[§356D-11]  Development of property. 
(a)  The authority, in its own behalf or on behalf of any government, may:



(1)  Clear, improve, and rehabilitate property; and



(2)  Plan, develop, construct, and finance public
housing projects.



(b)  The authority may develop public land in
an agricultural district subject to the prior approval of the land use
commission when developing lands greater than five acres in size, and public
land in a conservation district subject to the prior approval of the board of
land and natural resources.  The authority shall not develop state monuments,
historical sites, or parks.  When the authority proposes to develop public
land, it shall file with the department of land and natural resources a
petition setting forth such purpose.  The petition shall be conclusive proof
that the intended use is a public use superior to that to which the land had
been appropriated.



(c)  The authority may develop or assist in the
development of federal lands with the approval of appropriate federal authorities.



(d)  The authority shall not develop any public
land where the development may endanger the receipt of any federal grant,
impair the eligibility of any government agency for a federal grant, prevent
the participation of the federal government in any government program, or
impair any covenant between the government and the holder of any bond issued by
the government.



(e)  The authority may contract or sponsor with
any county, housing authority, or person, subject to the availability of funds,
an experimental or demonstration housing project designed to meet the needs of
elders, disabled, displaced or homeless persons, low- and moderate-income
persons, government employees, teachers, or university and college students and
faculty. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2]