(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-10-268.1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • 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
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) “Authority” means the Alabama Judicial Building Authority organized pursuant to the 1986 Act.
(2) “1986 Act” means Act No. 86-420, enacted at the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama and codified in this chapter
(3) “Series 1996 Bonds” means the Alabama Judicial Building Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996.
(b) In addition to those bonds authorized to be issued or refunded by the authority pursuant to the 1986 Act, the authority is hereby authorized to sell and issue additional revenue bonds not to exceed an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 for the purposes of providing funds for capital expenditures and for the repair of the roof and other structural damage to the judicial building; provided, however, that the additional bonds may only be issued if the authority refunds its Series 1996 Bonds and the total annual debt service payable in any fiscal year on the refunding bonds plus the total annual debt service payable in the same fiscal year on the additional bonds is not greater than $3,975,000.
(c) Relative to issuance expenses, contracts and appointments incurred in connection with the issuance of bonds, the authority shall contract with businesses or individuals which reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the state.