Terms Used In Alabama Code 23-1-222

  • 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

The Director of Transportation is hereby authorized to acquire land necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty and the establishment of rest areas within, and adjacent to, state and federal-aid highways of this state, including acquisition of publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas and sanitary and other facilities within, or adjacent to, the highway right-of-way necessary to accommodate the traveling public.