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SECTION 45-30-3

   § 45-30-3  Powers of authority indevelopment and administration of defense housing – Law applicable. –Any housing authority may undertake the development or administration ofprojects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for personsengaged in national defense activities; provided, that a housing authorityshall not initiate the development of that project pursuant to this chapterexcept during a national defense period as defined in § 45-30-2; and,provided, further, that a housing authority shall not administer, pursuant tothis chapter, any project the construction and equipment of which was completedprior to December 16, 1950, and admission to which as of that date was limitedto persons or families of low income. In the ownership, development, oradministration of those projects, a housing authority shall have all therights, powers, privileges, and immunities that the authority has under anyprovisions of law relating to the ownership, development, or administration ofslum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income, in the samemanner as though all the provisions of law applicable to slum clearance andhousing projects for persons of low income were applicable to projectsdeveloped or administered to assure the availability of safe and sanitarydwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities as provided inthis chapter, and housing projects developed or administered under this chaptershall constitute "housing projects" under the Housing Authorities Law, chapters25 – 27 of this title, as that term is used therein; provided, that duringthe national defense period any project developed or administered by thehousing authority (or by any housing authority cooperating with it) in thatarea, pursuant to this chapter, shall not be subject to the provisions of theHousing Authorities Law or of any other law except provisions enacted expresslyreferring to this section relating to rentals of, preferences or eligibilityfor admission to, occupancy of, eviction from, payments in lieu of taxes withrespect to, or equivalent elimination of substandard dwellings in connectionwith the provision of, those dwellings. During the national defense period, ahousing authority may make payments, in amounts it finds necessary ordesirable, in lieu of taxes, and for any services, facilities, works,privileges, or improvements furnished for or in connection with those projects.During periods other than national defense periods, any projects owned by ahousing authority shall be administered in accordance with the provisions ofthe Housing Authorities Law or other applicable federal or state laws and inaccordance with any contracts with the federal government or with state publicbodies relating to those projects, and any projects owned by the federalgovernment may be administered in accordance with federal law.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-45 > Chapter-45-30 > 45-30-3

SECTION 45-30-3

   § 45-30-3  Powers of authority indevelopment and administration of defense housing – Law applicable. –Any housing authority may undertake the development or administration ofprojects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for personsengaged in national defense activities; provided, that a housing authorityshall not initiate the development of that project pursuant to this chapterexcept during a national defense period as defined in § 45-30-2; and,provided, further, that a housing authority shall not administer, pursuant tothis chapter, any project the construction and equipment of which was completedprior to December 16, 1950, and admission to which as of that date was limitedto persons or families of low income. In the ownership, development, oradministration of those projects, a housing authority shall have all therights, powers, privileges, and immunities that the authority has under anyprovisions of law relating to the ownership, development, or administration ofslum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income, in the samemanner as though all the provisions of law applicable to slum clearance andhousing projects for persons of low income were applicable to projectsdeveloped or administered to assure the availability of safe and sanitarydwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities as provided inthis chapter, and housing projects developed or administered under this chaptershall constitute "housing projects" under the Housing Authorities Law, chapters25 – 27 of this title, as that term is used therein; provided, that duringthe national defense period any project developed or administered by thehousing authority (or by any housing authority cooperating with it) in thatarea, pursuant to this chapter, shall not be subject to the provisions of theHousing Authorities Law or of any other law except provisions enacted expresslyreferring to this section relating to rentals of, preferences or eligibilityfor admission to, occupancy of, eviction from, payments in lieu of taxes withrespect to, or equivalent elimination of substandard dwellings in connectionwith the provision of, those dwellings. During the national defense period, ahousing authority may make payments, in amounts it finds necessary ordesirable, in lieu of taxes, and for any services, facilities, works,privileges, or improvements furnished for or in connection with those projects.During periods other than national defense periods, any projects owned by ahousing authority shall be administered in accordance with the provisions ofthe Housing Authorities Law or other applicable federal or state laws and inaccordance with any contracts with the federal government or with state publicbodies relating to those projects, and any projects owned by the federalgovernment may be administered in accordance with federal law.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-45 > Chapter-45-30 > 45-30-3

SECTION 45-30-3

   § 45-30-3  Powers of authority indevelopment and administration of defense housing – Law applicable. –Any housing authority may undertake the development or administration ofprojects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for personsengaged in national defense activities; provided, that a housing authorityshall not initiate the development of that project pursuant to this chapterexcept during a national defense period as defined in § 45-30-2; and,provided, further, that a housing authority shall not administer, pursuant tothis chapter, any project the construction and equipment of which was completedprior to December 16, 1950, and admission to which as of that date was limitedto persons or families of low income. In the ownership, development, oradministration of those projects, a housing authority shall have all therights, powers, privileges, and immunities that the authority has under anyprovisions of law relating to the ownership, development, or administration ofslum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income, in the samemanner as though all the provisions of law applicable to slum clearance andhousing projects for persons of low income were applicable to projectsdeveloped or administered to assure the availability of safe and sanitarydwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities as provided inthis chapter, and housing projects developed or administered under this chaptershall constitute "housing projects" under the Housing Authorities Law, chapters25 – 27 of this title, as that term is used therein; provided, that duringthe national defense period any project developed or administered by thehousing authority (or by any housing authority cooperating with it) in thatarea, pursuant to this chapter, shall not be subject to the provisions of theHousing Authorities Law or of any other law except provisions enacted expresslyreferring to this section relating to rentals of, preferences or eligibilityfor admission to, occupancy of, eviction from, payments in lieu of taxes withrespect to, or equivalent elimination of substandard dwellings in connectionwith the provision of, those dwellings. During the national defense period, ahousing authority may make payments, in amounts it finds necessary ordesirable, in lieu of taxes, and for any services, facilities, works,privileges, or improvements furnished for or in connection with those projects.During periods other than national defense periods, any projects owned by ahousing authority shall be administered in accordance with the provisions ofthe Housing Authorities Law or other applicable federal or state laws and inaccordance with any contracts with the federal government or with state publicbodies relating to those projects, and any projects owned by the federalgovernment may be administered in accordance with federal law.