(a) The authority shall have the following powers, among others specified by this chapter:

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  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) To have succession in its corporate name until the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by it shall have been fully paid;
(2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law and in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto;
(3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter such seal at pleasure;
(4) To establish a fiscal year;
(5) To construct and operate or lease to or from any community water system;
(6) To execute agreements effectively obligating the authority to agree to pay and to pay such portion of the estimated reasonable cost of the project of each community water system as may be required to meet the water supply goals of the state;
(7) To issue bonds or other obligations provided such proceeds are deposited in a special “Water Supply Assistance Fund” within the State Treasury;
(8) To enter into such agreements in connection with the sale of its bonds as the board shall determine, including arrangements for letters of credit, bond insurance or other credit enhancement devices, provided that no such arrangement shall obligate funds of the authority other than as provided in this chapter;
(9) To appoint and employ such attorneys, financial advisors, agents and employees as the business of the authority may require; and
(10) To promulgate and establish guidelines and procedures relating to loans or grants by the authority including but not necessarily limited to limits on the amounts of such loans or grants and eligibility requirements for such loans or grants.
(b) The authority shall use accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures conforming to generally accepted government accounting standards.
(c) The Governor shall deliver an annual report of the authority to the Legislature.
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