§ 45-25-24 - Power of state public bodies to cooperate in projects.
SECTION 45-25-24
§ 45-25-24 Power of state public bodies tocooperate in projects. – For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking,construction, or operation of housing projects located within the area in whichit is authorized to act, any state public body may upon terms, with or withoutconsideration, that it may determine:
(1) Dedicate, release, sell, convey or lease any of itsinterest in any property, or grant easements, licenses, or any other rights orprivileges to a housing authority or the federal government;
(2) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community,educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which itis otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or inconnection with housing projects;
(3) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade,plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other placeswhich it is otherwise empowered to undertake;
(4) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the statepublic body; make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances; any cityalso may change its map;
(5) Cause services to be furnished to the housing authorityof the character which the state public body is otherwise empowered to furnish;
(6) Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by thestate public body of its powers relating to the repair, elimination or closingof unsafe, unsanitary, or unfit dwellings;
(7) Employ (notwithstanding the provisions of any other law)any funds belonging to or within the control of the state public body,including funds derived from the sale or furnishing of property or facilitiesto a housing authority, in the purchase of the bonds or other obligations of ahousing authority; and exercise all the rights of any holder of those bonds orother obligations;
(8) Appropriate money for the use of a local housingauthority;
(9) Do any and all things, necessary or convenient to aid andcooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housingprojects;
(10) Incur the entire expense of any public improvements madeby the state public body in exercising the powers granted in this chapter; and
(11) Enter into agreements (which may extend over any period,notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary), with a housingauthority, respecting action to be taken by the state public body pursuant toany of the powers granted by this chapter. If at any time title to, orpossession of, any project is held by any public body or governmental agencyauthorized by law to engage in the development or administration of low renthousing or slum clearance projects, including any agency or instrumentality ofthe United States of America, the provisions of the agreements shall inure tothe benefit of and may be enforced by the public body or governmental agency.Any sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section, may bemade by a state public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, orpublic bidding, notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary.