HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 1251

(h) In connection with any public improvements made by
a State Public Body in exercising the powers herein granted,
such State Public Body may incur the entire expense thereof.
Any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding, any sale,
conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in this section
may be made by a State Public Body without appraisal, public
notice, advertisement or public bidding.

5. Any State Public Body may (a) fix a sum which is to
be paid to it annually by the housing authority in respect to
each housing project in lieu of taxes; or (b) agree that the
housing authority shall not pay or be liable to pay any sum
whatsoever in respect to a housing project or projects for any
year or period of years; or (c) agree with a housing authority
of the Federal Government upon the sum to be paid by the
housing authority for any year or period of years in respect to
a project or projects, or accept or agree to accept a fixed sum
or other consideration in lieu of taxes; provided, however,
that the sum to be paid to the City or political sub-division
shall not exceed an amount equal to the regular taxes
levied upon similar property.

6. When any housing authority which is created for any
incorporated city or town becomes authorized to transact
business and exercise its powers therein, the council, commis-
sioners, or other legislative body of the city or town, shall
immediately make an estimate of the amount of money neces-
sary for the administrative expenses and overhead of such
housing authority during the first year thereafter, and shall
appropriate such amount to the authority out of any moneys
in such city or town treasury not appropriated to some other
purposes. The moneys so appropriated shall be paid to the
authority as a donation. Any city, town or county located in
whole or in part within the area of operation of a housing
authority shall have the power from time to time to lend or
donate money to the authority or to agree to take such action.
The housing authority, when it has money available therefor,
shall make reimbursements for all such loans made to it.

7. The powers conferred by this Article shall be in addi-
tion and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other
law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That notwithstanding
any other evidences of the intention of the General Assembly,
it is hereby declared to be the unconditional intent of the
General Assembly that if any provision of this Act, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held in-
valid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such