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AL Code § 37-13-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-9 - Cooperation of Cities, Counties, Etc.

Section 37-13-9Cooperation of cities, counties, etc. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with an authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement or operation of railroad properties and facilities, any county, city, town or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine: (1) Lend or donate money to an authority; (2) Cause water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other facilities which it is empowered to provide, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with such railroad properties and facilities; (3) Donate, sell, convey, transfer or lease to an authority any land, property, franchise, grant easement, license or lease, which it may own; (4) Donate, transfer, assign, sell or convey to an authority any right, title or interest which it may have in any lease, contract, agreement, license or property; (5) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, repair, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways and walks from established streets or roads to railroad properties and facilities of an authority; and (6) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with an authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, reconstruction, acquisition or operation of railroad properties and facilities. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §9.)
AL Code § 37-13-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-10 - Suits Against Manager or Director of Authority.

Section 37-13-10Suits against manager or director of authority. No action or suit shall be brought or maintained against the manager or any director of an authority for or on account of the negligence of the authority or such manager or director, or its or his agents, servants or employees, in or about the construction, maintenance, operation, superintendence or management of any railroad properties and facilities or other property owned or controlled by the authority. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §10.)
AL Code § 37-13-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-12 - Bonds of Authority - Execution.

Section 37-13-12Bonds of authority - Execution. All bonds shall be signed by the chairman or vice-chairman and the secretary or treasurer of the authority and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto. A facsimile of the signature of one, but not both, of the officers whose signatures will appear on the bonds may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon in lieu of his manually signing the same; provided, however, that a facsimile of the signature of both such officers may be imprinted or reproduced on such bonds if such bonds are required to be authenticated by the manual signature of the duly designated registrar of such bonds, or an authorized officer of such registrar; and provided further, that a facsimile of the seal of the authority may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the bonds in lieu of being manually affixed thereto. Coupons shall be signed by the chairman or vice-chairman and the secretary or treasurer of the authority, but a facsimile of the signature of such chairman or vice-chairman and such secretary or treasurer may be impressed or otherwise reproduced on any such coupons in lieu of their manually signing the same. 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 the bonds. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §12.)
AL Code § 37-13-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-14 - Bonds of Authority - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds.

Section 37-13-14Bonds of authority - Disposition of proceeds from sale of bonds. The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds (other than refunding bonds) may be used only to pay the costs of acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging and equipping the railroad properties and facilities, or other property with respect to which they were issued, as may be specified in the proceedings in which the bonds are authorized to be issued. Such costs shall be deemed to include the following: the costs of any land or easements forming a part of such railroad properties and facilities or other property; the cost of labor, material and supplies used in any such construction, improvement or enlargement, including architects' and engineers' fees, and the cost of preparing contract documents and advertising for bids; the purchase price of, and the cost of installing equipment for use in connection with, such railroad properties and facilities or other property; the cost of constructing and installing roads, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, utilities, and parking places in connection with such railroad properties and facilities or other property; the amounts of any debt service, maintenance and capital improvement and other similar reserves deemed advisable; legal, fiscal and recording fees and expenses incurred in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds issued in connection with such railroad properties and facilities or other property; and interest on said bonds for a reasonable period prior to and during the time required for such construction, improvement, enlargement and equipment and for not exceeding 18 months after completion thereof. If any of the proceeds derived from the sale of said bonds remains undisbursed after completion of such work and payment of all of the said costs and expenses, such balance shall be used for retirement of the principal of or the interest on the bonds of the same issue. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §14.)
AL Code § 37-13-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-15 - Bonds of Authority - Refunding Bonds.

Section 37-13-15Bonds of authority - Refunding bonds. An authority may at any time and from time to time issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding the principal of and the interest on any bonds of the authority theretofore issued hereunder and then outstanding, whether or not such principal and interest shall have matured at the time of such refunding, and for the payment of any expenses incurred in connection with such refunding and any premium necessary to be paid in order to redeem, retire or purchase for retirement the bonds to be refunded. The proceeds derived from the sale of any refunding bonds shall be used only for the purposes for which the refunding bonds were authorized to be issued. Any such refunding may be effected either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof, or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds or coupons to be refunded thereby; provided that the holders of any bonds or coupons so to be refunded shall not be compelled without their consent to surrender their bonds or coupons for payment or exchange prior to the date on which they may be paid or redeemed by call of the authority under their respective provisions. All provisions of this chapter pertaining to bonds of an authority that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section shall, to the extent applicable, also apply to refunding bonds issued by an authority. An authority may at any time and from time to time issue bonds for the purpose of so refunding the principal of and the interest on any of its bonds and for any other purpose for which it is authorized to issue bonds, in which event the provisions hereof respecting refunding bonds shall apply only to that portion of such combined issue authorized for refunding purposes and the provisions hereof respecting other financing shall apply to the remaining portion of such combined issue. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §15.)
AL Code § 37-13-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-16 - Bonds of Authority - Exemption From Taxation.

Section 37-13-16Bonds of authority - Exemption from taxation. The bonds issued by an authority and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. All property and income of an authority shall be exempt from all state, county, municipal and other local taxation; provided, however, that this exemption shall not be construed to exempt concessionaires, licensees, tenants, operators or lessees of the authority from the payment of any taxes, including licenses or privilege taxes levied by the state, any county or any municipality in the state. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §16; Acts 1990, No. 90-546, p. 852, §1.)
AL Code § 37-13-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-17 - Investment of County and Municipal Funds in Bonds of Authority.

Section 37-13-17Investment of county and municipal funds in bonds of authority. The governing body of any county, city or town within this state is authorized in its discretion to invest in bonds of the authority any idle or surplus money held in its treasury. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §17.)
AL Code § 37-13-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-18 - Eligibility of Bonds as Investments for Trust Funds.

Section 37-13-18Eligibility of bonds as investments for trust funds. Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries, unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction of the fiduciary relation or by the document that is the source of the fiduciary's authority. Such bonds shall be legal investments for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of the state. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §18.)
AL Code § 37-13-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-19 - Notice of Bond Resolution.

Section 37-13-19Notice of bond resolution. Upon the adoption by the board of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the authority may in its discretion cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper that is customarily published in this state not less than five days in each calendar week and distributed in the county in which is located the principal office of the authority, a notice in substantially the following form (the blanks being properly filled in) at the end of which there shall be printed the name and title of either the chairman or secretary of the authority:   "_______, a public corporation of the State of Alabama, on the ____ day of ___, authorized the issuance of $___ principal amount of revenue bonds of the said corporation for purposes authorized in the act of the Legislature of Alabama under which the said corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the said bonds, or the pledge and any instruments securing such bonds, or the proceedings authorizing the same, must be commenced within thirty days after the first publication of this notice."  Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside or question the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds referred to in said notice or to contest the validity of any such bonds or the validity of the pledge and any instruments made to secure such bonds must be commenced within 30 days after the first publication of such notice. After the expiration of the said period no right of action or defense questioning or attacking the validity of the said proceedings, the said bonds or the said pledge or instruments shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of the said proceedings, bonds, pledge or instruments be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever except in an action commenced within such period. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §19.)
AL Code § 37-13-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-20 - Exemption From Contracting and Purchasing Laws and From Certain Public Service Commission Jurisdiction.

Section 37-13-20Exemption from contracting and purchasing laws and from certain Public Service Commission jurisdiction. Authorities organized pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from (a) all laws relating to the advertising and award of construction contracts and purchase contracts made by or in behalf of the state and its departments and by or in behalf of local governmental authorities in the state (not including, however, laws relating to surety bond requirements for such contracts), and (b) from all jurisdiction of and all regulation and supervision by the Alabama Public Service Commission (other than rate regulation) or other successor or similar agency. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §20.)
AL Code § 37-13-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 13 - Incorporation of Railroad Authorities as Public Corporations.|Section 37-13-21 - Dissolution of Authority.

Section 37-13-21Dissolution of authority. At any time when no bonds of an authority are outstanding, such authority may be dissolved upon the filing, with the judge of probate of the county in which is filed the certificate of incorporation, of an application for dissolution, which shall be subscribed by each director and sworn to by each director before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds. Upon the filing of such application for dissolution, the authority shall cease to exist. Said probate judge shall receive and record the application for dissolution in an appropriate book of record in his office. Upon dissolution, all rights, title and interests of the authority in property shall be vested in the authorizing subdivisions pursuant to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, or, in the absence of such provisions, shall be vested in the authorizing subdivisions in the same proportion as their contributions to the authority over the life thereof. (Acts 1984, No. 84-179, p. 256, §21; Acts 1990, No. 90-546, p. 852, §2.)
AL Code § 37-15-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 15 - Notification of Excavation or Demolition Operations.|Section 37-15-1 - Purpose and Intent.

Section 37-15-1Purpose and intent. The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard against injury and loss of life due to excavation or demolition and to protect underground facilities from costly damage and the interruption of utility or other services to the general public. (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §1.)
AL Code § 37-15-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 15 - Notification of Excavation or Demolition Operations.|Section 37-15-3 - Prohibition.

Section 37-15-3Prohibition. No person shall excavate in a street, highway, public easement, private easement, or implied easement of an operator, or on property of an operator, or conduct blasting operations, or perform demolition activities in the near proximity of an operator's underground facility without first having ascertained, in the manner prescribed in Sections 37-15-4 and 37-15-6, the location of all underground facilities in the area of the proposed excavation, blasting, or demolition; however, violation of this section shall not subject any person to the civil penalties of Section 37-15-10 provided the easement or underground facility is located on property owned by such person and such person did not have knowledge of the existence or presence of such easement or underground facility. (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §3.)
AL Code § 37-15-4.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 15 - Notification of Excavation or Demolition Operations.|Section 37-15-4.1 - Design or Survey Locate Requests.

Section 37-15-4.1Design or survey locate requests. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2019-407 IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Any person may submit a design or survey locate request to the One-Call Notification System. The design or survey locate request shall describe the tract or parcel of land for which the design or survey locate request has been submitted with sufficient particularity as defined by policies developed and promulgated by the One-Call Notification System to enable the facility operator to ascertain the precise tract or parcel of land involved and state the name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number of the person who has submitted the design or survey locate request and the company name of the project owner. (b) Within five working days after a design or survey locate request has been submitted to the One-Call Notification System for a proposed project, the operator shall respond by one of the following methods: (1) Marking the approximate location of all underground facilities in the area of proposed excavation. (2) Providing to the person submitting the design or survey locate request the best available description of all underground facilities in the area of proposed excavation which may include drawings of underground facilities already built in the area or other facility records that are maintained by the facility operator. (3) Allowing the person submitting the design or survey locate request or any other authorized person to inspect or copy the drawings or other records for all underground facilities within the proposed area of excavation. (Act 2014-220, p. 691, §2; Act 2019-407, §1.)
AL Code § 37-15-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 15 - Notification of Excavation or Demolition Operations.|Section 37-15-7 - Emergency Excavation or Demolition.

Section 37-15-7Emergency excavation or demolition. (a) Compliance with the notice requirements of Section 37-15-4 is not required of persons responsible for emergency excavation or demolition; provided, however, that such person gives, before commencing or as soon as practicable thereafter, notice of the emergency excavation or demolition to each operator having underground facilities located in the area or to the "One-Call Notification System" acting on behalf of the operator. However, every person who shall engage in such emergency excavation or demolition shall take all necessary and reasonable precautions to avoid or minimize damage to existing underground facilities. (b) An excavator misrepresenting an emergency excavation or demolition is subject to the civil penalties imposed pursuant to Section 37-15-10. (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §7; Act 2014-220, p. 691, §1.)
AL Code § 37-15-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 15 - Notification of Excavation or Demolition Operations.|Section 37-15-8 - Precaution to Avoid Damage.

Section 37-15-8Precaution to avoid damage. In addition to the notification requirements of Section 37-15-4, each person responsible for an excavation or demolition operation designated in Section 37-15-3, when performing excavation or demolition within the tolerance zone, shall do all of the following to avoid damage to or minimize interference with the underground facilities: (1) Determine the location of any marked underground facility utilizing noninvasive methods of excavation. For parallel type excavations, the existing facility shall be exposed at intervals as often as necessary to avoid damages. (2) Maintain a clearance of at least 18 inches between any underground facility and the cutting edge or point of mechanized equipment. (3) Provide such support for underground facilities in and near a construction area, including backfill operations, as may be reasonably required by the operator for the protection of the utilities. (4) Protect and preserve the markings of approximate locations of underground facilities until those markings are no longer required for proper and safe excavation or demolition. (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §8; Act 2014-220, p. 691, §1.)
AL Code § 37-15-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 15 - Notification of Excavation or Demolition Operations.|Section 37-15-9 - Excavation or Demolition Damage.

Section 37-15-9Excavation or demolition damage. (a) Each person responsible for any excavation or demolition operation that results in any damage to an underground facility, immediately upon discovery of such damage, shall notify the operator of such facility of the location of the damage or the One-Call Notification System operating on behalf of the underground facility owner and shall allow the operator reasonable time to accomplish any necessary repairs before completing the excavation or demolition in the immediate area of the damage to such facility. (b) In addition to subsection (a), each person responsible for any excavation or demolition shall immediately report to the operator or the One-Call Notification System operating on behalf of the underground facility owner and appropriate law enforcement agencies and fire departments any damage to an underground facility that results in escaping flammable, corrosive, explosive, or toxic liquids or gas and shall take reasonable actions necessary to protect persons or property and to minimize safety hazards until those law enforcement agencies and fire departments and the operator arrive at the underground facility. (c) If an event damages any pipe, cable, or its protective covering, or other underground facility, or there is a significant near miss that could have resulted in damage, the operator receiving the notice shall file a report with the One-Call Notification System. Reports must be submitted annually to the system, no later than March 31 for the prior calendar year, or more frequently at the option and sole discretion of the operator. Each report must describe, if known, the cause, nature, and location of the damage. The One-Call Notification System shall establish and maintain a process to facilitate submission of reports by operators or persons excavating. (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §9; Act 2014-220, p. 691, §1; Act 2019-407, §1.)
AL Code § 37-15-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 15 - Notification of Excavation or Demolition Operations.|Section 37-15-11 - Liberal Construction.

Section 37-15-11Liberal construction. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed as to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and the operation of a "One-Call Notification System." (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §11.)
AL Code § 37-16-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 16 - Broadband Using Electric Easements Accessibility Act.|Section 37-16-1 - Short Title.

Section 37-16-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Broadband Using Electric Easements Accessibility Act. (Act 2019-326, §1.)