Ala. Code § 41-10-544: Certificate of Incorporation.

When the application has been made, filed, and recorded, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation and public instrumentality of the state under the name set forth in the application and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this division, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the certificate with the application. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any service rendered or work performed in connection with the authority, its incorporation, dissolution, or records.