Ala. Code § 41-10-152

Each authority heretofore or hereafter organized pursuant to Sections 41-10-135 through 41-10-151, shall be a nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any private individual, firm or corporation; except that in the event the governing body of any such authority shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds, and other obligations of such authority, then any net earnings thereafter accruing to such authority may be paid to the State of Alabama.