§ 36-7-19-3 — Powers of political subdivisions

(a) A political subdivision has all the powers
necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning,
undertaking, construction, or operation of:
(1) a housing project under this article; or
(2) a similar project of the federal government.
(b) The powers granted to a political subdivision by this section
include the power to:
(1) furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or
replan public ways, sidewalks, or other places, if it is otherwise
empowered to do so;
(2) plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the political
subdivision;
(3) make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances;
(4) enter into agreements (which may extend over any period,
notwithstanding any law to the contrary) with a housing authority
or the federal government respecting powers to be exercised by
the political subdivision under this chapter;
(5) purchase or legally invest in the bonds, notes, or warrants of
a housing authority and exercise all of the rights of a holder of
housing authority bonds, notes, or warrants;
(6) incur the entire expense of any public improvements it makes
in exercising the powers granted in this chapter;
(7) provide financial assistance of any nature to a housing
authority;
(8) acquire for, lease or transfer to, or exchange or trade with a
housing authority any interest in real or personal property; and
(9) exercise all powers granted by this section upon terms
determined by the fiscal body of the political subdivision.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if a housing authority:
(1) acquires or takes over a housing project from the federal
government; and
(2) finds, by resolution, that the project is constructed in a manner
that promotes the public interest and affords necessary safety,
sanitation, and other protection;
a political subdivision may not require any changes in the housing
project.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-12-4
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.38.