Section 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 Acts1981 , P.L. 309, SEC.38.