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9-4-627. Powers of public body aiding in project.
(1) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction,or operation of projects located within its jurisdiction, any public body may, with or withoutconsideration, as it may determine:
(a) dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interest in property, or grant easements,licenses, or other rights or privileges to a housing authority or the federal government;
(b) cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer, ordrainage facilities, or other works that it is otherwise empowered to undertake to be furnishedadjacent to or in connection with these projects;
(c) furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads,roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other places that it is otherwise empowered to undertake;
(d) plan or replan, zone or rezone any parts of the public body, make exceptions frombuilding regulations and ordinances, and make changes in its map;
(e) cause the same services to be furnished to a housing authority that the public bodymay furnish, and provide facilities and services, including feeding facilities and services fortenants, in connection with housing projects;
(f) enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by the public body of its powersrelating to the repair, improvement, condemnation, closing, or demolition of unsafe, insanitary, orunfit buildings;
(g) notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, use any funds belonging to or withinthe control of the public body, including funds derived from the sale or furnishing of property orfacilities to a housing authority, in the purchase of the bonds or other obligations of a housingauthority and exercise any related rights;
(h) do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning,undertaking, construction, or operation of any projects;
(i) incur the entire expense of public improvements made by a public body in exercisingthe powers granted in this part; and
(j) enter into agreements, that may extend over any period notwithstanding any provisionor rule of law to the contrary, with a housing authority respecting action to be taken by a publicbody pursuant to any of the powers granted by this part.
(2) If title to or possession of any project is held by any public governmental agencyauthorized by law to engage in the development or administration of low-rent housing or slumclearance projects, including any agency or instrumentality of the United States, the provisions ofthe agreements entered into pursuant to Subsection (1)(j) shall inure to the benefit of and may beenforced by that public body or governmental agency.
(3) Any sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section may be madeby a public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding,notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 241, 1992 General Session