Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 23-1-61 (2026)

State Highway Fund - Appropriations; Vehicle License Fees Deposited in Fund; Manner of Making Payments from Fund.

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There is hereby appropriated to the State Department of Transportation for its use the entire net revenue derived by the state from the sale of motor vehicle, trailer, and tractor licenses, and such other appropriations or funds received by the State Department of Transportation shall be expended and accounted for as provided in this article. Said State Highway Fund shall be paid out of the Treasury on the Comptroller’s warrant drawn upon presentation to him of the certificate of the department approved by the Governor.

(Code 1923, §1317; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §14.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Powers v. CSX Transp., Inc., 105 F. Supp. 2d 1295 (S.D. Ala. 2000).
Powers v. CSX Transp., Inc., 105 F. Supp. 2d 1295 (S.D. Ala. 2000). · cites it 2× “Ala.Code §§ 23-1-61, -62. ADOT appears to have no power to issue bonds, 4 and even *1301 when it charges railroads for a portion of the cost of constructing roadways over or under tracks, the charges are assets of the state.”
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