§ 14-169-227 - Aid and cooperation by state public bodies. - Arkansas Statutes

14-169-227. Aid and cooperation by state public bodies.

(a) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects, including projects of the federal government, located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:

(1) Dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its property to a housing authority or the federal government;

(2) Cause parks, playgrounds, and recreational, community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to, or in connection with, projects;

(3) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;

(4) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the state public body and make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances. Any city or town also may change its map;

(5) Enter into agreements which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with an authority or the federal government respecting action to be taken by the state public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by this subchapter; and

(6) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of projects.

(b) With respect to any housing project which an authority has acquired or taken over from the federal government and which the authority by resolution has found and declared to have been constructed in a manner that will promote the public interest and afford necessary safety, sanitation, and other protection, no state public body shall require any changes to be made in the project or the manner of its construction or take any other action relating to the construction.

(c) In connection with any public improvements made by a state public body in exercising the powers granted in this section, the state public body may incur the entire expense of the improvements.

(d) Any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding, any sale or conveyance to, or any lease or agreement with, an authority or the federal government may be made by a state public body pursuant to this section without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.