Alabama Code 31-9A-10. Director may accept services from federal government and private persons
Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-9A-10
- 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.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. 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
Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer of the federal government, any other state, or any person, firm, or corporation offers to the state or, through the state, to any political subdivision of the state, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan for purposes of homeland security, the state, acting through the director, or such political subdivision, acting through its governing body, may accept the offer, and, upon the acceptance, the director or governing body of the political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive the services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or political subdivision. This provision does not include grants listed in 42 U.S.C. § 5121 through 42 U.S.C. § 5206, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act.