WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 330
5-103.

(A) IT IS HEREBY FOUND AND DECLARED THAT THERE EXISTS
WITHIN THE AREA OF OPERATION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY HOUSING
CONDITIONS AND A SHORTAGE OF SAFE AND SANITARY DWELLING
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE INCOME; THAT THESE
CONDITIONS NECESSITATE EXCESSIVE AND DISPROPORTIONATE
EXPENDITURES OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR CRIME PREVENTION AND
PUNISHMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, FIRE AND ACCIDENT
PROTECTION, AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES; AND THAT
THE PUBLIC INTEREST REQUIRES THE REMEDYING OF THESE
CONDITIONS.

(B) IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT THE ASSISTANCE HEREIN
PROVIDED FOR THE REMEDYING OF THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN
THE HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAW CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC USE AND
PURPOSE AND AN ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION FOR WHICH
PUBLIC MONEYS MAY BE SPENT, AND THAT THE PROVISIONS
HEREINAFTER ENACTED ARE NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

(C) WITHIN THE AREA OF OPERATION OF THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, THE STATE PUBLIC BODY SHALL
HAVE THE POWERS ENUMERATED IN THIS ARTICLE TO AID AND
COOPERATE WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
IN THE PLANNING, UNDERTAKING, CONSTRUCTION, OR OPERATION OF
HOUSING OR HOUSING PROJECTS FOR PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE INCOME.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE PHRASE "PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE
INCOME" SHALL MEAN PERSONS WHO INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF A
FAMILY UNIT LACK SUFFICIENT INCOME OR ASSETS (AS DETERMINED
BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY)
TO ENABLE THEM, WITHOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TO LIVE IN
DECENT, SAFE, AND SANITARY DWELLINGS WITHOUT OVERCROWDING.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE PHRASE "HOUSING OR HOUSING
PROJECT FOR PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE INCOME" MEANS ANY
UNDERTAKING OR PROJECT, OR PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING LANDS,
BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS, REAL, MIXED AND PERSONAL
PROPERTIES, OR INTEREST THEREIN THAT IS PLANNED, ACQUIRED,
OWNED, DEVELOPED, CONSTRUCTED, RECONSTRUCTED,
REHABILITATED, OR IMPROVED FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING
DWELLING ACCOMMODATIONS, A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF WHICH
ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL BE FOR PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE INCOME, AND
SUCH STREETS, ROADS, SEWER AND WATERLINES, AND OTHER
SUPPORTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FACILITIES INTENDED FOR
COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL,
COMMUNITY, OR OTHER CIVIC PURPOSES AS MAY BE DEEMED
NECESSARY FOR SOUND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

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