§ 63-1080. Cooperation in undertaking projects.

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of projects located within its jurisdiction, any state or local public body may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:

(a) dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements, licenses, or any other rights or privileges therein to a housing authority, or to the federal government;

(b) cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with such projects;

(c) furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;

(d) plan or replan, zone or rezone any parts of such state or local public body; make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances; make changes in its map;

(e) cause services to be furnished to a housing authority of the character which such state or local public body is otherwise empowered to furnish;

(f) enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by such state or local public body of its powers relating to the repair, improvement, condemnation, closing or demolition of unsafe, unsanitary, or unfit buildings;

(g) do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of such projects;

(h) incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by such state or local public body in exercising the powers granted in this act; and

(i) enter into agreements with a housing authority respecting action to be taken by such state or local public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by this act.

If at any time title to or possession of any project is held by any public body or governmental agency authorized by law to engage in the development or administration of low-rent housing or slum clearance projects, including any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the provisions of such agreements shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by such public body or governmental agency.  Except as heretofore provided in Section 11, subsection (e), for resale to prior owners, any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in this section shall be made by a state or local public body with appraisal, public notice, advertisement and public bidding.

Laws 1965, c. 251, § 30, emerg. eff. June 18, 1965.