§201H-10  Cooperative agreements with othergovernmental agencies.  (a)  The corporation may:

(1)  Obtain the aid and cooperation of governmentalagencies in the planning, construction, and operation of housing projects andenter into agreements and arrangements as it deems advisable to obtain aid andcooperation;

(2)  Arrange or enter into agreements with anygovernmental agency for the acquisition of property, options, or propertyrights or for the furnishing, installing, opening, or closing of streets, roads,alleys, sidewalks, or other places, or for the furnishing of property,services, parks, sewage, water, and other facilities in connection with housingprojects, or for the changing of the map of a political subdivision or theplanning, replanning, zoning, or rezoning of any part of a politicalsubdivision;

(3)  Procure insurance or guarantees from anygovernmental agency for the payment of any debts or parts thereof incurred bythe corporation, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance; and

(4)  Agree to make payments to any state or countyagency, if the agency is authorized to accept payments, as the corporationdeems consistent with the maintenance of the character of housing projects orthe purposes of this chapter.  (b)  For the purpose of aiding and cooperatingin the planning, construction, and operation of housing projects located withintheir respective territorial boundaries, any state or county agency, upon thoseterms, with or without consideration, as it determines, may:

(1)  Dedicate, grant, sell, convey, or lease any ofits property or grant easements, licenses, or any other rights or privilegestherein to the corporation or to the federal government;

(2)  To the extent that it is within the scope of theagency:

(A)  Cause the services customarily provided bythe agency to be rendered for the benefit of housing projects and the occupantsthereof;

(B)  Provide and maintain parks, sewage, water,lights, and other facilities adjacent to or in connection with housingprojects;

(C)  Open, close, pave, install, or change thegrade of streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other relatedfacilities; and

(D)  Change the map of a political subdivisionor plan, replan, zone, or rezone any part of a political subdivision;

(3)  Enter into agreements with the corporation withrespect to the exercise of their powers relating to the repair, closing, ordemolition of unsafe, unsanitary, or unfit dwellings;

(4)  Employ, notwithstanding any other law as to whatconstitutes legal investments, any available funds belonging to them or withintheir control, including funds derived from the sale or furnishing of propertyor facilities to the corporation, in the purchase of bonds or other obligationsof the corporation; and exercise all the rights of any holder of the bonds orother obligations;

(5)  Do any and all things necessary or convenient toaid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, and construction of thosehousing projects; and

(6)  Enter into contracts with the corporation or thefederal government for any period agreeing to exercise any of the powersconferred hereby or to take any other action in aid of those housing projects.

In connection with the exercise of this power,any political subdivision may incur the entire expense of any publicimprovements located within its territorial boundaries without assessmentagainst abutting property owners.

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating inthe planning, construction, and operation of housing projects, the departmentof land and natural resources, the Hawaiian homes commission, and any otheragency of the State having power to manage or dispose of its public lands, withthe approval of the governor and with or without consideration, may grant,sell, convey, or lease, for any period, any parts of those public lands,without limit as to area, to the corporation or to the federal government.

Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, anygift, grant, sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this sectionmay be made by the state or county government without appraisal, public notice,advertisement, or public bidding.

If at any time title to, or possession of, anyhousing project is held by any governmental agency authorized by law to engagein the development or administration of low-income housing or slum clearanceprojects, any agreement made under this chapter relating to the project shallinure to the benefit of and may be enforced by that governmental agency.

Insofar as this subsection is inconsistent withthe provisions of any other law, this subsection shall be controlling.

(c)  Any county in which a housing project islocated or is about to be located may make donations or advances to thecorporation in sums as the county in its discretion may determine.  The advancesor donations shall be made for the purpose of aiding or cooperating in theconstruction and operation of the housing project.  The corporation, when ithas money available therefor, shall reimburse the county for all advances madeby way of a loan to it. [L 2005, c 196, pt of §20; am L 2006, c 180, §15; am L2007, c 249, §14; am L 2009, c 143, §3]