Section 11-1-10

Contracts with federal, state and other county governments.

(a) The county commission in addition to all other powers and authority is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts, leases, compacts or any other form of agreement with the United States of America or any of its agencies, departments, bureaus, divisions or institutions, with the state of Alabama or any of its agencies, departments, bureaus, divisions or institutions and with any other county within or without the state for the purpose of receiving or acquiring funds, matching funds, services, materials, supplies, buildings, structures, waterways and docking facilities and any and all other benefits deemed for the public interest in the promotion of industrial, agricultural, recreational or any other beneficial development.

(b) Such contracts, leases, compacts or other forms of agreement may contain such covenants and considerations as considered reasonable and necessary and for public use only, including but not limited to, contributions by the county either in funds or materials, supplies, machinery, services, labor, rights-of-way, easements, buildings, terminals and related facilities for waterway improvements and expansion and may contain such other provisions of maintenance, indemnification and utility facilities as may be required by the contracting agencies to provide a useful and feasible development for use by the public.

(Acts 1973, No. 1122, p. 1890.)