Unless otherwise restricted, the proceeds of all nonfederally granted lands sold or leased by the University of Montevallo, or income therefrom, shall be paid to the University of Montevallo and budgeted and expended by the board of trustees for the benefit of the university. The university, out of the money appropriated by the state Legislature for its maintenance, shall pay all the expenses of caring for, protecting, and selling the lands.
Ala. Code § 16-54-17 (1975)