Ala. Code § 23-1-351
All matters of any nature whatsoever which have heretofore come under the authority, jurisdiction, or purview of, or have been administered, overseen, or executed by the Alabama Department of Aeronautics or the Alabama Aeronautics Commission, as well as all physical properties and funds allocated to or in the possession of the Alabama Department of Aeronautics or the Alabama Aeronautics Commission, are hereby transferred to the Alabama Department of Transportation. All real and personal properties and funds transferred pursuant to this article shall be used solely and exclusively for the purpose of executing the operations, functions, programs, and responsibilities of aeronautics as provided for in this article and for the general promotion of aeronautics in this state.
Ala. Code § 23-1-351 (1975)