Terms Used In Alabama Code 23-1-351

  • 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.
  • 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

All matters of any nature whatsoever which have heretofore come under the authority, jurisdiction, or purview of, or have been administered, overseen, or executed by the Alabama Department of Aeronautics or the Alabama Aeronautics Commission, as well as all physical properties and funds allocated to or in the possession of the Alabama Department of Aeronautics or the Alabama Aeronautics Commission, are hereby transferred to the Alabama Department of Transportation. All real and personal properties and funds transferred pursuant to this article shall be used solely and exclusively for the purpose of executing the operations, functions, programs, and responsibilities of aeronautics as provided for in this article and for the general promotion of aeronautics in this state.