§ 23-1-317 — Expenditure of Proceeds; Contracts; Rules and Regulations; Conveyance of Property

(a) If such action shall be necessary in order to comply with any federal legislation relating to federal aid in construction of roads and highways, the authority may authorize the State Department of Transportation to expend directly any portion of proceeds from obligations issued under this article for constructing, reconstructing and relocating federal aid projects or work incidental or related thereto.
(b) All contracts of the authority for the construction, reconstruction and relocation of federal aid projects, and work incidental or related thereto and the acquisition of property necessary therefor, shall be in writing, shall be subject to the rules and regulations and shall be let under the supervision of the State Department of Transportation and shall be subject to approval by the Governor and by the State Department of Transportation. All work provided for in any such contract shall be supervised by the State Department of Transportation.
(c) All persons engaged in the supervision or performance of any such work of construction, reconstruction or relocation that may be done by the authority without the award of a contract therefor shall be employees of the State Department of Transportation.
(d) The authority shall make and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with the terms of this article or the laws of the State of Alabama as may, in its opinion, be proper and suitable for the protection of said federal aid projects and approaches and appurtenances thereto and for the safety of the traveling public; provided, however, that the above provisions shall apply only to the extent that they are not in conflict with any federal legislation, regulation or requirement relating to federal aid in federal aid projects construction.
(e) Any property acquired by the authority by purchase, condemnation or otherwise shall be forthwith conveyed to the State of Alabama.
(f) All federal aid projects constructed by the corporation shall constitute part of the public highway system in the state.

Legislative History

(Acts 1976, No. 565, p. 764, §17; Acts 1981, No. 81-387, p. 574, §11; Acts 1988, No. 88-652, p. 1041, §7; Acts 1992, No. 92-204, p. 495, §1; Act 2000-727, p. 1558, §9.)