(a) All contracts of the Alabama State Docks Department, now known as the Alabama State Port Authority, shall be in writing to precisely the same extent, and shall be approved and executed in precisely the same manner, as such contracts are on August 1, 2000, except that, where approval of the Governor has been required, approval of the board shall henceforth be required instead.
(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the terms of any contract or agreement entered into with a customer of the authority in the course of the authority's business, whether before or after April 8, 2021, and any report or other record, that would disclose customer-specific information with respect to cargo volume, shipping prices, or other information that would put the authority or any of its customers at a competitive disadvantage, shall be exempt from the requirements of the laws of the state restricting confidentiality of documents or records, including, but not limited to, any open records or similar law.
(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not apply to any of the following:
a. The existence of any contract or agreement exempted under subdivision (1).
b. The terms of any financing instrument entered into by the authority, as borrower or guarantor.
c. The base, fixed rents due under any lease of real property by or from the authority.
(3) Upon request, the authority shall furnish a copy of an contract or agreement exempted under subdivision (1), but shall redact the commercial terms and other portions exempted under subdivision (1).
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 33 - Navigation and Watercourses.
Chapter 1 - General Provisions Relative to Harbors and Ports and State Docks Department.
Section 33-1-1.1 - Definitions.
Section 33-1-2 - Alabama State Port Authority.
Section 33-1-4 - Assistant Directors.
Section 33-1-5 - Officers and Employees; Employee Compensation Plan.
Section 33-1-5.1 - Retirement Plans for Employees of Alabama State Port Authority.
Section 33-1-6 - Bonds Required of Certain Employees.
Section 33-1-7 - Functions of Secretary-Treasurer; Bond.
Section 33-1-8 - Board of Directors.
Section 33-1-10 - State Docks Advisory Committee - Committee to Act in Advisory Capacity.
Section 33-1-11 - Jurisdiction.
Section 33-1-12 - Power to Acquire, Operate, etc., Structures, Facilities, Etc.
Section 33-1-12.1 - Additional Powers.
Section 33-1-15 - Amendment of Plans.
Section 33-1-16 - Terminal Railroads.
Section 33-1-17 - Title to Property.
Section 33-1-18 - Sales of Submerged Lands and Made Lands Lying Under or Abutting Tidal Waters.
Section 33-1-19 - Exemption of Leases, etc., From Taxation.
Section 33-1-20 - Exchange of Property and Relocation of Buildings, Etc.
Section 33-1-21 - Enforcement.
Section 33-1-22 - Acquisition of Property and Rights-of-Way.
Section 33-1-23 - To What Property Eminent Domain Applicable.
Section 33-1-24 - Conduct of Operation of Harbors, Ports, Facilities, etc., by Port Authority.
Section 33-1-27 - Exercise and Evidence of Authority of Governor and Port Authority.
Section 33-1-28 - Establishment of Harbor Lines; Grant of Licenses for Construction of Wharves, Etc.
Section 33-1-29 - Revocation or Suspension of Upland Owners' Licenses.
Section 33-1-30 - Establishment of Foreign Trade Zones.
Section 33-1-31 - Rules and Regulations; Violations.
Section 33-1-32 - Violation of Orders, etc., of Director or Agents.
Section 33-1-33 - Failure to Remove Dangerous Vessels on Order of Port Authority.
Section 33-1-35 - Depositing Substance That Will Form Obstruction to Navigation.
Section 33-1-37 - Safety Incentive Program.
Section 33-1-38 - Compliance With Railway Labor Act.
Section 33-1-40 - Sovereign Immunity.