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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities. › Section 11-49-42 - Passage, etc., of Ordinance Requiring Construction, etc., of Bridge, Tunnel, etc.; Apportionment of Costs Between Railroads.

Section 11-49-42
Passage, etc., of ordinance requiring construction, etc., of bridge, tunnel, etc.; apportionment of costs between railroads.
Whenever any such governing body shall deem any such improvement necessary, it shall pass an ordinance requiring the construction of such improvement, describing the character and location of such proposed improvement with reasonable certainty, stating the estimated cost thereof and fixing a reasonable time for the construction of the same, and where a viaduct, bridge, or tunnel crosses over or passes under the tracks of two or more railroad companies and such railroad companies cannot themselves agree upon the division as between them of the cost thereof to be borne by them as provided in Section 11-49-40, the said governing body shall have full power and authority to apportion the cost thereof equitably among the different railroads owning the said tracks.
(Code 1907, §1298; Code 1923, §2072; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 37, §653.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities. › Section 11-49-43 - Penalization of Railroad, etc., for Failure to Comply With Ordinance Ordering Construction, etc., of Bridge, Tunnel, Etc.

Section 11-49-43
Penalization of railroad, etc., for failure to comply with ordinance ordering construction, etc., of bridge, tunnel, etc.
Any such governing body may penalize the failure of any such railroad company or of such railroad companies to construct within a reasonable time or to maintain any such viaduct, bridge, or tunnel ordered by a proper ordinance, such penalties to be prescribed as provided in the charter of said city for violations of police ordinances, and such penalties may be directed against said railroad company or railroad companies or against its or their officers or agents having supervision, charge, or control of or operating the same, any or all.
(Code 1907, §1299; Code 1923, §2073; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 37, §654.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities. › Section 11-49-44 - Enforcement of Ordinance by Action in Circuit Court.

Section 11-49-44
Enforcement of ordinance by action in circuit court.
Such governing body may also, by complaint filed in the circuit court in the county in which the city is situated, compel compliance with any or all proper ordinances ordering the construction or maintenance of viaducts, bridges, or tunnels passed under the authority of this article, express jurisdiction being conferred on all circuit courts of this state to that end.
(Code 1907, §1300; Code 1923, §2074; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 37, §655.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities. › Section 11-49-45 - Right of Appeal of Railroad From Ordinances Requiring Construction, etc., of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., and From Orders Imposing Penalties for Failure to Comply Therewith.

Section 11-49-45
Right of appeal of railroad from ordinances requiring construction, etc., of bridges, tunnels, etc., and from orders imposing penalties for failure to comply therewith.
Any railroad companies so ordered by ordinance of such governing bodies to construct and maintain viaducts, bridges, and tunnels shall have the right to appeal to any circuit court in the county in which the city is situated from the ordinances of such governing bodies and from any orders made penalizing such railroad companies for their failure to construct and maintain such viaducts, bridges, and tunnels. On such appeal the railroad companies shall give such bond as may be prescribed by said circuit court.
(Code 1907, §1301; Code 1923, §2075; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 37, §656.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government. › Section 11-49-60 - Contract by Municipality for Payment of Proportionate Share of Cost of Highway, Street, etc., Within Municipality Constructed, Improved, etc., by County, State, or Federal Government Authorized; Assessment of Proportionate Share of Cost Against Property Benefited.

Section 11-49-60
Contract by municipality for payment of proportionate share of cost of highway, street, etc., within municipality constructed, improved, etc., by county, state, or federal government authorized; assessment of proportionate share of cost against property benefited.
Whenever the United States, the State of Alabama, or any county within the State of Alabama or either of them shall establish, construct, or reconstruct, improve or reimprove a public highway, street, or avenue, which said street, highway, or avenue is within or partly within any city or town of the State of Alabama, such city or town may contract and agree with either the United States government, the State of Alabama, or any county thereof as to what proportionate share of the cost of the establishment, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or reimprovement of such street, highway, or avenue within such city or town shall be paid by such municipality, and such cities or towns may assess such proportionate cost of the establishment, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or reimprovement of such streets, avenues, or highways against the property benefited thereby, but such cost shall not exceed the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
(Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2252; Code 1940, T. 37, §657.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government. › Section 11-49-61 - Enforcement, etc., of Lien on Property Assessed for Highway, Street, Etc.

Section 11-49-61
Enforcement, etc., of lien on property assessed for highway, street, etc.
Such cities and towns shall have a lien on the lots or parcels of land so assessed as provided in Section 11-49-60, which lien may be enforced as provided by the general laws covering assessment liens for public improvements, and property owners shall have the right to pay such assessments as provided by the general laws.
(Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2254; Code 1940, T. 37, §659.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government. › Section 11-49-62 - Issuance of Bonds to Pay Proportionate Share of Cost of Highway, Street, Etc.

Section 11-49-62
Issuance of bonds to pay proportionate share of cost of highway, street, etc.
Any city or town proceeding under Section 11-49-60 may issue bonds of the city or town for the improvements mentioned in said section to pay the cost of such public improvements agreed to be paid by said city or town, and may contract with the United States, the State of Alabama, or any county thereof or either of them to build or construct such streets, highways, or avenues and to pay either of them therefor in the same manner as private contractors are now paid.
(Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2253; Code 1940, T. 37, §658.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government. › Section 11-49-63 - Conduct of Proceedings Under Article.

Section 11-49-63
Conduct of proceedings under article.
The proceeding under this article shall be held and governed by the general laws of the State of Alabama relating to assessments against property for public improvements insofar as said laws are applicable.
(Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2255; Code 1940, T. 37, §660.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 5 - Assumption, etc., of Authority Over Streets Controlled, Maintained, etc., by Counties. › Section 11-49-81 - Contents of Resolution; When Resolution Effective.

Section 11-49-81
Contents of resolution; when resolution effective.
Such resolution shall designate the sum or sums ascertained to be the reasonable charge to be paid by such county for being relieved of the burden of the control, management, supervision, repair, maintenance and improvement of such street or streets or part thereof designated in said resolution, and no such resolution shall become effective until and unless the county shall by appropriate action of its county commission pay or contract to pay such sum or sums as may be designated in such resolution.
(Acts 1921, Ex. Sess., No. 37, p. 50; Code 1923, §2257; Code 1940, T. 37, §662.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc. › Section 11-49-100 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Authorized Generally.

Section 11-49-100
Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building, etc., thereon - Authorized generally.
Whenever in the judgment of the council or other governing body of any town or city it is to the interest of the public convenience that a portion of any street in the limits of such city or town be vacated and discontinued as a highway and that such vacated portion should be used for the erection and maintenance in whole or in part thereon of any state, county, or municipal public building or railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot, such city or town council or other governing body may, by ordinance duly adopted, vacate such portions of such street and discontinue its use as a public highway and permit the erection and maintenance in whole or in part thereon of a state, county, or municipal public building or railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot.
(Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2238; Code 1940, T. 37, §663.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc. › Section 11-49-101 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Publication of Notice as to Introduction of Ordinance and Time for Consideration Thereof by Council, Etc. - Required.

Section 11-49-101
Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building, etc., thereon - Publication of notice as to introduction of ordinance and time for consideration thereof by council, etc. - Required.
No ordinance vacating a portion of a street as provided by Section 11-49-100 shall be adopted until after the expiration of 30 days after its first introduction, and after it has been introduced it shall be published in some newspaper published in the city or town for two successive weeks, and such publication shall also contain a statement of the time when it will be considered and that objections to its passage may then be heard by the council or other governing body; provided, however, that if the city or town has no newspaper published therein, such publication shall be made in some newspaper of general circulation published within the county where such city or town is located.
If, for any reason, the ordinance is not acted on at the time stated in the said notice, it may be postponed to the next regular meeting of the council or other governing body and may thereafter be postponed by the council or other governing body to subsequent regular meetings.
(Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2242; Code 1940, T. 37, §667; Acts 1949, No. 450, p. 655.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc. › Section 11-49-102 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Publication of Notice as to Introduction of Ordinance and Time for Consideration Thereof by Council, Etc. - Payment of Costs Thereof.

Section 11-49-102
Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building, etc., thereon - Publication of notice as to introduction of ordinance and time for consideration thereof by council, etc. - Payment of costs thereof.
The state, county, or municipality or the railroad or street railroad company or corporation for whose use as a site in whole or in part for a public building or a railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot the vacation is proposed to be made shall pay the cost of such publication and notice.
(Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2243; Code 1940, T. 37, §668.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc. › Section 11-49-103 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Two-Thirds Vote of Council, etc., Required.

Section 11-49-103
Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building, etc., thereon — Two-thirds vote of council, etc., required.
Any ordinance for the vacation of a part of a street and erection of buildings thereon as is provided for in Section 11-49-100 shall be adopted only by a two-thirds vote of the council or other governing body.
(Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2240; Code 1940, T. 37, §665.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc. › Section 11-49-104 - Portion of Street to Remain Open to Travel and Traffic.

Section 11-49-104
Portion of street to remain open to travel and traffic.
A sufficiently ample portion of the highway or thoroughfare which such street in whole or in part constitutes shall remain open to accommodate the travel and traffic of the owners of abutting property and of the general public, and not more than one half of the width of such highway or thoroughfare shall be vacated for the purposes mentioned in Section 11-49-100.
(Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2239; Code 1940, T. 37, §664.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc. › Section 11-49-105 - Property Rights in Vacated Portion of Street.

Section 11-49-105
Property rights in vacated portion of street.
The fee of such vacated portion of a street shall remain in the city or town, but the council or other governing body may grant the right to maintain thereon a state, county, or municipal public building or a railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot so long and only so long as the same shall be used for the purpose for which it was vacated.
(Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2241; Code 1940, T. 37, §666.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc. › Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc. › Section 11-49-106 - Liability for Damages for Vacation of Street.

Section 11-49-106
Liability for damages for vacation of street.
The party for whom the street may be vacated under this article shall be liable to the owners of property adjacent thereto in any civil action for any special damages suffered by them.
(Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2244; Code 1940, T. 37, §669.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-1 - Legislative Findings and Purpose.

Section 11-49A-1
Legislative findings and purpose.
The legislature has found and determined and does hereby declare that in Class 3 municipalities the following conditions exist:
(1) That the constant growth of private vehicular traffic in such counties in which such municipalities are located is placing excessive burdens upon the road systems and parking facilities, especially in commercial and industrial districts and in areas of high population density;
(2) That the continued economic growth of such municipalities and the general health and welfare of the citizens of such counties require the availability of public facilities for mass transportation; and
(3) That it is necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the citizens of such municipalities that provisions be made for the establishment in such counties of public corporations to provide public transportation service.
The legislature does hereby further declare its intention, by the passage of this chapter, to promote public mass transportation in such municipalities through the authorization of public corporations, as agencies of the State of Alabama, with the powers conferred by this chapter.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-3 - Meaning of "Herein," etc.; Construction of Definitions.

Section 11-49A-3
Meaning of "herein," etc.; construction of definitions.
The following provisions shall be applied wherever appropriate herein:
"Herein," "hereby," "hereunder," "hereof," and other equivalent words refer to this chapter as an entirety and not solely to the particular section or portion thereof in which any such word is used.
The definitions set forth in Section 11-49A-2 shall be deemed to include both singular and plural and to cover all genders.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-4 - Application; Resolution of Denial or Approval by Governing Body.

Section 11-49A-4
Application; resolution of denial or approval by governing body.
A public corporation may be organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter in any Class 3 municipality. In order to incorporate such a public corporation, any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall first file a written application with the governing body of the municipality which application shall:
(1) Contain a statement that the authority proposes to render public transportation service in such county;
(2) State the proposed location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be within the municipality where such application is filed;
(3) State that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the municipality where such application is filed; and
(4) Request that such governing body adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-49A-5.
Such applications shall be accompanied by such supporting documents or evidence as the applicants may consider appropriate. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application with them in accordance with the provisions of this section, the governing body of the municipality with which the application was filed shall review the contents of the application and shall adopt resolutions either (a) denying the application or (b) declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-49A-5, provided, however, that the contents of the certificate of incorporation shall be approved by the municipal governing body. Each governing body with which an application is filed shall also cause a copy of the application to be spread upon or otherwise made a part of the minutes of the meeting of such governing body at which final action upon said application is taken.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-6 - Certificate of Incorporation - Amendments; Resolution; Application; Denial or Approval of Governing Body; Filing.

Section 11-49A-6
Certificate of incorporation - Amendments; resolution; application; denial or approval of governing body; filing.
The certificate of incorporation of any authority incorporated under the provisions of this chapter may at any time and from time to time be amended in the manner provided in this section, provided that the contents of any amendment are first approved by the municipal governing body which shall have the authority to recommend requirements with respect to either any amendment or the original certificate of incorporation. The board of directors of the authority shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation which shall be set forth in full in the said resolution and which amendment may include any matters which might have been included in the original certificate of incorporation.
After the adoption by the board of a resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the authority, the chairman of the board or other chief executive officer of the authority and the secretary of the authority shall sign and file a written application in the name of and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, with the governing body of the authorizing municipality, requesting such governing body to adopt a resolution approving the proposed amendment, and accompanied by a certified copy of the said resolution adopted by the board proposing the said amendment to the certificate of incorporation, together with such documents in support of the application as the said chairman or other chief executive officer may consider appropriate. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the said application with the governing body of the authorizing municipality pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this section, such governing body shall review the said application and shall adopt resolutions either denying the said application or authorizing the proposed amendment. Such governing body shall also cause a copy of the said application and all accompanying documents to be spread upon or otherwise made a part of the minutes of the meeting of said governing body at which final action upon said application is taken.
Within 40 days following the adoption of a resolution approving the proposed amendment by that governing body the chairman of the board or other chief executive officer of the authority and the secretary of the authority shall sign, and file for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the municipality is located, a certificate in the name of and in behalf of the authority, under its seal, reciting the adoption of said resolution by the board and by the governing body of the authorizing municipality and setting forth the said proposed amendment.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-7 - Organization of Authority; Board of Directors; Election; Terms; Vacancies; Qualifications; Expenses and Compensation; Removal.

Section 11-49A-7
Organization of authority; board of directors; election; terms; vacancies; qualifications; expenses and compensation; removal.
Each authority shall be governed by a board of directors. All powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The board shall consist of six directors. Each director shall be elected by the governing body of the authorizing municipality. The initial term of office of three of the directors elected by the governing body of the authorizing municipality shall begin immediately upon their election and shall end at 12:01 A.M., on the second anniversary date of the filing for record of the certificate of incorporation of the authority. The initial term of office of the remaining directors elected by the governing body of the municipality shall begin immediately upon their election and shall end at 12:01 A.M., on the fourth anniversary date of such filing. Thereafter, the term of office of each such director shall be six years. If at any time there should be a vacancy on the board, a successor director to serve for the unexpired term applicable to such vacancy shall be elected by the governing body of the authorizing municipality. Each election of a director, whether for a full term or to complete an unexpired term, shall be made not earlier than 30 days prior to the date on which such director is to take office as such. No officer or employee of the state or of any county or municipality shall, during his tenure as such officer, be eligible to serve as a director. Each director must be a duly qualified elector of the authorizing municipality. Directors shall be eligible for re-election. Each director shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred by him in and about the performance of his duties. If the certificate of incorporation so provides, each director except the chairman of the board shall be compensated in an additional amount not to exceed $10.00 per meeting attended but not to exceed $250.00 per year. The chairman shall, if said certificate so provides, be compensated in an additional amount not to exceed $500.00 per year. Any director of the authority may be impeached and removed from office in the same manner and on the same grounds provided by Section 175, Constitution of Alabama 1901, and the general laws of the state for impeachment and removal of the officers mentioned in said Section 175.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-9 - Rates for Public Transportation Service.

Section 11-49A-9
Rates for public transportation service.
Rates, fees, and charges for public transportation service rendered by the authority from any of its transit systems shall be fixed and from time to time revised as at all times to provide funds that, when added to all other revenues (including tax proceeds) anticipated to be received by the authority, will be at least sufficient:
(1) To pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing, extending, and improving systems from which such services are rendered;
(2) To pay the principal of and the interest on all bonds issued and obligations assumed by the authority, that are payable out of the revenues derived from operation of those systems, as the said principal and interest become due and payable;
(3) To create and maintain such reserve for the foregoing purposes or any of them as may be provided in any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture executed by the authority hereunder or in any resolutions of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds, the assumption of any obligation, or the acquisition of any such system; and
(4) To make such annual payments, if any, to the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the state, municipalities, counties, departments, authorities, agencies, and political subdivisions of the state and any public corporations organized under the laws of the state as the authority may have contracted to make.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-11 - Bonds - Contracts as Security for Payment.

Section 11-49A-11
Bonds - Contracts as security for payment.
As security for payment of the principal of and the interest on bonds issued or obligations assumed by it, the authority may enter into a contract or contracts binding itself for the proper application of the proceeds of bonds and other funds, for the continued operation and maintenance of any transit system owned by it, or any part or parts thereof, for the imposition and collection of reasonable rates for and the promulgation of reasonable regulations respecting any service furnished from such system, for the disposition and application of its gross revenues or any part thereof, and for any other act or series of acts not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter for the protection of the bonds and other obligations being secured and the assurance that the revenues from such system, when added to all other moneys of the authority available therefor, will be sufficient to operate such system, maintain the same in good repair and in good operating condition, pay the principal of and the interest on any bonds payable from such revenues, and maintain such reserve as may be deemed appropriate for the protection of the bonds, the efficient operation of such system, and the making of replacements thereof and capital improvements thereto. Any contract pursuant to the provisions of this section may be set forth in any resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds or the assumption of obligations or in any mortgage and deed of trust, or trust indenture made by the authority hereunder.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-12 - Statutory Mortgage Lien; Creation; Filing of Notice.

Section 11-49A-12
Statutory mortgage lien; creation; filing of notice.
Any resolution of the board or trust indenture under which bonds may be issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may contain provisions creating a statutory mortgage lien, in favor of the holders of such bonds and of the interest coupons applicable thereto, on the transit systems, or any thereof (including any after-acquired property) out of the revenues from which such bonds are made payable. The said resolution of the board or the said trust indenture may provide for the filing for record in the office of the judge of probate of each county in which any part of such transit system, or any thereof, may be located of a notice containing a brief description of such systems, a brief description of such bonds, and a declaration that said statutory mortgage lien has been created for the benefit of the holders of such bonds and the interest coupons applicable thereto, upon such systems, including any additions thereto and extensions thereof. Each judge of probate shall receive, record and index any such notice filed for record in his office. The recording of such notice, as herein provided, shall operate as constructive notice of the contents thereof.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-13 - Use of Bond Proceeds.

Section 11-49A-13
Use of bond proceeds.
All moneys derived from the sale of any bonds issued by the authority shall be used solely for the purpose or purposes for which the same are authorized and any costs and expenses incidental thereto. Such costs and expenses may include but shall not be limited to:
(1) The fiscal, engineering, legal, and other expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds;
(2) In the case of bonds issued to pay costs of acquiring or constructing all or any part of a transit system interest on such bonds (or, if a part only of any series of bonds is issued for acquisition or construction purposes, interest on that portion of the bonds of that series that is issued to pay such acquisition or construction costs) prior to and during such acquisition or construction and for not exceeding one year after completion of such acquisition or construction; and
(3) In the case of bonds issued for the purpose of refunding principal and interest, or either, with respect to bonds issued or obligations assumed by the authority, any premium that it may be necessary to pay in order to redeem or retire the bonds or other obligations to be refunded.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-14 - Powers of Localities, Agencies, Etc.

Section 11-49A-14
Powers of localities, agencies, etc.
For the purpose of securing public transportation or aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, acquisition, extension, improvement, operation, or protection of transit systems, any county, municipality 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, or perform services for the benefit of, the authority;
(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, including, but without limitation, any transit systems, any interest in any thereof, and any franchise;
(3) Provide that all or a portion of the taxes or funds available or to become available to, or required by law to be used by it for public transportation service or for the support of transit systems, be transferred or paid directly to the authority as such funds become available; and
(4) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that may be necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, acquisition, or operation of transit systems.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §14.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-15 - Exemption From Taxes, Fees, and Costs.

Section 11-49A-15
Exemption from taxes, fees, and costs.
The property and income of the authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from such bonds, conveyances by or to the authority, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by or to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. The authority shall be exempt from all taxes levied by any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, including, but without limitation to, license and excise taxes imposed in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities that an authority may engage in. The authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow any fees, taxes, or costs to the judge of probate of any county in respect of its incorporation, the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, or the recording of any document.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §15.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-16 - Exemption From Additional Proceedings, Regulation, Etc.

Section 11-49A-16
Exemption from additional proceedings, regulation, etc.
This chapter is intended to aid the state in the execution of its duties by providing appropriate and independent instrumentalities of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill their functions. Except as in this chapter expressly otherwise provided, no proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the incorporation of any authority or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the acquisition of any property or transit system, or the issuance of any bonds, mortgage and deed of trust, or trust indenture. The authority, every transit system of the authority, any public transportation service provided by the authority, and the rates and charges thereof shall be exempt from all jurisdiction of, and all regulation and supervision by, the Public Service Commission. Neither a public hearing nor the consent of the state Department of Finance shall be prerequisite to the issuance of bonds by the authority.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-17 - Use of Rights-of-Way.

Section 11-49A-17
Use of rights-of-way.
Each authority is hereby authorized to use the rights-of-way of all public roads in the state without securing the prior approval of the state or of its agencies or departments or the governing body of said county and subject only to the necessity of obtaining the municipal consent required by Section 220 of the Constitution of Alabama; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to exempt any authority from the requirements of Section 23-1-4; and provided further, that the said authority shall have the duty to restore at its expense all roads, highways, and public rights-of-way in which it may have made excavations or done other work in constructing a transit system or performing any of its other corporate functions.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §17.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-18 - Annual Budget; Amendments; Annual Audit.

Section 11-49A-18
Annual budget; amendments; annual audit.
Within 30 days of the beginning of the fiscal year of an authority, the board shall adopt a budget for such fiscal year. Any such budget may be amended by a resolution of the board from time to time and at any time. Within 30 days following the close of each fiscal year the authority shall cause an audit of its books and records to be made for such fiscal year by an independent certified public accountant. Within 90 days following the close of each fiscal year the authority will furnish a copy of such audit to the governing body of the authorizing municipality.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §18.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-19 - Dissolution of Authority; Apportionment of Property.

Section 11-49A-19
Dissolution of authority; apportionment of property.
At any time when the authority has no bonds or other obligations outstanding, the board may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon its minutes, declaring that the authority shall be dissolved. Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the said resolution in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the authorizing municipality is located, the authority shall thereupon stand dissolved and in the event it owned any property at the time of its dissolution, the title to all its properties shall thereupon pass to, and be divided and apportioned as follows: Title to real estate shall vest in the county or municipality, as the case may be, in which the said real estate is located, and the title to tangible personal property (including cash on hand and in banks), accounts receivable, choses in action, and other intangible property (other than tangible interest in land) shall vest in the authorizing municipality.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §19.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities. › Section 11-49A-20 - Incorporation of Additional Authorities in Same County Prohibited.

Section 11-49A-20
Incorporation of additional authorities in same county prohibited.
The existence of an authority incorporated under the provisions of this chapter, shall prevent the subsequent incorporation hereunder of another authority in the same county.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-777, p. 1380, §20.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49B - Public Transportation Service in Class I Municipalities › Section 11-49B-1 - Declaration of Purpose and Legislative Findings.

Section 11-49B-1
Declaration of purpose and legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that it is estimated that by the year 2040, 40 percent of the economy of this nation, both people and jobs, will be located in a 14-state region between Texas and Virginia. Alabama, and in particular the Class 1 municipality and surrounding counties, will be in the very center of this geographic spread. This center of the growth pattern when combined with our educational facilities, quality of life, abundance of natural and cultural resources, steady economic growth, range of housing options, quality health care, climate, affordability, and accessibility provides this region with an unprecedented opportunity to attract new business both service based and manufacturing. It, therefore, is the intent of this chapter to take advantage of this growth opportunity by providing for a unified, coordinated, centrally orchestrated, genuinely regional system of public transportation embracing services in the county where a Class 1 municipality is located and possibly neighboring counties in the future.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-678, p. 1308, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 49B - Public Transportation Service in Class I Municipalities › Section 11-49B-3 - Filing of Application; Authorization of Incorporation by Governing Body of Authorizing County.

Section 11-49B-3
Filing of application; authorization of incorporation by governing body of authorizing county.
(a) A public corporation may be organized pursuant to this chapter in any Class 1 municipality. Not less than three natural persons may incorporate a public corporation by filing a written application with the governing body of the county and with the governing body of the Class 1 municipality, which application shall:
(1) Contain a statement that the authority proposes to render public transportation service in the Class 1 municipality and surrounding counties.
(2) State the proposed location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be within the county in which the application is filed.
(3) State that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the county where the application is filed.
(4) Request that the governing body adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation pursuant to Section 11-49B-4.
(b) The applications shall, except in their designation of the governing body to which they are addressed and with which they are filed, be identical, and shall be accompanied by any supporting documents or evidence that the applicants consider appropriate. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the applications with them in accordance with the provisions of this section, the governing bodies of the county and the municipality with which the application was filed shall review the contents of the application and shall adopt resolutions either:
(1) Denying the application.
(2) Declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation under Section 11-49B-4.
(c) Each governing body with which an application is filed shall also cause a copy of the application to be spread upon or otherwise made a part of the minutes of the meeting of the governing body at which final action upon the application is taken.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-678, p. 1308, §3.)