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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-10 - Directors.

Section 11-92A-10
Directors.
(a) Except as provided in Section 11-92A-5, the board of directors shall be composed of the number of directors provided for in the articles, appointed as provided in the articles for the terms designated therein.
(b) All directors shall serve until their successors are duly appointed or until they cease to be qualified. Vacancies on the board of directors shall be filled as provided for in the articles, but any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term. In the event any uncertainty arises as to the terms of office of the directors, the governing body or person authorized to appoint such directors to the board of directors may clarify such term by adoption of an appropriate resolution or by execution of an appropriate certificate, and such term of office shall be as so clarified.
(c) A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but any meeting of the board of directors may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the directors present, or may be so adjourned by a single director if such director is the only director present at such meeting. No vacancy in the membership of the board of directors shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board. The board shall hold regular meetings at such times as may be provided in the bylaws of the authority, may hold other meetings at any time and from time to time upon such notice as may be required by the bylaws of the authority or, if the bylaws make no provision for such notice, then as determined in the discretion of the chairman of the board of directors, and must, upon call of the chairman of the authority or a majority of the total number of directors, hold a special meeting. Any matter on which the board of directors is authorized to act may be acted upon at any regular, special, or called meeting. At the request of any director, the vote on any question before the board of directors shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the record. All resolutions adopted by the board of directors shall constitute actions of the authority.
(d) Any director may be impeached and removed from office only in the same manner and on the same grounds provided in Section 175 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 and the general laws of the state for impeachment and removal of the officers mentioned in said Section 175.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §10; Act 99-350, p. 513, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-11 - Amendment of Articles.

Section 11-92A-11
Amendment of articles.
(a) The articles of any authority may at any time and from time to time be amended in the manner provided in this section. The board of directors shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles, which amendment shall be set forth in full in the said resolution and which may include any matters that might have been included in the original articles. Such amendment may be made for the sole purpose of altering, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the authorized operational area of the authority.
(b) After the adoption by the board of directors of a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles, the chairman and the secretary of the authority shall sign and file with the governing body of each county within the existing authorized operational area of the authority, and with the governing body of each county proposed to be added to the authorized operational area of the authority, if any, a written application in the name and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, requesting that such governing body or bodies adopt a resolution approving the proposed amendment, and accompanied by a copy of the resolution adopted by the board of directors proposing the amendment to the articles. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application, the governing bodies shall review the application and shall adopt a resolution either denying the application or approving and authorizing the proposed amendment. Such resolution need not be published or posted and need not be offered for more than one reading.
(c) Following the adoption of a resolution approving the proposed amendment by the governing body of each county with which such application was filed pursuant to this section, the chairman and the secretary of the authority shall sign and file for record in the office of the probate judge a certificate in the name and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, reciting the adoption of resolutions by the board and by the governing body of the county of incorporation and setting forth the proposed amendment. The probate judge shall thereupon record such certificate in an appropriate book in his office. When such certificate has been so filed and recorded, such amendment shall become effective, and the articles shall thereupon be amended to the extent provided in such amendment.
(d) The failure of any one governing body of a county receiving an application filed pursuant to this section to approve an application made pursuant to this section shall invalidate such application.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §1; Act 99-350, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-13 - Issuance and Sale of Bonds.

Section 11-92A-13
Issuance and sale of bonds.
An authority is hereby authorized from time to time to sell and issue its bonds for the purposes authorized in Section 11-92A-12.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-16 - Use of Bonds, Proceeds, Etc.

Section 11-92A-16
Use of bonds, proceeds, etc.
(a) The proceeds from the sale of any bonds shall be applied as provided in the proceedings in which the bonds are authorized to be issued, including without limitation, the payment of all legal, fiscal, and recording fees and expenses incurred in connection with the authorization, sale, and issuance of the bonds and, if so provided in the proceedings authorizing their issuance, interest on said bonds (or if only a part of any issue of bonds is issued for acquisition purposes, interest on that portion of the bonds of that issue that is issued to pay acquisition costs) for a reasonable period prior to and during the time required for the acquisition, construction, and equipping of the project. An authority may provide in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds for the funding of a debt service reserve and/or a replacement and extension reserve from the proceeds of its bonds.
(b) All contracts made by an authority and all bonds shall be solely and exclusively obligations of an authority and shall not constitute or create an obligation or debt of any other public person, except as may be provided in subsection (c).
(c) Any public person may pledge its full faith and credit to the extent permitted by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 or any assets or revenues at its disposal toward the retirement of any bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued by an authority under the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Bonds shall be construed to be negotiable instruments even if payable solely from only a specified source.
(e) Bonds issued by an authority and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the state.
(f) Bonds issued by an authority may be used by the holder thereof as security for any funds belonging to any public person in any instance where security for such deposits may be required by law.
(g) Unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof or the document that is the source of its authority, a trustee, executor, administrator, custodian, guardian, or one acting in any other fiduciary capacity may, in addition to any other investment powers now or hereafter conferred by law and with the exercise of reasonable business prudence, invest trust or fiduciary funds in bonds.
(h) Neither a public hearing nor consent of any other public person shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of bonds by an authority.
(i) The bonds shall be legal investments for funds of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, and the State Insurance Fund.
(j) Public persons may invest in any bond issued by an authority.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §16; Act 99-350, p. 513, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-17 - Exemption From Usury and Interest Laws.

Section 11-92A-17
Exemption from usury and interest laws.
An authority shall be exempt from all laws of the state now or hereafter governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including without limitation the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §17.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-18 - Exemptions From Taxation.

Section 11-92A-18
Exemptions from taxation.
All properties of an authority, whether real, personal, or mixed, and the income therefrom, all bonds and other securities issued by an authority and the coupons applicable thereto and the income therefrom, and all indentures and other instruments executed as security therefor, all leases and loan agreements made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and all revenues derived from any such leases or loan agreements, and all deeds and other documents executed by or delivered to an authority shall be exempt from any and all taxation by any public person, including without limitation license and excise taxes imposed in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities in which an authority may engage. An authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow any fees, taxes, or costs to the probate judge in connection with the amendment of its articles or the recording of any document. Further, the gross proceeds of the sale of any property used in the construction and equipment of any project for an authority, regardless of whether such sale is to such authority or any contractor or agent thereof, shall be exempt from the sales tax imposed by Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40 and from all other sales and similar excise taxes now or hereafter levied on or with respect to the gross proceeds of any such sale by any public person; and any property used in the construction and equipment of any project for an authority, regardless of whether such property has been purchased by an authority or any contractor or agent thereof, shall be exempt from the use tax imposed by Article 2 of Chapter 23 of Title 40 and all other use and similar excise taxes now or hereafter levied on or with respect to any such property by any public person.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §18; Act 99-350, p. 513, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-19 - Nonapplicability of Competitive Bid Laws.

Section 11-92A-19
Nonapplicability of competitive bid laws.
The provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of Chapter 16 of Title 41 or other similar laws shall not apply to an authority, its directors, or any of its officers, agents, or employees in their capacities as such.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §19.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-20 - Limited Liability.

Section 11-92A-20
Limited liability.
The recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against an authority shall be limited to $100,000 for bodily injury or death for one person in any single occurrence. Recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against art authority shall be limited to $300,000 in the aggregate where more than two persons have claims or judgments on account of bodily injury or death arising out of any single occurrence. Recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against an authority shall be limited to $100,000 for damage or loss of property arising out of any single occurrence. No authority shall settle or compromise any claim for bodily injury, death, or property damage for an amount in excess of the amounts hereinabove set forth.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §20.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-21 - Transfer of Funds and Assets to Authority.

Section 11-92A-21
Transfer of funds and assets to authority.
Any public person is hereby authorized to transfer and convey to an authority, with or without consideration, (a) any properties, real, personal, or mixed, and all funds and assets, tangible or intangible, that may be owned by such public person or that may be jointly owned by any two or more thereof, and (b) any funds owned or controlled by any public person or jointly by any two or more thereof; whether or not such property or funds are considered necessary for the conduct of the governmental or public functions (if any) of such public person. Such transfer or conveyance shall be authorized by an ordinance or resolution duly adopted by the governing body of such public person. Any such ordinance or resolution need not be published or posted and need not be offered for more than one reading.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §21.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-22 - Dissolution of Authority.

Section 11-92A-22
Dissolution of authority.
(a) At any time when no bonds of an authority are outstanding, an authority may be dissolved by the adoption by its board of directors of a resolution recommending its dissolution and the approval of such dissolution and the proposed articles of dissolution by the governing body of each county within an authority's authorized operational area by the adoption of a resolution to the effect that the governing body of such county concurs with the proposed dissolution of the authority. All counties within the authorized operational area of an authority must approve the articles of dissolution of an authority, or such articles of dissolution shall be invalid. Such resolution need not be published or posted and need not be offered for more than one reading. Upon receiving necessary approval under this section, the chairman and secretary of the dissolved authority shall execute articles of dissolution reciting that such resolutions have been adopted and that such authority has been dissolved. Such articles of dissolution shall be filed with the probate judge, who shall record them in an appropriate book.
(b) Upon dissolution of an authority, title to all its property shall be vested in such persons as shall be specified or in its articles of incorporation, or if no such specification exists, in its articles of dissolution, or if no such specification exists, in each county within the authority's authorized operational area at the time of dissolution to have and hold equally as tenants in common.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-404, p. 802, §22; Act 99-350, §14.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92A - County Industrial Development Authorities. › Section 11-92A-22.1 - Dissolution Requirements.

Section 11-92A-22.1
Dissolution requirements.
In addition to the requirements for dissolution under Section 11-92A-22, prior to the dissolution of an authority organized under Chapter 92A of this title, the authority shall provide notice to the Legislature of the authority's intent to dissolve, as adopted by its board of directors in accordance with Section 11-92A-22. The articles of dissolution, as required by Section 11-92A-22, may not be effective prior to the 15th legislative day of the regular session of the Legislature that commences no sooner than six weeks after the notice of dissolution is provided to the Legislature as required in this section.
(Act 2020-72, §24.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 11-92B-2
Legislative findings.
The Legislature makes the following findings:
(1) That the economic development of property comprising a former military installation is of vital importance to the life, health, and welfare of the citizens of local cities and counties affected by the base closure and the state.
(2) That it is desirable to allow for the establishment of local reuse authorities capable of managing and promoting the reuse and economic development of military installations after the closure of the military installations.
(3) That an Alabama court has ruled that a city and county lack legislative authority to join in any entity for the purposes provided for in this chapter. The Legislature finds that the purpose of this chapter is to provide such authority.
(4) That in consideration of the critical need for valid and fully authorized public entities, with community involvement and notice, to develop closed military installations, and perform environmental restoration and remediation activities under existing and future agreements, contracts, and orders, and the need for a local reuse authority or successor to any entity or group previously acting as a local reuse authority at a closed military installation, the Legislature has authorized the creation of public corporations empowered to assist counties and cities to develop former military installations for the purpose of promoting industry, trade, and economic development.
(5) That the Legislature intends that this chapter be liberally construed to promote the purposes of an authority.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-3 - Incorporation of an Authority.

Section 11-92B-3
Incorporation of an authority.
Any number of natural persons, not less than three, each residing in the county of incorporation or a municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the proposed authority, may incorporate an authority as provided in this chapter. To do so, the incorporators shall first file a written application in accordance with Section 11-92B-4.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-4 - Application of Incorporation.

Section 11-92B-4
Application of incorporation.
(a) The written application of the incorporators shall be filed with the judge of probate, which application shall do all of the following:
(1) Contain a statement that the incorporators propose to incorporate an authority pursuant to this chapter.
(2) State the operational area of the proposed authority.
(3) State that each of the incorporators is a resident of the county of incorporation or a municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the proposed authority.
(4) Request that the governing body of the county of incorporation adopt a resolution declaring that it is expedient that the proposed authority be formed, approving the written application, and authorizing the incorporators to proceed to form the proposed authority by filing for record articles in accordance with this chapter.
(5) Request that the governing body of each municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the proposed authority adopt a resolution declaring that it is expedient that the proposed authority be formed, approving the written application, and authorizing the incorporators to proceed to form the proposed authority by filing for record articles in accordance with this chapter.
(b) Such application shall be accompanied by the form of articles of incorporation of the proposed authority.
(c) As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application with the judge of probate, the governing body of the county of incorporation and each municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the proposed authority shall review the contents of the application and the accompanying form of articles and shall adopt a resolution that does either of the following:
(1) Denies the application.
(2) Declares that it is expedient that the proposed authority be formed, approving the form of its articles, and authorizing the incorporators to proceed to form the proposed authority by filing for record articles in accordance with this chapter.
(d) It is not necessary that any such resolution be published in any newspaper or posted or be offered for more than one reading.
(e) The failure of the governing body of the county of incorporation or any municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of a proposed authority to approve the written application of the incorporators shall invalidate the application to incorporate an authority, and the resolution denying the application of the incorporators shall be filed with the judge of probate of the county where the application of the incorporators was filed.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-5 - Articles of Incorporation.

Section 11-92B-5
Articles of incorporation.
(a) The articles of incorporation of an authority shall state all of the following:
(1) The names of the incorporators of the authority and that each of them is a resident of the county of incorporation or a municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the authority.
(2) The name of the authority, which may be a name indicating in a general way the name of the former military installation or a geographically descriptive word or words, and shall include the words "Development Authority" (e.g., "The _______ Development Authority" or "The Development Authority of _______," the blank space to be filled in with a name indicating in a general way the name of the former military installation or geographically descriptive word or words, but the descriptive word or words shall not preclude the authority from exercising its powers in its operational area).
(3) A designation of the operational area of the authority, including the name or names of each municipality whose corporate limits include the operational area of the authority.
(4) The period of the authority, which may be perpetual.
(5) The location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be within the boundaries of the operational area of the authority.
(6) That the authority is organized pursuant to this chapter.
(7) If the exercise by the authority of any of its powers is to be in any way prohibited, limited, or conditioned, a statement of the terms of the prohibition, limitation, or condition.
(8) The number of initial directors appointed in accordance with this chapter and the duration of their respective terms of office.
(9) A plan of distribution of all remaining assets, properties, debts, and obligations of the authority upon dissolution of the authority and any other provisions not inconsistent with this chapter relating to the dissolution of the authority.
(10) Any other matters relating to the authority that the incorporators may choose to insert and that are not inconsistent with this chapter or with the laws of the state.
(b) The articles shall be signed by each of the incorporators.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-6 - Filing of Articles.

Section 11-92B-6
Filing of articles.
(a) The articles shall be filed with the judge of probate. The acceptance of such articles for filing by the judge of probate shall be conclusive of the due, legal, and valid incorporation of the authority as a public corporation.
(b) There shall be no fees or taxes paid to or collected by the judge of probate for any service rendered or work performed in connection with an authority, its incorporation, amendment, dissolution, or records.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-8 - Amendment of Articles.

Section 11-92B-8
Amendment of articles.
(a) The articles of an authority may at any time and from time to time be amended in the manner provided in this section. The board shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles, which amendment shall be set forth in full in the resolution and which may include any matters that might have been included in the original articles.
(b) After the adoption by the board of a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles, the chair and the secretary of the authority shall sign and file with the governing bodies of the county of incorporation, and each municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the authority, a written application in the name and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, requesting that such governing body or bodies adopt a resolution approving the proposed amendment, and accompanied by a copy of the resolution adopted by the board proposing the amendment to the articles. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application, the governing body or bodies shall review the application and shall adopt a resolution either denying the application or approving and authorizing the proposed amendment. Such resolution need not be published or posted and need not be offered for more than one reading.
(c) Following the adoption of a resolution approving the proposed amendment by the governing body or bodies with which an application was filed pursuant to this section, the chair and the secretary of the authority shall sign and file for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county of incorporation a certificate in the name and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, reciting the adoption of resolutions by the board and by the governing body or bodies setting forth the proposed amendment. The judge of probate shall thereupon record the certificate in an appropriate book in his or her office. When the certificate has been so filed and recorded, the amendment shall become effective, and the articles shall thereupon be amended to the extent provided in the amendment.
(d) The failure of the governing body of the county of incorporation or any municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the authority receiving an application filed pursuant to this section to approve an application made pursuant to this section shall invalidate such application.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-9 - Ethical Standards.

Section 11-92B-9
Ethical standards.
All board members, officers, and employees of an authority shall be subject to and comply with the ethics laws of the state. The board may adopt additional, more stringent, ethics policies and procedures for defining and addressing possible and actual conflicts of interest among the organization and its board members, officers, and employees with respect to transactions in which an authority is or may be interested.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-11 - Accounting.

Section 11-92B-11
Accounting.
An authority shall hire an independent certified public accounting firm to examine its books and records and render a written audit report annually.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-13 - Liability for Indebtedness.

Section 11-92B-13
Liability for indebtedness.
Neither the county of incorporation nor any municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the authority, nor any member or officer of the county of incorporation or any such municipality, shall be liable for the payment of any indebtedness of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, bond, or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the authority. No indebtedness of an authority, pursuant to any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the county of incorporation or any municipality within the meaning of any law whatsoever, unless the county of incorporation or municipality shall expressly obligate itself thereto.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-14 - Liability for Injuries.

Section 11-92B-14
Liability for injuries.
An authority shall not be liable for damages for injury done to any person or corporation, unless the injury was done due to the negligence or wantonness of an agent, officer, or employee of the authority while engaged in work for the authority and while acting in the line and scope of his or her duty, or unless the injury was done due to the neglect, carelessness, or failure to remedy a defect in the streets, alleys, drainage systems, or buildings of the authority after the authority had been given notice of the defect or after the defect had existed for such an unreasonable length of time as to raise a presumption of knowledge of the defect on the part of the authority. Whenever an authority shall be made liable for damages by reason of the unauthorized or wrongful acts or negligence or carelessness of any person or corporation, then the person or corporation shall be liable to an action on the same account by the party so injured.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §14.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-15 - Liability of Board Members.

Section 11-92B-15
Liability of board members.
Members of the board shall not be subject to civil liability arising from the conduct of the affairs of an authority except when the act or omission of the member of the board amounts to willful or wanton misconduct, fraud, or gross negligence. Members of the board shall be entitled to all defenses available under the doctrines of substantive immunity and discretionary function immunity. It is the intent of this section to grant members of the board the full immunity provided noncompensated officers by Section 10-11-3.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §15.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-16 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 11-92B-16
Disposition of funds.
No part of the net earnings of an authority remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any private entity or person.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-17 - Participation in Employees' Retirement System.

Section 11-92B-17
Participation in Employees' Retirement System.
An authority, by resolution legally adopted to conform to rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Employees' Retirement System, may elect to have its officers and employees become eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §17.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-18 - Oversight Committee.

Section 11-92B-18
Oversight committee.
The affairs and operations of an authority shall be supervised and monitored by an oversight committee. The committee shall be composed of all the members of the legislative delegation from the county of incorporation, as well as the members of the governing bodies of the county of incorporation and all municipalities whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the authority. The chair of the oversight committee shall be a member of the legislative delegation elected by the oversight committee. The oversight committee shall meet not less often than semiannually, and otherwise at the call of its chair or a majority of its membership. The approval of the oversight committee shall not be essential to the validity of any action taken by the board in the exercise of any of the powers granted an authority in this chapter. The oversight committee shall be dissolved upon the dissolution of the authority.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §18.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-19 - Conveyances to and From Predecessor Entities.

Section 11-92B-19
Conveyances to and from predecessor entities.
All conveyances to and from any predecessor entity of an authority, which entity has been or is ruled invalid by any Alabama court, before April 30, 2009, are approved, ratified, validated, and confirmed, and shall be deemed fully effective for all purposes according to the terms of the instruments of conveyance. As April 30, 2009, all real property held of record in the name of any predecessor entity of an authority, which has been or is ruled invalid by any Alabama court, shall be transferred and conveyed to the authority, if the authority's operational area includes the location of the real property, and all personal property, both tangible and intangible, if any, held in the name of such predecessor entity shall likewise be transferred and conveyed to the authority. All conveyances and transfers of property pursuant to this section are subject to all terms, provisions, and conditions in contracts, agreements, and instruments applicable to the property, and concerning the property and its use. All conveyances, transfers, instruments, and acts of any successor to the predecessor entity of an authority, pursuant to this section, are hereby approved, ratified, validated, and confirmed.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §19.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-20 - Dissolution of Authority.

Section 11-92B-20
Dissolution of authority.
(a) If it is determined that it is not possible for an authority to achieve all of the purposes for which the authority was formed, the authority may be dissolved by adoption by the board of a resolution that does all of the following:
(1) Determines that it is not possible to achieve all of the purposes for which the authority was formed.
(2) Determines that either all debts and obligations of the authority have been fully paid or extinguished or that adequate provision has been made for one or more successors to accept or assume all remaining debts and obligations of the authority, if any, pursuant to a plan of distribution provided for in its articles of incorporation.
(3) Recommends its dissolution.
(b) If it is determined that an authority has achieved all the purposes for which the authority was formed, the authority shall be dissolved by adoption by the board of a resolution that does all of the following:
(1) Determines that it has achieved all of the purposes for which the authority was formed.
(2) Determines that either all debts and obligations of the authority have been fully paid or extinguished or that adequate provision has been made for one or more successors to accept or assume all remaining debts and obligations of the authority, if any, pursuant to a plan of distribution provided for in its articles of incorporation.
(3) Recommends its dissolution.
(c) A dissolution under subsection (a) or (b) is only effective upon approval by the county of incorporation and all municipalities whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of an authority.
(d) Upon receiving the necessary approvals from the county of incorporation and all municipalities, the chair and secretary of the authority shall execute a certificate of dissolution reciting that resolutions have been adopted and that the authority has been dissolved. The certificate of dissolution shall be filed with the office of the judge of probate, who shall record the certificate in an appropriate book. In the event that the authority owns any assets or property at the time of dissolution, whether voluntary or involuntary, title to all its assets and property shall thereupon vest as provided in the articles.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §20.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-21 - Exemption From Taxation.

Section 11-92B-21
Exemption from taxation.
An authority, including, without limitation, its property, its income, the bonds and other securities issued by the authority, the interest applicable thereto, and the income therefrom, and all mortgages, indentures, and other instruments executed as security therefor, and all deeds and other documents delivered to or by the authority shall be exempt from all state and local taxation, except sales and use tax, but including, without limitation, any license or excise taxes imposed on the authority for the privilege of engaging in any of the activities in which the authority may engage. An authority shall not be obligated to pay any fees, taxes, or costs to the judge of probate in connection with the recording or filing of any deed or document. Except as provided in this section, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
(1) Exempt any person, individual, corporation, association, or entity from otherwise applicable state, county, and municipal taxes, including, without limitation, city and county ad valorem taxes and sales and use taxes.
(2) Limit or impair the taxing authority of the state, the county of incorporation, or any municipality therein, including, without limitation, the application of existing taxes such as city and county sales and use taxes levied on retail sales within the authorized operational area of the authority, or any taxes that may be levied in the future.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §21.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-22 - Conveyance of Property by County or Municipality.

Section 11-92B-22
Conveyance of property by county or municipality.
Subject to acceptance by an authority, the county of incorporation and any municipality therein may convey to an authority, with or without consideration, any real, personal, mixed, tangible, or intangible property or assets that comprised all or part of the property of a closed military installation.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §22.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-23 - Exemption From Usury Laws.

Section 11-92B-23
Exemption from usury laws.
An authority shall be exempt from all general laws of the state governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, without limitation, Chapter 8 of Title 8, as amended or replaced.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §23.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-24 - Exemptions From Competitive Bidding.

Section 11-92B-24
Exemptions from competitive bidding.
An authority and all contracts made by it shall be exempt from the provisions and requirements of Sections 41-16-50 to 41-16-63, inclusive, as amended or replaced, requiring competitive bids in connection with certain contracts.
(Act 2009-337, p. 577, §24; Act 2014-342, p. 1279, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-25 - Sale or Lease of Certain Real Property by State.

Section 11-92B-25
Sale or lease of certain real property by state.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an authority shall not be subject to Article 3, commencing with Section 9-15-70, of Chapter 15 of Title 9, as amended or replaced, regardless of the prior ownership of any property or interest therein to be disposed of in any fashion by the authority.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §25.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-26 - Awarding Authority.

Section 11-92B-26
Awarding authority.
An authority shall be considered an awarding authority within the meaning of Title 39, as amended or replaced, and shall comply with all public works bid laws and other requirements applicable to an awarding authority.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §26.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-27 - Open Meetings.

Section 11-92B-27
Open meetings.
An authority shall be subject to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 25A of Title 36, as amended or replaced, and all public records requirements of the state, including those of Chapter 12 of Title 36, as amended or replaced.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §27.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92B - Developmnet of Former Federal Military Installations. › Section 11-92B-28 - Diversity Requirements.

Section 11-92B-28
Diversity requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the members of the board, all employees, and any contracts entered into by an authority and any personnel hired for issuance of bonds by an authority shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
(Act 2009-337, p. 569, §28.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Chapter 92C › Section 11-92C-1 - Legislative Intent.

Section 11-92C-1
Legislative intent.
The redevelopment, revitalization, and redevelopment of land contiguous with a U.S. Air Force military installation operating within any municipality or county in this state, whether operational or formerly operational, promotes the public good by encouraging the initial development, redevelopment, and revitalization of the land, and the retention of U.S. Air Force military installations within the state. It is therefore in the public interest and is vital to the public welfare of the people of Alabama, and it is declared to be the public purpose of this chapter, to develop, revitalize, and redevelop land contiguous with United States military installations throughout the State of Alabama.
(Act 2020-72, §1.)