Alabama Code 11-47-211. Powers of subdivisions as to acquisition or leasing of lands, buildings, etc., for projects, generally
Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-47-211
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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
Each subdivision in the State of Alabama may, in the manner as may be authorized or provided by law for the acquisition of lands, buildings, facilities, and improvements for public purposes, acquire or lease lands, buildings, facilities, and improvements situated in whole or in part inside or outside the limits of the subdivision for one or more projects; provided, however, that no project acquired by a municipality shall be located in whole or in part within the corporate limits or the police jurisdiction of another municipality or within a county other than the county where its primary site of government is located unless the governing body of the other municipality or county has first adopted a resolution consenting to the location therein of the project; provided further, that no project acquired by a county shall be located in whole or in part in a different county unless the governing body of the other county has first adopted a resolution consenting to the location therein of the project.