Ala. Code § 22-29-5

When the application has been made, filed and recorded as provided in Section 22-29-4, the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this chapter, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the certificate with the application, whereupon the applicants shall constitute a public corporation, agency and instrumentality of the state under the name proposed in the application. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any work done in connection with the incorporation of the authority.