Ala. Code § 11-88-110: Acquisition of Lands by Authority.

Whenever in the judgment of the board it may be necessary or expedient for the carrying out and full exercise of the powers granted by this article, an authority may acquire by purchase or condemnation the necessary lands or rights or easements or interests therein, thereunder, and thereover, and may proceed to condemn the same in the manner provided in Subtitle 1 of this title or by the general laws of this state governing the taking of lands or the acquiring of an interest therein for the uses for which private property may be taken, in which case such proceedings shall be governed in every respect by the general laws of the state pertaining thereto.