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Terms Used In Alabama Code 33-1-28

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The port authority may establish harbor lines, exterior and interior, when not in conflict with similar lines established by the United States. The port authority is hereby empowered to grant licenses in the name of the state to any riparian owner for the construction of wharves, booms and other aids to navigation when such wharves, booms or aids are appurtenant to his upland.