Section 41-9-320 Creation; purpose. (a) There is hereby created the Tannehill Furnace and Foundry Commission to establish, operate and maintain as a state park or historic site the land and buildings in the County of Tuscaloosa where one of the state’s early ironworks, known as the Tannehill Furnace and Foundry, was located. (b) The purpose […]
Section 41-9-321 Composition; appointment and terms of office of members; vacancies. The commission shall be composed of 18 members, one of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, one of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Montevallo, and one of whom […]
Section 41-9-322 Members not to receive pay, etc.; payment of expenses of members; conflicts of interest of members or employees of commission. No member of the commission shall receive any pay or emolument other than his expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties as a member of the commission, which expenses shall be paid […]
Section 41-9-323 Meetings generally; quorum; organization and procedure; seal; officers; requirement of bond from treasurer. Ten members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at such times and places within the state as may be necessary, desirable or convenient upon call of the chairman or, […]
Section 41-9-324 Commission a body corporate. The commission shall constitute a body corporate and shall have, in addition to those set forth specifically in this division, all powers necessary or convenient to effect the purposes for which it has been established under and by the terms of this division, together with all powers incidental thereto […]
Section 41-9-325 Commission a state agency; commission to have exclusive control over Tannehill Furnace and Foundry; rule making and police power. The commission shall be a state agency and shall have exclusive control over the Tannehill Furnace and Foundry and the area appurtenant thereto, the memorial park established under this division, all improvements and exhibits […]
Section 41-9-326 Acquisition of property; borrowing of money and issuance of revenue bonds. (a) The commission is authorized to take possession under a lease or a deed of the land and other property in the County of Tuscaloosa, known as “old Tannehill Furnace,” which is now owned by the University of Alabama, and the Board […]
Section 41-9-327 Operation, etc., of park or historic site; entry into agreements with civic organizations, etc.; acceptance of gratuitous services and employment of hostesses, guards, etc. (a) The commission shall operate or provide for the operation of the park or historic site hereby provided for and any appurtenances thereto in such manner as to facilitate […]
Section 41-9-328 Appropriations by counties and municipalities. The county commission of any county or governing body of any municipality in this state shall be authorized, by resolution duly adopted and recorded, to appropriate any available public funds not otherwise pledged to the use of any such commission. (Acts 1969, No. 994, p. 1760, §10.)
Section 41-9-329 Exemption from taxation of commission and income, properties, etc., thereof. This commission shall have a tax-exempt status, and the properties of the commission and the income therefrom, all lease agreements and contracts made by it, all bonds issued by it and the coupons applicable thereto and the income therefrom and all indentures executed […]
Section 41-9-330 Insurance programs for employees. (a) All full-time employees of the Tannehill Furnace and Foundry Commission shall be treated as state employees for the purpose of participating in any insurance programs provided for state employees. (b) The Tannehill Furnace and Foundry Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to pay the employer’s contributions to any […]
Section 41-9-331 Tannehill Furnace and Foundry Commission renamed Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission. The Tannehill Furnace and Foundry Commission as provided for in this chapter and renamed by this section shall henceforth be officially named and called the Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission. In no manner shall this section alter the powers, duties, property, personnel, function, or […]
Section 41-9-332 Commission granted additional authority. In addition to the authority granted to the commission under Sections 41-9-320, and 41-9-325 to 41-9-328, inclusive, the commission is further authorized to offer technical assistance to other 19th Century ironworks or related industrial preservation projects in Alabama as funds are available and to conduct an inventory of historic […]
