The Governor and the port authority, respectively, are directed and required to exercise the power and authority by this chapter conferred upon them, respectively, to whatever extent is necessary to the accomplishment of the improvement and development hereby authorized. Any approval or consent by the Governor required by this chapter shall be sufficiently evidenced by a certificate to that effect signed by the Governor and filed in the office of the Treasurer, and approval or consent by the port authority shall be sufficiently shown by a certificate signed by the director, attested by its secretary-treasurer and filed in the office of the Treasurer.
Ala. Code § 33-1-27 (1975)