Ala. Code § 35-2-30: Acquisition of Land for Monuments and Office.

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, division of land surveys, may acquire in the name of the State of Alabama lands or interests therein, where necessary, to establish permanent monuments, and may lease or purchase or acquire by negotiation land, if necessary, for the establishment of an office of the division, which shall be at or near the capitol complex in the City of Montgomery.