Ala. Code § 9-14A-18
All contracts of the corporations for the acquisition, provision, construction, improvement, renovation, equipping, and maintenance of the state parks system, public historical sites and public historical parks shall be in writing, shall be subject to the rules and regulations of and shall be let under the supervision of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and shall be subject to approval by the Governor and the Director of Finance. Contracts under the Alabama State Parks System Improvement Corporation must also be approved by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Any property acquired by the corporations by purchase, condemnation or otherwise shall be acquired in the name of the state or shall be forthwith conveyed to the state.
Ala. Code § 9-14A-18 (1975)