Ala. Code § 16-60-150: Governor Authorized to Accept Property and Provide for Operation and Maintenance.

Upon receipt of a proper deed or such other conveyances as may be appropriate for the purpose, as determined by the Governor, he may accept on behalf of the state the property, buildings, facilities and effects appertaining to the Snead Junior College located at Boaz in Marshall County; and by executive order he may provide for the operation and maintenance of the college as a state educational institution of the same kind as the institutions provided for in Sections 16-60-80 through 16-60-96.