Terms Used In Alabama Code 9-14F-15

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

All contracts of the authority for the improvement, renovation, equipping, acquisition, provision, construction, and maintenance of Alabama state parks under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and public historical sites and public historical parks under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Historical Commission shall be in writing, shall be subject to the rules of, and shall be let under the supervision of, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or the Alabama Historical Commission and shall be subject to approval by the Governor and the Director of Finance. Contracts under the Alabama State Parks Enhancement Authority must also be approved by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or the Alabama Historical Commission. Any real or personal property acquired by the authority by purchase, gift, transfer, or otherwise shall be acquired in the name of the state and, as soon as possible, shall be conveyed to Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or the Alabama Historical Commission.