Oklahoma § 63-1080 - Cooperation in undertaking projects

§ 63-1080. Cooperation in undertaking projects

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning,

undertaking, construction, or operation of projects located within

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

its jurisdiction, any state or local public body may, upon such

terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:

(a) dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interest in any

property, or grant easements, licenses, or any other rights or

privileges therein to a housing authority, or to the federal

government;

(b) cause parks, playgrounds, 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 such projects;

(c) furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade,

plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other

places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;

(d) plan or replan, zone or rezone any parts of such state or

local public body; make exceptions from building regulations and

ordinances; make changes in its map;

(e) cause services to be furnished to a housing authority of the

character which such state or local public body is otherwise

empowered to furnish;

(f) enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by such

state or local public body of its powers relating to the repair,

improvement, condemnation, closing or demolition of unsafe,

unsanitary, or unfit buildings;

(g) do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and

cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of

such projects;

(h) incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by

such state or local public body in exercising the powers granted in

this act; and

(i) enter into agreements with a housing authority respecting

action to be taken by such state or local public body pursuant to

any of the powers granted by this act.

If at any time title to or possession of any project is held by any

public body or governmental agency authorized by law to engage in

the development or administration of low-rent housing or slum

clearance projects, including any agency or instrumentality of the

United States of America, the provisions of such agreements shall

inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by such public body or

governmental agency. Except as heretofore provided in Section 11,

subsection (e), for resale to prior owners, any sale, conveyance,

lease or agreement provided for in this section shall be made by a

state or local public body with appraisal, public notice,

advertisement and public bidding.

Laws 1965, c. 251, § 30, emerg. eff. June 18, 1965.