For the purpose of securing public transportation or aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, acquisition, extension, improvement, operation, or protection of transit systems, any county, municipality or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine:
(1) Lend or donate money to, or perform services for the benefit of, the authority;
(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, including, but without limitation, any transit systems, any interest in any thereof, and any franchise;
(3) Provide that all or a portion of the taxes or funds available or to become available to, or required by law to be used by it for public transportation service or for the support of transit systems, be transferred or paid directly to the authority as such funds become available; and
(4) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that may be necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, acquisition, or operation of transit systems.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 49A - Public Transportation Service in Class 3 Municipalities.
Section 11-49A-1 - Legislative Findings and Purpose.
Section 11-49A-2 - Definitions.
Section 11-49A-3 - Meaning of "Herein," etc.; Construction of Definitions.
Section 11-49A-4 - Application; Resolution of Denial or Approval by Governing Body.
Section 11-49A-8 - Powers of Authority.
Section 11-49A-9 - Rates for Public Transportation Service.
Section 11-49A-11 - Bonds - Contracts as Security for Payment.
Section 11-49A-12 - Statutory Mortgage Lien; Creation; Filing of Notice.
Section 11-49A-13 - Use of Bond Proceeds.
Section 11-49A-14 - Powers of Localities, Agencies, Etc.
Section 11-49A-15 - Exemption From Taxes, Fees, and Costs.
Section 11-49A-16 - Exemption From Additional Proceedings, Regulation, Etc.
Section 11-49A-17 - Use of Rights-of-Way.
Section 11-49A-18 - Annual Budget; Amendments; Annual Audit.
Section 11-49A-19 - Dissolution of Authority; Apportionment of Property.
Section 11-49A-20 - Incorporation of Additional Authorities in Same County Prohibited.