THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1895

TO THE OWNERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT OR ADMINIS-
TRATION OF SLUM CLEARANCE AND HOUSING PRO-
JECTS FOR PERSONS OF LOW INCOME, IN THE SAME
MANNER AS THOUGH ALL THE PROVISIONS OF LAW
APPLICABLE TO SLUM CLEARANCE AND HOUSING
PROJECTS FOR PERSONS OF LOW INCOME WERE AP-
PLICABLE TO PROJECTS DEVELOPED OR ADMINIS-
TERED TO ASSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF SAFE AND
SANITARY DWELLINGS FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN
NATIONAL-DEFENSE ACTIVITIES AS PROVIDED IN
THIS SUB-TITLE, AND HOUSING PROJECTS DEVEL-
OPED OR ADMINISTERED HEREUNDER SHALL CON-
STITUTE "HOUSING PROJECTS" UNDER THE SEC-
TIONS OF THIS ARTICLE OTHER THAN THIS SUB-
TITLE, AS THAT TERM IS USED THEREIN; PROVIDED,
THAT DURING THAT PERIOD (HEREIN CALLED THE
"NATIONAL-DEFENSE PERIOD") THAT A HOUSING
AUTHORITY FINDS (WHICH FINDING SHALL BE CON-
CLUSIVE IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING THAT
WITHIN ITS AREA OF OPERATION (AS DEFINED
IN SAID ARTICLE), OR ANY PART THEREOF, THERE
IS AN ACUTE SHORTAGE OF SAFE AND SANITARY
DWELLINGS WHICH IMPEDES THE NATIONAL-DE-
FENSE PROGRAM IN THIS STATE AND THAT THE
NECESSARY SAFE AND SANITARY DWELLINGS
WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED WHEN NEED-
ED FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL-DEFENSE
ACTIVITIES, ANY PROJECT DEVELOPED OR ADMINIS-
TERED BY SUCH HOUSING AUTHORITY (OR BY ANY
HOUSING AUTHORITY CO-OPERATING WITH IT) IN
SUCH AREA PURSUANT TO THIS SUB-TITLE, WITH
THE FINANCIAL AID OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT (OR AS AGENT FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED) SHALL NOT BE
SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN SEC-
TION 10 AND THE SECOND SENTENCE OF SECTION 9
OF THIS ARTICLE; OR ANY OTHER LIMITATION RE-
LATING TO THE AMOUNT OF RENTALS OR ELIGIBIL-
ITY OF TENANTS OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED UNDER
THIS SUB-TITLE; AND PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT,
DURING THE NATIONAL-DEFENSE PERIOD, A HOUS-
ING AUTHORITY MAY MAKE PAYMENTS IN SUCH
AMOUNTS AS IT FINDS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE
FOR ANY SERVICES, FACILITIES, WORKS, PRIVI-
LEGES OR IMPROVEMENTS FURNISHED FOR OR IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH PROJECTS. AFTER
THE NATIONAL-DEFENSE PERIOD, ANY SUCH PROJ-
ECTS OWNED AND ADMINISTERED BY A HOUSING