5-809. Community youth and amateur sports and
recreational facilities; local financial participation
A. From monies in the youth and amateur sports facilities account established by
section 5-838, the authority may:
1. Acquire land or construct, finance, furnish, maintain, improve, operate, market
or promote the use of community youth and amateur sports facilities, recreational
facilities and other community facilities or programs that are located in the authority.
2. Do all things necessary or convenient to accomplish those purposes.
B. The board shall require that any project undertaken pursuant to this section
include financial participation from the county, municipality or school district in which
the project is located, from any other party or from any combination of these entities
that equals or exceeds one-half of the amount to be spent or distributed by the
authority. Capital improvement monies spent by a county, municipality, school district or
other party for a purpose authorized by this section may be considered to be financial
participation with respect to any project the authority may undertake.
C. For purposes of financing, designing, constructing or operating facilities or
structures, the authority is not the agent of any other party participating in the
funding of the facility or structure.
D. In evaluating projects under this section, the board shall give priority to
youth recreational facilities that are adjacent, in proximity or of benefit to public
schools.
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