The real and personal property of the authority, and its income and operations, shall be exempt from taxation by the state and any political subdivision thereof, except that the authority shall make payments in lieu of taxes on real and personal property it acquires in any project in an amount equal to the taxes that would be paid on such property were the same not exempt from taxation hereunder, unless agreement is reached with a municipality for payment of a lesser amount. The authority shall have the same right of appeal from any assessment made on real and personal property as any person. In the event the authority acquires real or personal property in a project the authority shall succeed to the interests of its predecessor in title in any agreement concerning the abatement of taxes on the property.
(1972, P.A. 208, S. 10.)