§ 11-50-300 — Construction and Application

Alabama § 11-50-300

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 11: Counties and Municipal Corporations
• Ch. 50: Public Utilities
• Art. 8: Waterworks and Sewer Boards
• Subpart 4: Water Works Board Serving Counties Other Than Where Organized

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this division shall apply to any municipal water works board authorized to be incorporated by a municipality which, on January 1, 2015, either served water customers or has assets in four or more counties other than the county where the authorizing municipality is principally located, or after January 1, 2015, either serves water customers or has assets in four or more counties other than the county where the authorizing municipality is principally located, and the organization and operation of the board, shall be subject to this division.
(b) The powers and rights provided to a regional board pursuant to this division are cumulative and independent of any powers and rights pursuant to the enabling statute. Except as expressly set forth in this division, this division shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right, or remedy that a board may have pursuant to the enabling statute.
(c) To the extent this division conflicts with any other provision in the enabling statute, this division shall control.
(d) This division does not apply to a municipal utilities board that operates a water works system and an electric distribution system, nor to an entity that serves only wholesale water customers.

Legislative History

(Act 2015-164, §1; Act 2025-297, §2.)