Alabama § 29-2-201 - Conveyance of State House Property.
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§ 29-2-201. Conveyance of State House Property.
(a)(1) For purposes of this article, State House property means the real property bordered by Union Street, McDowell Lee Lane, Ripley Street, and Washington Avenue and the building, parking deck, and improvements located thereon, the lot bounded by Washington Avenue, Jackson Street, Ripley Street, and Pelham Street owned by the State of Alabama, and the parking lot located across Union Street to the rear of the Capitol building between the administrative building and highway building and bounded by Union, Ripley, and King Streets and McDowell Lee Lane, and any improvements thereon.
(2) The Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority, hereafter referred to as ABRFA, created pursuant to Article 14 of Chapter 10 of Title 41, shall execute and deliver on June 14, 2007, an appropriate deed or deeds and accompanying documents conveying State House property in fee simple absolute to the Legislative Building Authority.
(3) Upon delivery of the deed and documents, the Legislative Building Authority shall be invested with all rights and title to the State House property.
(4) The consideration for the conveyance shall be the amounts appropriated in Section 29-2-202. This consideration is conclusively determined to be valuable, adequate, and fair.
(b) The right of reverter created in Section 41-10-470, in relation to the land upon which the Alabama State House is situated is abolished on the date of the conveyance.
(c) Any statutory lien created under Section 41-10-472, in relation to the land upon which the Alabama State House is situated is abolished on the date of the conveyance.
(d) The Legislative Building Authority shall be vested with absolute title and control of the State House property.
(e) Commencing October 1, 2015, absolute title and control of the State House property shall transfer to the Legislative Council by operation of law.
(f) By November 1, 2023, the Department of Finance shall execute and deliver an appropriate deed or deeds and accompanying documents conveying the lot bounded by Washington, Jackson, Ripley, and Pelham Streets and the parking lot located across Union Street to the rear of the Capitol building between the administrative building and highway building and bounded by Union, Ripley, and King Streets and McDowell Lee Lane, in fee simple absolute to the Legislative Council.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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