Code of Alabama
Chapter 6 - Industrial Access Roads and Bridges.
Section 23-6-2 - Purposes of Public Corporation; Supervision of Construction by State Department of Transportation; Department's Power to Assign, Contract, etc., Construction Work; Construction of Chapter.

It is the intention of the Legislature to authorize the incorporation of a public corporation for all of the following purposes:
(1) To issue bonds to assure the availability of funds for payment of the cost of constructing industrial access roads and bridges as shall from time to time be constructed.
(2) To use an annual appropriation from the state Public Road and Bridge Fund to assure the availability of funds for the cost of constructing industrial access roads and bridges as shall from time to time be constructed.
(3) To construct industrial access roads and bridges through a corporation to be composed of the officials whose incorporation is hereby authorized.
(4) To vest in the corporation all powers, authorities, rights, privileges, and titles necessary to enable it to accomplish the purpose.
(5) To appropriate and pledge funds for the use of the corporation.
All construction herein referred to shall be performed by or under the direction and supervision of the State Department of Transportation. The State Department of Transportation may assign, contract, or delegate the work of construction under its general powers, subject to approval by the Governor. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the aforementioned purposes.

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