Ala. Code § 45-37-170.24: Public Corporation.

When the application has been made, filed, and recorded, as herein provided, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name submitted in the application, and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation under the Great Seal of the State and shall record such 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 thus formed, its incorporation, dissolution, or records.