§41-9-141. Powers and duties generally; appointment, etc., of officers, employees and agents; adoption of rules, regulations and plans; approval and allocation of funds; notice of meetings required.

(a) The commission shall have full power and authority for, and on behalf of, the State of Alabama to do any or all of the following:

(1) To acquire lands by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise.

(2) To plan buildings and designate the location thereof.

(3) To plan and provide for the improvement of all property now owned or hereafter acquired by the state or any institution or agency thereof.

(4) To construct, repair, equip, remodel, enlarge, renovate, furnish, refurnish, improve, and locate buildings, structures, and facilities for the use of the State of Alabama or any of its institutions or agencies as in its judgment shall be necessary for state, institutional, or agency purposes.

(5) To enter into contract to perform any of the functions provided for in this subsection.

(6) To receive any moneys, land, or equipment donated, appropriated, or otherwise acquired by it for the purposes provided for in this subsection.

(7) To take the action necessary to accomplish the purposes provided for in this subsection.

(8) To charge and provide for collection of user fees for its services. The fees established shall take into consideration the costs of operating the commission. It is provided, however, that the fees so established by this section shall not exceed the Appendix B Recommended Schedule of Permit Fees of the Southern Standard Building Code.

(b) The commission is authorized and empowered to use the services, facilities, or employees of the Alabama Development Office in furthering the objects of this article when its request so to do is approved by the Governor.

(c) The commission may appoint and dismiss any officers, employees, and agents including competent architectural and technical employees as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. All employees of the commission shall be subject to the provisions of the Merit System. The commission is authorized to fix by contract the fees or compensation of all architectural and technical employees without regard to the Merit System Act.

(d) The commission is authorized and empowered to make and adopt all necessary rules, regulations, and plans for its own guidance and for the proper conduct of the duties imposed upon it.

(e) The decisions of the commission with respect to approval and allocations of funds shall be final.

(f) No meeting of the commission shall be held on less than three days' actual notice to the members thereof.

(Acts 1945, No. 128, p. 116, §2; Acts 1993, No. 93-344, p. 533, §1.)