Ala. Code § 33-1-41: Obligations.

Each and every existing obligation of the Alabama State Docks Department, now known as the Alabama State Port Authority, whether bonded indebtedness, contractual obligation, obligations under collective bargaining agreements, or otherwise, shall remain in full force and effect to precisely the same extent as the obligation exists on August 1, 2000. The Alabama State Docks Department, now known as the Alabama State Port Authority, shall have precisely the same power under applicable law to issue and sell bonds hereafter as it has on August 1, 2000.