§41-9-541. Creation; purposes.

(a) There is created the Governor's Mansion Authority to preserve, operate, and maintain the Alabama Governor's Mansion, also known as the Ligon House, located on South Perry Street in Montgomery, Alabama, the adjacent historic property known as the John Blue-Hill House on South Perry Street, and such adjacent properties as shall be acquired from time to time, hereinafter designated the Governor's Mansion Complex. The Governor's Mansion Complex means the state-owned property within the area bounded on the north by Cromwell Street, bounded on the east by South Perry Street, bounded on the south by Finley Avenue, and bounded on the west by South Court Street.

(b) The purposes of the authority shall be to preserve and maintain the Governor's Mansion and to protect the historical and architectural integrity of the mansion exterior, interior, contents, and grounds; to develop, maintain, and operate the Governor's Mansion Complex as an appropriate setting for carrying on the official and ceremonial functions of the state, including, but not limited to, the recruitment of industry; and to provide a suitable housing for the Governor and the family of the Governor in comfortable, private, and physically secure quarters within the Governor's Mansion Complex, including the Hill House.

(Act 2011-568, p. 1146, §2.)