evidence that the said bonds have been duly authorized pursuant to the provisions of this article. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §9.)
AL Code § 41-10-268.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-268.1 - Issuance of Bonds - 2007 Authorization.

Section 41-10-268.1Issuance of bonds - 2007 authorization. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: (1) "Authority" means the Alabama Judicial Building Authority organized pursuant to the 1986 Act. (2) "1986 Act" means Act No. 86-420, enacted at the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama and codified in this chapter (3) "Series 1996 Bonds" means the Alabama Judicial Building Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996. (b) In addition to those bonds authorized to be issued or refunded by the authority pursuant to the 1986 Act, the authority is hereby authorized to sell and issue additional revenue bonds not to exceed an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 for the purposes of providing funds for capital expenditures and for the repair of the roof and other structural damage to the judicial building; provided, however, that the additional bonds may only be issued if the authority refunds its Series 1996 Bonds and the total annual debt service payable in any fiscal year on the refunding bonds plus the total annual debt service payable in the same fiscal year on the additional bonds is not greater than $3,975,000. (c) Relative to issuance expenses, contracts and appointments incurred in connection with the issuance of bonds, the authority shall contract with businesses or individuals which reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the state. (Act 2007-455, p. 940, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 41-10-269 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-269 - Execution of Bonds.

Section 41-10-269Execution of bonds. All bonds of the authority shall be signed by its chairman or vice chairman, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary or assistant secretary. The signatures of the chairman, vice chairman, secretary and assistant secretary may be facsimile signatures and a facsimile of the seal of the authority may be imprinted on the bonds if the board of directors, in its proceedings with respect to issuance of such bonds, provides for manual authentication of such bonds by a trustee or paying agent or by named individuals who are employees of the state and who are assigned to the Department of Finance or office of the State Treasurer. Delivery of bonds so executed shall be valid notwithstanding any changes in officers or in the seal of the authority after the signing and sealing of such bonds. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §10.)
AL Code § 41-10-270 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-270 - Use of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds.

Section 41-10-270Use of proceeds from sale of bonds. All proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds (except refunding bonds) by the authority remaining after payment of the expenses of issuance thereof shall be turned over to the State Treasurer, shall be carried in a special account of the State Treasury to the credit of the authority, and shall be subject to be drawn on by the authority solely for the purposes of funding any required reserve fund, acquiring, constructing, installing and equipping judicial facilities and paying all reasonable and necessary expenses incidental thereto, including interest which shall accrue on said bonds during the construction of said judicial facilities. Any balance of said proceeds thereafter remaining shall, upon completion of said judicial facilities and the payment of all costs in connection therewith, be used for the redemption of bonds of the authority at the earliest permissible date. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §11.)
AL Code § 41-10-271 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-271 - Acquisition, Construction, etc., of Judicial Facilities; Award of Contract; Payments Under Contract; Building Commission Expenses; Revision of Plans.

Section 41-10-271Acquisition, construction, etc., of judicial facilities; award of contract; payments under contract; Building Commission expenses; revision of plans. The authority shall proceed with the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of the judicial facilities as soon as may be practicable following the sale of the authority's bonds. Such acquisition, construction, installation and equipping shall be done by the authority under the supervision of the Building Commission upon the award of a contract or contracts for each part of the work to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for and public opening of sealed bids; provided, that for the purpose of determining the lowest responsible bidder, the invitation for bids and the bidding documents shall be so arranged that alternates from the base bid shall constitute cumulative deductions from the base bid in the event such alternates should be selected. All such contracts shall be lump sum contracts and shall be awarded and executed by the authority to the respective lowest responsible bidders following determination by the Building Commission of the lowest responsible bidder. Payments made under any such contracts shall be only upon the contractor's written, verified statements when approved by the Building Commission or its agent, in such amounts as the Building Commission may approve as having been then earned under such contracts. The Building Commission shall be reimbursed for all reasonable direct costs incurred by it in connection with such acquisition, construction, installation and equipping, including expenses and fees for the preparation of plans, specifications and contract documents and supervision and inspection of the work. Such plans and specifications may be revised and extras may be added to the contracts only when approved by the Building Commission and only to the extent that funds are available therefor. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §12.)
AL Code § 41-10-272 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 9 - Alabama Judicial Building Authority.|Section 41-10-272 - Creation of Fund for Payment of Bonds.

Section 41-10-272Creation of fund for payment of bonds. For the purpose of providing funds for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this article, there is hereby created and irrevocably pledged to the payment of such obligations a special and continuing fund which shall consist of all receipts and income from rents contracted for and received by the authority under leases of the judicial facilities constructed with the proceeds from the sale of bonds. Moneys on deposit in said fund shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose if needed for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the bonds of the authority. (Acts 1986, No. 86-420, p. 627, §13.)