§ 45-30-3. Powers of authority in development and administration of defense housing — Law applicable.
Any housing authority may undertake the development or administration of projects
to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national
defense activities; provided, that a housing authority shall not initiate the development
of that project pursuant to this chapter except during a national defense period as
defined in § 45-30-2; and, provided, further, that a housing authority shall not administer, pursuant
to this chapter, any project the construction and equipment of which was completed
prior to December 16, 19
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§ 45-30-3. Powers of authority in development and administration of defense housing — Law applicable.
Any housing authority may undertake the development or administration of projects
to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national
defense activities; provided, that a housing authority shall not initiate the development
of that project pursuant to this chapter except during a national defense period as
defined in § 45-30-2; and, provided, further, that a housing authority shall not administer, pursuant
to this chapter, any project the construction and equipment of which was completed
prior to December 16, 1950, and admission to which as of that date was limited to
persons or families of low income. In the ownership, development, or administration
of those projects, a housing authority shall have all the rights, powers, privileges,
and immunities that the authority has under any provisions of law relating to the
ownership, development, or administration of slum clearance and housing projects for
persons of low income, in the same manner as though all the provisions of law applicable
to slum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income were applicable to
projects developed or administered to assure the availability of safe and sanitary
dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities as provided in this chapter,
and housing projects developed or administered under this chapter shall constitute
"housing projectsâ€� under the Housing Authorities Law, chapters 25 — 27 of this title,
as that term is used therein; provided, that during the national defense period any
project developed or administered by the housing authority (or by any housing authority
cooperating with it) in that area, pursuant to this chapter, shall not be subject
to the provisions of the Housing Authorities Law or of any other law except provisions
enacted expressly referring to this section relating to rentals of, preferences or
eligibility for admission to, occupancy of, eviction from, payments in lieu of taxes
with respect to, or equivalent elimination of substandard dwellings in connection
with the provision of, those dwellings. During the national defense period, a housing
authority may make payments, in amounts it finds necessary or desirable, in lieu of
taxes, and for any services, facilities, works, privileges, or improvements furnished
for or in connection with those projects. During periods other than national defense
periods, any projects owned by a housing authority shall be administered in accordance
with the provisions of the Housing Authorities Law or other applicable federal or
state laws and in accordance with any contracts with the federal government or with
state public bodies relating to those projects, and any projects owned by the federal
government may be administered in accordance with federal law.