Alabama Code 11-101A-1. Legislative intent
Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-101A-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- 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
It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the several counties and municipalities in the state effectively to form public corporations whose corporate purpose shall be to provide buildings, facilities, and other property for lease to and use by the United States of America, its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, to invest those public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish that purpose, and to authorize each county and municipality forming each public corporation to provide financial support and to take other action as may be necessary to enable the public corporation to carry out the purposes of this chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with this intent.