Any municipality, county, or other public body shall have the same rights and powers to aid and cooperate in the development or administration of any housing project pursuant to this article or this chapter as such public body has under any provision of law relating to its aiding or cooperating in the development or administration of housing projects by a housing authority organized pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter or other laws of this state.
Ala. Code § 24-1-115 (1975)