Every municipality shall have the power, without the necessity of an election of the qualified voters of such municipality, to transfer and convey to any regulated utility any gas system, or part thereof, owned by the said municipality; and any public gas corporation shall have the power, without the necessity of an election of the qualified voters of any authorizing municipality, to transfer and convey to any regulated utility any gas system, or part thereof, owned by the said public gas corporation; provided, that:

(1) Prior to any such transfer or conveyance by a municipality, its governing body must have adopted an ordinance authorizing such transfer and conveyance;

Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-50-211

  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) Prior to any such transfer and conveyance by a public gas corporation, its board of directors must have adopted a resolution authorizing such transfer and conveyance, and each authorizing municipality with respect to that public gas corporation must have adopted an ordinance consenting to the said transfer and conveyance; and
(3) Any such transfer and conveyance by either a municipality or a public gas corporation may be made only after prior approval thereof by the commission and must be made for a consideration not less than the fair market value of the property transferred and conveyed, as such fair market value may be determined by the commission, and on such other terms and conditions as may be provided in the aforesaid ordinance or resolution authorizing such transfer and conveyance and as may be approved by the commission.
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