Ala. Code § 31-2-44

Under the provisions of such rules and regulations as shall be approved by the Governor, and for a period of not more than five days following the day of the call, draft, or order into the service of the United States, the State of Alabama may pay from the special military appropriations of the State of Alabama any expenses that are deemed wise and just by the Governor and necessary to the immediate comfort and health of the members of the National Guard and Naval Militia of Alabama, when such expenses cannot be authorized and paid by the federal government.