Section 23-1-300 Purpose and construction of article. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation of the Director of Finance, the Director of Transportation, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, and the Governor of Alabama for the purposes of establishing the program Roads and Bridges […]
Section 23-1-301 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, a public corporation and instrumentality of the state authorized to be organized under the provisions of this article. (2) BOARD OF […]
Section 23-1-302 Incorporation – Authorization. The Director of Finance, the Director of Transportation, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, and the Executive Secretary to the Governor may become a corporation with the powers and authorities provided in this article by proceeding according to the provisions of this article. (Acts 1976, No. 565, p. 764, §3.)
Section 23-1-303 Incorporation – Application. (a) To become a corporation, the Director of Finance, the Director of Transportation, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the Executive Secretary to the Governor shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which will set forth: (1) The name, official designation and […]
Section 23-1-304 Incorporation – Certificate. (a) When the application has been made, filed and recorded as provided in Section 23-1-303, the applicants shall constitute a corporation under the name proposed in the application and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this article under the […]
Section 23-1-305 Corporation – Generally. (a) The members of the corporation shall be the Governor, the Director of Finance, the Director of Transportation, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer and their respective successors in office. (b) The Governor shall be the president of the corporation, the Director of Finance shall be the vice-president of […]
Section 23-1-306 Corporation – Powers. The corporation shall have the following powers: (1) To have perpetual succession by its corporate name unless sooner dissolved pursuant to Section 23-1-318. (2) To commence actions and have actions commenced against it, provided, however, that the corporation shall be considered a public agency performing state governmental functions and shall […]
Section 23-1-307 Bonds and notes – Authorization for issuance. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and issue its bonds in order to provide as soon as practicable the federal share of the cost of constructing federal aid projects in anticipation of the receipt by the state of […]
Section 23-1-308 Bonds and notes – Form, denominations, terms, redemption, etc. Any obligations authorized by this article shall be in such forms and denominations and of such tenor and maturities, shall bear such rate or rates of interest payable and evidenced in such manner and may contain other provisions not inconsistent with this article as […]
Section 23-1-309 Bonds and notes – Execution. The obligations authorized by this article shall be signed by the president or vice-president of the authority, as the board of directors shall designate, and attested by its secretary or an assistant secretary, as the board of directors shall designate; provided, that a facsimile of the signature of […]
Section 23-1-310 Bonds and notes – Issuance and sale generally. Obligations of the authority may be sold at either public or private sale in such manner and at such price or prices and at such time or times as may be determined by the board of directors to be most advantageous; provided, that none of […]
Section 23-1-311 Bonds and notes – Source of funds; pledge of funds for payment of principal and interest thereon; negotiability. (a) The obligations authorized by this article shall not be general obligations of the authority, but shall be payable solely out of the funds appropriated and pledged in or permitted to be pledged pursuant to […]
Section 23-1-312 Bonds and notes – Exemption from taxation; use as security for deposits; eligibility as investment for fiduciary funds. (a) Any obligations authorized by this article and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. (b) Any of the obligations authorized by this article may be used by the holder […]
Section 23-1-313 Bonds and notes – Disposition of proceeds from sale. The authority shall pay out of the proceeds from the sale of the obligations authorized by this article all expenses that the board of directors may deem necessary and advantageous in connection with the sale and issuance thereof. The proceeds from the issue of […]
Section 23-1-314 Bonds and notes – Payment generally. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-122 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 10, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) For the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority to pay at their respective maturities and due dates the principal of […]
Section 23-1-315 Investment of funds; pledge of interest from investments. Any funds held as the proceeds of obligations issued by the authority under this article and any funds held by the State Treasurer in the sinking fund provided for the payment of such obligations shall be invested in obligations of the United States of America […]
Section 23-1-316 Payment by State Treasurer of principal and interest on bonds and notes; maintenance of records pertaining thereto. Out of the revenues appropriated and pledged and the sinking fund provided pursuant to Sections 23-1-314 and 23-1-315, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay the principal of and interest on the obligations issued […]
Section 23-1-317 Expenditure of proceeds; contracts; rules and regulations; conveyance of property. (a) If such action shall be necessary in order to comply with any federal legislation relating to federal aid in construction of roads and highways, the authority may authorize the State Department of Transportation to expend directly any portion of proceeds from obligations […]
Section 23-1-318 Dissolution. At any time when no securities of any kind of the authority, whether issued under this article or under authorization contained in any other act, are outstanding, the authority may be dissolved upon the filing with the Secretary of State of an application for dissolution, which shall be subscribed by each of […]