Section 33-18-1 – Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact.
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation […]
Section 33-15-19 – Chapter Cumulative; Construction of Chapter.
Section 33-15-19 Chapter cumulative; construction of chapter. This chapter shall be considered supplemental and additional to any and all other laws and confers sufficient power in and of itself for the purposes set forth herein. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose of facilitating the development of the resources of the Bear […]
Section 33-17-1 – Definitions.
Section 33-17-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The board of directors […]
Section 33-19-1 – Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact.
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent […]
Section 33-16-1 – Definitions.
Section 33-16-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The board of directors […]
Section 33-17-2 – Legislative Intent; Construction of Chapter.
Section 33-17-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction of a navigable waterway between Demopolis, Alabama and the Tennessee River, utilizing the channel of the Tombigbee River, would provide a new transportation route of great importance and […]
Section 33-15-5 – Initial Meeting of Board; Expenses of Directors; Quorum; Acquisition by Eminent Domain of Certain Property or Rights Not Authorized.
Section 33-15-5 Initial meeting of board; expenses of directors; quorum; acquisition by eminent domain of certain property or rights not authorized. (a) As soon as may be practicable after completion of the incorporation as provided in Sections 33-15-3 and 33-15-4, the board of directors shall hold its first meeting at Red Bay, Alabama, elect a […]
Section 33-15-6 – Powers, Duties and Functions Generally.
Section 33-15-6 Powers, duties and functions generally. The general powers, duties and functions of the authority shall be as follows: (1) GENERAL. The authority: a. Shall have perpetual succession in its corporate name; b. May bring civil actions and have civil actions brought against it in its corporate name; c. May adopt, use, and alter […]
Section 33-15-7 – Rates, Fees and Charges; User Permits.
Section 33-15-7 Rates, fees and charges; user permits. (a) Rates, fees and charges for services rendered by the authority from any of its facilities shall be fixed and from time to time revised by the authority; provided, that such rates, fees and charges shall be so fixed as at all times to provide funds at […]
Section 33-15-8 – Bonds and Other Obligations – Generally.
Section 33-15-8 Bonds and other obligations – Generally. All bonds issued by the authority shall be signed by the chairman of its board of directors and attested by its secretary-treasurer, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto, and any interest coupons applicable to the bonds of the authority shall be signed by […]