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AL Code § 23-1-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-57 - Agreements and Contracts With Adjoining States and Federal Government Relative to Bridges.

Section 23-1-57Agreements and contracts with adjoining states and federal government relative to bridges. The State Department of Transportation may enter into agreements and contracts with adjoining states and the federal government relative to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and repair of bridges across any river or stream forming the boundary between this state and an adjoining state upon the following terms and conditions: (1) Any bridge, the subject of such agreement or contract, shall be open to the public and no toll or other charge shall be levied for the privilege of crossing it. (2) Any bridge, the subject of such agreement or contract, shall connect a highway in this state designated as a "state highway" or a "United States highway" with a highway in the adjoining state designated as a "state highway" or a "United States highway." (3) The agreement or contract may fix the amount the State of Alabama will pay, but the amount so agreed upon shall not be governed by the distance of the boundary from the bank of the stream, and the amount agreed upon shall be paid solely from funds made available to the State Department of Transportation for the construction of roads and bridges. (4) Any contract made pursuant to this section shall also conform to all federal laws, rules, and regulations governing agreements or contracts between states relative to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and repair of interstate bridges and shall contain such terms and stipulations as are requisite to securing the maximum amount of aid from the federal government, subject only to the limitations contained in this section. (Code 1923, §1320; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §17; Acts 1949, No. 410, p. 582.)
AL Code § 23-1-58 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-58 - Interest of Employees, etc., in Construction, etc., of Roads and Bridges Prohibited.

Section 23-1-58Interest of employees, etc., in construction, etc., of roads and bridges prohibited. Neither the director nor any other person in the employ of the Department of Transportation shall be, either directly or indirectly, interested in any contract or agreement for the construction or maintenance of any road or bridge in this state or in the sale of any machinery, material, or anything whatever entering into the construction, repair, or maintenance of the roads and bridges of this state. (Code 1923, §1321; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §18.)
AL Code § 23-1-59 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-59 - Rules and Regulations of Department.

Section 23-1-59Rules and regulations of department. (a) The State Department of Transportation shall have the right and power to adopt all reasonable and necessary rules and regulations for the better construction, repair, and maintenance of the public roads and bridges in Alabama under the jurisdiction of the department which the department shall deem proper. The department shall have the power to enter into contracts and agreements with the owners or operators of telegraph or telephone lines, community antenna television systems, power transmission lines, gas districts, gas, water, sewer, or other pipelines which are constructed, to be constructed, or operated along or across the right-of-way of public roads, bridges, and highways of this state and to prescribe all reasonable rules and regulations as to the construction, repair, or maintenance of the poles, wires, and lines of such telegraph, telephone, community antenna television systems, or power companies, and pipelines of gas districts, gas, water, sewer, or other pipeline companies so as to insure the safety of the travelling public in using the roads, bridges, and highways in this state. (b) The State Department of Transportation may prescribe any reasonable rules and regulations so as to prevent unnecessary trespassing upon or injury to any of the public roads, bridges, or highways of the state upon which state money may be expended or appropriated or upon any part of the right-of-way of any of the public roads or highways in the state upon which state money may be expended or appropriated. (c) The State Department of Transportation may prescribe rules and regulations as to the weight or tonnage of vehicles to be used upon any of the public roads, bridges, or highways of the state upon which state money may be expended or appropriated, except as may be otherwise provided by law. (d) The State Department of Transportation, in addition to the right, authority, and powers conferred upon it by this title, is authorized to make all such reasonable rules and regulations as the department may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. (Code 1923, §1319; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §§16, 35; Acts 1969, No. 419, p. 820; Acts 1969, No. 475, p. 931.)
AL Code § 23-1-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-61 - State Highway Fund - Appropriations; Vehicle License Fees Deposited in Fund; Manner of Making Payments From Fund.

Section 23-1-61State Highway Fund - Appropriations; vehicle license fees deposited in fund; manner of making payments from fund. There is hereby appropriated to the State Department of Transportation for its use the entire net revenue derived by the state from the sale of motor vehicle, trailer, and tractor licenses, and such other appropriations or funds received by the State Department of Transportation shall be expended and accounted for as provided in this article. Said State Highway Fund shall be paid out of the Treasury on the Comptroller's warrant drawn upon presentation to him of the certificate of the department approved by the Governor. (Code 1923, §1317; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §14.)
AL Code § 23-1-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-62 - State Highway Fund - Purposes for Which Used.

Section 23-1-62State Highway Fund - Purposes for which used. (a) All proceeds arising from the sale of state highway bonds and the revenue appropriated to the State Department of Transportation, when received by the State Treasurer, shall be set aside in a special fund known as the State Highway Fund and be used for no other purpose than in the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter. The revenue derived by the state from the sale of motor vehicle, trailer, and tractor licenses and all other appropriations shall be used for the following purposes: (1) To provide a sinking fund sufficient for the retirement of the said road bonds as they shall mature; (2) For the expense of the State Department of Transportation and for the maintenance of roads and bridges constructed under the provisions of this chapter; and (3) For the purchase of supplies and material, livestock, and machinery, and any balance for the construction of roads and bridges. (b) Annually, at such times as it may deem most convenient or suitable, the State Department of Transportation shall, out of said revenues, set apart a sum sufficient for the providing of said sinking fund and for the further expenses of the State Department of Transportation and the maintenance of roads and bridges, and the sum so set apart shall be used for no other purposes whatever. The proceeds of the sale of state road bonds and the moneys appropriated by Congress under the act known as the federal aid law shall be used exclusively for the purpose of constructing highways and bridges and the acquisition of bridges and of material. (Code 1923, §1318; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §15.)
AL Code § 23-1-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-63 - Limitation of Obligations, etc., Outstanding or Authorized on Inauguration Date of Incoming Governor.

Section 23-1-63Limitation of obligations, etc., outstanding or authorized on inauguration date of incoming Governor. The Director of Transportation shall not, on the inauguration date of an incoming Governor, have outstanding obligations, encumbrances, or commitments or shall have authorized the obligating, encumbering, or committing of, except for debt service, any more than seven twenty-fourths of the total estimated revenue available to the State Department of Transportation for the first fiscal year of an incoming state administration. (Acts 1951, No. 609, p. 1053.)
AL Code § 23-1-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-64 - Disposal of Surplus Personal Property - Department to Be Responsible for Disposal; Sale at Fair Market Value and Payment; Preferences; Notification by Municipalities and Counties.

Section 23-1-64Disposal of surplus personal property - Department to be responsible for disposal; sale at fair market value and payment; preferences; notification by municipalities and counties. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 41-16-120 to 41-16-125, inclusive, the State Department of Transportation shall be responsible for the distribution, transfer, or disposal of all surplus personal property owned by the department. (b) The State Department of Transportation may promulgate the administrative rules and regulations as deemed necessary to carry out this section and Sections 23-1-65 and 23-1-66, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations relating to all of the following: (1) Promotion of surplus personal property. (2) Shipment of surplus personal property. (3) Storage of surplus personal property. (4) Length of retention of surplus personal property. (5) Public auction of surplus personal property. (6) Other rules and regulations as may be necessary. (c) The State Department of Transportation may sell surplus personal property at fair market value, as established by the State Department of Transportation, and set out its published rules to incorporated cities, counties, volunteer fire departments, boards of education, civil defense agencies, and state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, or agencies. Payment for purchases by any of the aforementioned entities shall be made within 30 days after the purchase. If payment is not made within 30 days after a purchase, then the purchase shall be declared void and in default, and the property shall be returned immediately by the defaulting purchaser to the State Department of Transportation. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the governing body of any municipality or county shall be given preference on the disposal of all surplus motor vehicles owned by the State Department of Transportation except those motor vehicles sold to other state agencies. (e) Municipalities and counties shall notify the State Department of Transportation, in writing, of the type motor vehicle needed. A list shall be maintained by the State Department of Transportation of the needs on a first-come, first-served basis and shall be used to notify the municipalities or counties when needed vehicles become available. Any municipality or county so notified shall have seven work days in which to reply to the notice and accept or refuse the available vehicle. (Acts 1995, No. 95-397, p. 813, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-65 - Disposal of Surplus Personal Property - Availability; List of Surplus Property.

Section 23-1-65Disposal of surplus personal property - Availability; list of surplus property. (a) Surplus personal property shall be made available at such times and places as determined to be appropriate by the State Department of Transportation for inspection and acquisition by the agencies determined to be eligible for the acquisition under criteria developed and published by the State Department of Transportation. (b) The State Department of Transportation shall periodically publish a list of all surplus personal property held by it at the time of the publication. (c) The published list shall be made available to all state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, corporations, or agencies. (d) The published list shall also be made available to all eligible counties, cities, boards of education, civil defense agencies, and volunteer fire departments. (e) The State Department of Transportation shall determine the manner in which the list of surplus personal property shall be published. (Acts 1995, No. 95-397, p. 813, §2.)
AL Code § 23-1-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 3 - Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Section 23-1-80 - County Commissions - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 23-1-80County commissions - Powers and duties generally. The county commissions of the several counties of this state have general superintendence of the public roads, bridges, and ferries within their respective counties so as to render travel over the same as safe and convenient as practicable. To this end, they have legislative and executive powers, except as limited in this chapter. They may establish, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations, make and enter into such contracts as may be necessary or as may be deemed necessary or advisable by such commissions to build, construct, make, improve and maintain a good system of public roads, bridges, and ferries in their respective counties, and regulate the use thereof; but no contract for the construction or repair of any public roads, bridge, or bridges shall be made where the payment of the contract price for such work shall extend over a period of more than 20 years. (Code 1923, §1347; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §43; Acts 1953, No. 729, p. 984.)
AL Code § 23-1-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 3 - Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Section 23-1-81 - County Commissions - Authority to Establish, Operate, etc., Bridges, Ferries, Causeways, etc.; Licensing.

Section 23-1-81County commissions - Authority to establish, operate, etc., bridges, ferries, causeways, etc.; licensing. (a) The county commission of each county is invested with authority to purchase or establish toll bridges, free bridges, causeways, and ferries or free ferries within their respective jurisdictions as provided in this article and may levy a special tax to purchase or build the bridges and causeways when, in the opinion of the county commission, the public good requires it. (b) The county commission of each county may also license any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity to establish or to operate toll roads, toll bridges, ferries, or causeways and authorize the licensee to establish and fix the rates of toll. Toll roads and toll bridges that are licensed by a county and which are on or over the line between any two counties shall be licensed by both counties. (c) The State Department of Transportation may license any individual, groups of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity to establish or operate toll roads, toll bridges, ferries, or causeways and authorize the licensee to establish and fix the rates of toll. (d) After a license is issued pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) by a county commission or the State Department of Transportation, no further license of any type from any governmental body or agency, including, but not limited to, a business license, shall be required to construct, own, or operate the toll road or the toll bridge, ferry, or causeway and no further license, tax, or fee may be imposed by any governmental body or agency. (e) No toll bridge shall be established over the same watercourse within two miles of any other toll bridge. (f) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to limit the authority of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to grant easements and licenses with respect to the placement of bridges on state land. (Code 1852, §1189; Code 1867, §1381; Code 1876, §1678; Code 1886, §1442; Code 1896, §2498; Code 1907, §3023; Code 1923, §6442; Code 1940, T. 23, §45; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 96-30, p. 40, §1; Act 2000-216, p. 324, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 3 - Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Section 23-1-82 - County Commissions - Eminent Domain.

Section 23-1-82County commissions - Eminent domain. The county commissions of the several counties of the state are given the right of eminent domain for the purpose of establishing and changing public roads, bridges, and ferries in their respective counties, except in cases where the State Department of Transportation has jurisdiction over such highways. When an appeal is taken from any assessment in a condemnation proceeding brought by a county, such appeal shall not deprive the county obtaining the judgment of condemnation of a right of entry for any and all purposes named in the condemnation proceeding provided the amount of damages assessed shall have been paid into court in money and a bond shall have been given in not less than double the amount of damages assessed, with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken, conditioned to pay such damages as the owner of the property may sustain. Said amount of damages may be paid into court and said bond in double the amount of such damages, with good and sufficient sureties, may be given at the time of taking the appeal or at any time thereafter that the applicant may desire the right of entry pending the appeal; provided, however, that in condemnation proceedings in which any county having a population of 400,000 inhabitants or more, according to the last or any subsequent federal census, is a party and where an appeal is taken, such county shall have the immediate right of entry pending said appeal as if a good and sufficient right of entry bond had been filed. (Code 1907, §§5773-5776; Code 1923, §1352; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §44; Acts 1953, No. 595, p. 847.)
AL Code § 23-1-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 3 - Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Section 23-1-83 - Transfer of General Fund Surplus to Road Fund by County.

Section 23-1-83Transfer of general fund surplus to road fund by county. The county commission of any county in this state may transfer to the road fund of the county any surplus of the general funds of the county in the county treasury or any part of such surplus whenever, in the judgment of such commission, it will promote the interest of the county to make such transfer. Any surplus of the general fund so transferred shall be used only for the working of the public roads or the building of bridges or otherwise improving the roads of such counties. (Code 1907, §5766; Code 1923, §1351; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §47.)
AL Code § 23-1-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 3 - Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Section 23-1-84 - Authority of County to Expend Funds Derived From Fees, etc., Levied on Vehicles and Fuels.

Section 23-1-84Authority of county to expend funds derived from fees, etc., levied on vehicles and fuels. (a) The several counties of the state are hereby authorized to expend the funds derived from fees, excises, or license taxes levied by the state relating to the registration, operation, or use of motor vehicles upon the public highways, and also the money derived from any fees, excises, or license taxes levied by the state relating to fuels used for propelling such vehicles, for the cost of constructing, reconstructing, maintaining, and repairing of public roads and bridges. (b) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this section to implement the provisions of Amendment 93 to the Constitution of Alabama 1901. (c) The provisions of this section are retroactive. (Acts 1959, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 50, p. 95.)
AL Code § 23-1-85 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 3 - Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Section 23-1-85 - Construction of Electric Transmission, Telegraph, or Telephone Lines in Right-of-Way of County Highways.

Section 23-1-85Construction of electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone lines in right-of-way of county highways. The right-of-way is granted to any person or corporation having the right to construct electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone lines within this state to construct them along the margin of the right-of-way of public highways, subject to the removal or change by the county commission of the county, except in cases where the State Department of Transportation has jurisdiction over such highway. (Code 1907, §5817; Code 1923, §1357; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §48.)
AL Code § 23-1-86 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 3 - Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Section 23-1-86 - Establishment, etc., Within Municipalities.

Section 23-1-86Establishment, etc., within municipalities. The county commission of any county, with the consent or permission of the city council or governing body of any municipality, may establish, construct, and maintain any road, street, or bridge within the corporate limits of such municipality except in cases where the State Department of Transportation has jurisdiction over such road, street, or bridge. (Code 1923, §1367; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §49.)