Insofar as the provisions of this article may be in conflict or inconsistent with any provisions of any other law concerning actions authorized by this article, the provisions of this article shall control and govern, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Subject to the foregoing, this article does and shall be construed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to other laws.
Ala. Code § 16-13-311 (1975)