Alabama § 11-81-261 Legislative Findings of Fact and Declaration of Intent; Construction of Article

Alabama Statutes

§ 11-81-261 — Legislative Findings of Fact and Declaration of Intent; Construction of Article

Alabama·Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations·Ch. 81 Municipal and County Bonds·Art. 9 Joint Road Improvement Authorities

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 commissi

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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, incorporated under Chapter 44B of Title 11, 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.
(2) This article shall be liberally construed in accordance with the findings of fact and declaration of intent in this section.

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