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Terms Used In Alabama Code 33-10-18

  • 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
  • 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

To enable the commission to perform the work herein provided, the State of Alabama, acting by and through the appropriate state departments, is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to grant to the commission a lease on state-owned waterbottoms which are selected by the commission as sites for the deep draft harbor and terminal; provided, however, that the mineral rights on any and all state lands shall be reserved to the State of Alabama.