Section 9-14B-7 Authorization to Issue Bonds.
This provision was repealed effective August 1, 2013.
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This provision was repealed effective August 1, 2013.
This provision was repealed, with the repeal stated as effective August 1, 2013.
This provision was repealed, effective August 1, 2013.
The Legislature makes findings about Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area and declares a state policy to promote open space, physical activity, health, obesity reduction, and historic preservation.
The commission must operate the site for public use and exhibition, and it may charge admission or other use fees if it decides a charge is appropriate.
A county or municipal governing body may appropriate available public funds to the commission if it adopts and records a resolution.
The commission and specified commission-related property, contracts, bonds, coupons, income, and indentures are exempt from Alabama state and local taxation and fees.
The commission may provide technical or financial assistance and make cooperative agreements for certain Alabama projects when funds are available.
This section creates a commission to manage the Red Mountain property for greenway, recreation, education, transportation, and historic-site purposes, and renames the commission to the Jefferson County Greenways Commission.
The commission has 15 members, with seats appointed by named entities. The Governor must pick qualified citizens from specified fields when making appointments. Vacancies are filled by the same appointing authority, and the commission must reflect state diversity and report compliance annually to the Legislature.
Commission members may not receive pay or emoluments, except reimbursement for expenses incurred while performing their duties.
The commission must hold an annual meeting in Jefferson County and set its own organization, procedure, and officers.
The commission is made a body corporate and has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes and duties.
The commission can make and change rules for the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area, keep the peace there, and designate employees as law enforcement officers.
Commission employees are not state employees, but they are treated as state employees for participation in state employee insurance and retirement/pension programs. The commission may also pay employer contributions and deduct employee contributions for those programs.
The commission may take possession, lease, acquire, borrow money, issue revenue bonds, and pledge property or related fees for the greenway project, subject to the stated bond limits and public-bid requirement.
This provision was repealed by Act 2013-222, §11, effective August 1, 2013.
This section was repealed by Act 2013-222, §11, effective August 1, 2013.
This provision was repealed by Act 2013-222, §11, effective August 1, 2013.
This provision was repealed effective August 1, 2013.
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