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Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Chapter 163 View Entire
INTERGOVERNMENTAL Chapter
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163.400 Cooperation by public bodies.—
(1) For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of community redevelopment
and related activities authorized by this part, any public body may, upon such terms, with or without
consideration, as it may determine:
(a) Dedicate, sell, convey, or tease any of its interest in any property or grant easements, licenses, or
other rights or privileges therein to a county or municipality,
(b). Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by such public body in exercising the
powers granted in this section.
(c) Do any and all things necessary to aid or cooperate in the planning or carrying out of a community
redevelopment plan and related activities.
(d) Lend, grant, or contribute funds to a county or municipality; borrow money; and apply for and accept
advances, loans, grants, contributions, or any other form of financial assistance from the Federal
Government, the state, the county, another public body, or any other source.
(e) Enter into agreements, which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of
law to the contrary, with the Federal Government, a county, a municipality, or another public body
respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this part, including the furnishing of
funds or other assistance in connection with community redevelopment and related activities.
(f) Cause public buildings and public facilities, including parks, playgrounds, recreational, community,
educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to
undertake to be furnished; furnish, dedicate, close, vacate, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan
streets, roads, sidewalks, ways, or other places; plan or replan or zone or rezone any part of the public body
or make exceptions from building regulations; and cause administrative and other services to be furnished to
the county or municipality.
If at any time title to or possession of any property in a community redevelopment area is held by any public
body or governmental agency, other than the county or municipality, but including any agency or
instrumentality of the United States, which is authorized by law to engage in the undertaking, carrying out,
or administration of community redevelopment and related activities, the provisions of the agreements
referred to in this section shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by such public body or
governmental agency. As used in this subsection, the term "county or municipality" also includes a
community redevelopment agency.
(2) Any sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section may be made by a public body
without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.
(3) For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of any community
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redevelopment and related activities of a community redevelopment agency or a housing authority
hereunder, any county or municipality may, in addition to its other powers and upon such terms, with or
without consideration, as it determines, do and perform any or all of the actions or things which, by the
provisions of subsection (1), a public body is authorized to do or perform, including the furnishing of financial
and other assistance.
(4) For the purposes of this section, or for the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying
out of community redevelopment and related activities of a county or municipality, such county or
municipality may, in addition to any authority to issue bonds pursuant to s. 163.385, issue and sell its general
obligation bonds. Any bonds issued by the county or municipality pursuant to this section shalt be issued in the
manner and within the limitations prescribed by the applicable laws of this state for the issuance and
authorization of general obligation bonds by such county or municipality. Nothing in this section shall limit or
otherwise adversely affect any other section of this part.
History.—s. 15, ch. 69-305; s. 14, ch. 77-391; s. 79, ch. 79-400; s. 18, ch. 84-356.
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