Each authority is authorized to use the rights-of-way of all public roads in the state subject only to the necessity of obtaining the municipal consent required by Section 220 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, or the consent from the county governing body subject to uniform regulations applying to both counties and authorities authorized under this chapter established by resolution of the county governing body and delivered to each authority operating within the county or an adjoining county by registered mail within 10 days of adoption by the county governing body; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any authority from the requirements of Section 23-1-4 or Sections 37-15-1 to 37-15-11, inclusive; provided further, that the said authority shall have the duty to restore to pre-use condition and at its expense all roads, highways, and public rights-of-way in which it may have made excavations or done other work in laying pipes or performing any of its other corporate functions and post a bond in the amount required to restore to said condition as determined by the county engineer. This section shall only apply to water, sewer, and fire protection authorities governed by this article.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Chapter 88 - Water, Sewer and Fire Protection Authorities.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-88-1 - Definitions.
Section 11-88-2 - Purpose of Article.
Section 11-88-5 - Authorization and Procedure for Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 11-88-5.1 - Ratification of Amendment.
Section 11-88-6 - Board of Directors.
Section 11-88-7.1 - Additional Powers.
Section 11-88-9 - Bonds of Authority - Contracts to Secure Payment of Principal and Interest.
Section 11-88-11 - Bonds of Authority - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds.
Section 11-88-14 - Use by Authority of Public Roads Rights-of-Way.
Section 11-88-17 - Exemption of Authority From Usury Laws, Etc.
Section 11-88-20 - Validation of Prior Defective Incorporations Under Provisions of Article.