Ala. Code § 11-85-70

Those 12 bodies, organizations, or persons respectively acting and operating as regional planning and development commissions within their respective districts on May 29, 1985, and however created or established; by formation of nonprofit corporations, by various resolutions of local governments, or by agreements and/or compacts between local governments, or otherwise; are hereby ratified and confirmed as regional planning and development commissions under Sections 11-85-50 through 11-85-59.