(a) The Legislature finds, determines, and hereby declares that, in counties having a population of not less than 600,000, there are conditions present that are not present in counties with lesser populations. Those conditions include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The excessive growth in private vehicular traffic in the counties is placing excessive burdens upon the road systems and parking facilities, especially in commercial and industrial districts and in areas of high population density, which cannot be alleviated by private vehicular traffic.
(2) The number of vehicular miles the average citizen of those counties travels per day is among the highest nationally in terms of miles and commuting times.
(3) The projected continued economic growth of the counties and the general health and welfare of the citizens of the counties require those counties to provide the enhanced availability of public transportation facilities, operations, and services for mass transportation, thus it is necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the citizens of the counties that the provisions governing the administration of the authority be amended to expand and improve the existing public transportation services.
(b) The Legislature further declares its intention, by the passage of this chapter, to provide for solutions to the problems set out above that are not provided for by the general laws of the state, to promote public mass transportation in the authorizing county, and to provide a mechanism for transportation services in counties contiguous with a county having a population of not less than 600,000, through the authorization of public corporations, as agencies of the State of Alabama, with the powers conferred by this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.
Chapter 32 - Public Transportation in Counties Having Population of 600,000 or More.
Section 11-32-1 - Legislative Findings.
Section 11-32-2 - Definitions.
Section 11-32-3 - Incorporation as a Public Corporation; Applications.
Section 11-32-4 - Certificate of Incorporation - Filing; Contents; Execution.
Section 11-32-5 - Certificate of Incorporation - Amendment.
Section 11-32-6 - Board of Directors.
Section 11-32-7 - Powers of Authority.
Section 11-32-8 - Rates and Charges.
Section 11-32-9 - Bonds - Form and Execution; Sale; Obligations; Notice.
Section 11-32-10 - Bonds - Contracts as Security for Payment.
Section 11-32-11 - Statutory Mortgage Lien.
Section 11-32-12 - Use of Bond Proceeds.
Section 11-32-13 - Powers of Localities, Agencies, Etc.
Section 11-32-14 - Exemption From Taxes, Fees, and Costs.
Section 11-32-15 - Incorporation of Subsequent Authority.
Section 11-32-16 - Exemption From Other State Supervision and Control.
Section 11-32-17 - Use of Public Roads.
Section 11-32-18 - Annual Audit.
Section 11-32-19 - Labor Unions.
Section 11-32-20 - Dissolution of Transit Authority.
Section 11-32-21 - Employee Protective Provisions.
Section 11-32-22 - Applicability to Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority.
Section 11-32-23 - Funding - Annual Payments.
Section 11-32-24 - Funding - Amount Paid by Authorizing County.
Section 11-32-25 - Funding - Amount Paid by Principal Municipality.
Section 11-32-26 - Request for Service.
Section 11-32-27 - Budget Requirements.
Section 11-32-28 - Certification of Routes.
Section 11-32-29 - Costs of Operation.
Section 11-32-30 - Certification of Amounts to Be Paid to Authority.
Section 11-32-31 - Payment Schedule; Sufficiency of Funds.
Section 11-32-32 - Payments Made According to Schedule.
Section 11-32-33 - Examination and Audits of Books and Records.