(a) The powers conferred by this division shall be cumulative of and in addition to all powers heretofore conferred on industrial development boards by the Industrial Development Board Act.
(b) In addition to any other powers conferred by this division, in order to encourage economic and industrial development and to promote the creation of jobs within any Class 1 municipality, any industrial development board in a Class 1 municipality whose directors are elected by the governing body of the Class 1 municipality that grants a tax abatement pursuant to Chapter 9B of Title 40, may charge an administrative fee in an amount not to exceed .0025 percent of the total estimated investment amount for the project up to an estimated investment amount of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) as reflected in the application for abatement of taxes submitted to a board by a private entity, business, or other private user, as defined in Section 40-9B-3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an administrative fee received pursuant to this subsection shall be retained and used by the board for economic or industrial development data mining; data-driven economic or industrial development projects; the location, development, or acquisition of potential industrial sites or industrial parks; and for other lawful purposes for which the industrial development board is authorized to use funds pursuant to this division.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 54 - Promotion of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Pollution Control.
Article 4 - Industrial Development Boards.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-54-80 - Definitions.
Section 11-54-81 - Legislative Intent; Construction of Division Generally.
Section 11-54-83 - Certificate of Incorporation - Contents; Execution and Acknowledgment.
Section 11-54-85 - Certificate of Incorporation - Amendment.
Section 11-54-86 - Board of Directors.
Section 11-54-88 - Additional Powers as to Pollution Control Facilities.
Section 11-54-90 - Bonds - Security for Payment of Principal and Interest; Remedies Upon Default.
Section 11-54-92 - Liability of Municipalities Upon Bonds, Agreements, Obligations, etc., of Boards.
Section 11-54-93 - Disposition of Net Earnings of Boards.
Section 11-54-96 - Exemptions of Boards - Taxation.
Section 11-54-96.1 - Ad Valorem Taxes Required of Hotels, etc., Built Under Section 11-54-80.
Section 11-54-97 - Exemption of Boards - Usury and Interest Laws.
Section 11-54-98 - Exemption of Boards - Competitive Bid Laws.
Section 11-54-99 - Validation of Attempted Incorporation of Certain Industrial Development Boards.