The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its intent to be as follows:
(1) The Legislature acknowledges the key role of public corporations in the state in promoting public interest through acquiring, enlarging, improving, expanding, owning, operating, leasing, and disposing of road improvement related properties. It has come to the attention of the Legislature that questions have been raised as to the status of certain road improvement commissions located in certain counties. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the public health and general welfare by exercising its police power to authorize the formation of independent public corporations created jointly by counties and municipalities, and the reincorporation of existing road improvement commissions located in counties containing a Class 4 municipality, as defined by Section 11-40-12, Code of Alabama 1975, incorporated under Chapter 44B of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, having as their general purposes the promotion of road improvement purposes, facilities and activities and having the power to issue bonds, among certain other powers.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-81-261
- following: means next after. 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
