§ 62-854. Additional powers granted to city, town or county.

In addition to any other powers conferred by law, a city, town or county may exercise any powers necessary to carry out the purpose of this act, including power to:

1.  Establish districts and create plans pursuant to the provisions of this act;

2.  Cause project plans to be prepared, to approve the plans, and to implement the provisions and effectuate the purposes of the plans;

3.  Cause bonds to be issued by public entities as provided for in Section 863 of this title;

4.  Apportion local taxes or local fees and direct the use of local taxes and local fees for the purpose provided for in this act.  Pursuant to Section 6C of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, a direction of apportionment may be prospective and may continue for one (1) or more years, and apportioned tax increments may be pledged beyond the current fiscal year to the repayment of indebtedness of other public entities, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma or any other provisions of law;

5.  Enter into any contracts or agreements determined by the governing body to be necessary or convenient to implement the provisions and effectuate the purposes of project plans;

6.  Receive, from the federal government or the state, loans and grants for, or in aid of a project and to receive contributions from any other source to defray project costs;

7.  Grant tax incentives or exemptions in the manner provided for in this act;

8.  Acquire by purchase, donation or lease, and own, convey, lease, mortgage, or dispose of land and other property, real or personal, or rights or interests therein;

9.  Clear and improve property acquired by it pursuant to the project plan and construct public facilities on it or contract for the construction, development, redevelopment, rehabilitation, remodeling, alteration, or repair of the property;

10.  Cause parks, playgrounds, or schools, including capital improvements to public schools, or water, sewer, or drainage facilities or any other public improvements which it is otherwise authorized to undertake, to be laid out, constructed, or furnished in connection with the project;

11.  Lay out and construct, alter, relocate, change the grade of, make specific repairs upon, or discontinue public ways and construct sidewalks in, or adjacent to, the project area;

12.  Cause sidewalks, ways for vehicular travel, playgrounds, or water, sewer, or drainage facilities and similar improvements to be constructed within the project area for the particular benefit of the project area or those dwelling or working in it;

13.  Adopt ordinances or resolutions or repeal or modify such ordinances or resolutions or establish exceptions to existing ordinances and resolutions regulating the design, construction, and use of buildings;

14.  Sell, mortgage, lease, transfer, or dispose of any property, or interest therein, acquired by it pursuant to the project plan for development, redevelopment, or rehabilitation in accordance with the plan, upon such terms and conditions determined by the governing body to be appropriate for achieving the objectives of the project plan; provided, in the event of disposition by lease or sublease to a lessee not entitled to a tax exemption, the improvements placed thereon shall not be entitled to a tax exemption;

15.  Incur project costs;

16.  Designate a public entity to exercise the powers enumerated in this section, except paragraphs 1, 4 and 7 of this section;

17.  Invest project revenues as provided in this act; and

18.  Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted in this act and otherwise authorized by the laws of this state.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 342, § 5.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 63, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2003, c. 255, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 210, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 2005.