Section 22-103 - Participation in State or federal programs.

§ 22-103. Participation in State or federal programs.
 

(a)  In general.- An Indian authority may do anything necessary or convenient to participate in any State or federal program of low and moderate income housing assistance and community development, including: 

(1) entering into and performing a contract or agreement with the State, the United States, or a unit of the federal government; 

(2) developing or operating a housing project if approval by ordinance or resolution is obtained from the governing body and chief elected official of the political subdivision where the housing project is located; and 

(3) acting as a public housing agency within the meaning of federal law and as an authority within the meaning of State law. 

(b)  Department or local housing authority acting on behalf of Indians.- The Department of Housing and Community Development or an authority, acting as a local public agency or public housing agency, may do anything necessary or convenient on behalf of Native American Indians or an Indian tribe in the State. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 44A, § 9-102(b)-(c); 2006, ch. 63, § 2.]