§ 11-97-15 — Contacts; Cooperation; Aid and Agreements from Other Bodies

Alabama § 11-97-15

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 11: Counties and Municipal Corporations
• Ch. 97: Construction and Improvement of Utility Services Facilities

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(a) For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this chapter, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of the state, a county or municipality may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine, do any or all of the following:
(1) Lend or donate money to any corporation or perform services for the benefit thereof;
(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to any corporation, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind; and
(3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with any corporation in attaining the objectives of this chapter.
(b) Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, any municipality, county, or any political subdivision or agency of the state or of a county or municipality, a public corporation or any other entity is authorized to convey to the corporation, and the corporation in turn is authorized to convey to any person, any existing facility, it being hereby specifically declared that the agreement of any person to whom such conveyance is made to provide a facility or facilities that are in full compliance with all such applicable federal and state laws and regulations shall be deemed to be adequate consideration for any such transfer.

Legislative History

(Acts 1984, No. 84-314, p. 695, §15.)